Ron Eland, a South African Olympian who would go on to represent Great Britain in the 1948 Olympic Games.
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A new book explores physical culture in a social and historical context, focusing on colonial settings.
The late Professor Mzilikazi Khumalo helped create the new South African National Anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika.
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Mzilikazi Khumalo was a brilliant linguist with a stellar career in music. These achievements are extraordinary considering the obstacles he faced throughout his career.
The Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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South African customary law should be understood from the perspective of dissonance between the past and the present.
Supporters of outgoing Senegalese President Macky Sall cheer during a rally ahead of presidential elections in 2019.
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Africa is now formally free of colonial rule. Yet, the aim of remembering and furthering the fight for self determination remains relevant as ever.
President John F Kennedy Meets with the President of the Republic of Ghana Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah
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Compared to other politicians who tend to be indirect and evasive, Nkrumah was direct, explicit and assertive.
Between 1963 and 1969 Robert Sobukwe spent six years of near-complete solitary confinement on Robben Island.
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A collection of prison letters provides a peek into the suffering of South African liberation hero, Robert Sobukwe.
Amos Tutuola’s work is enjoying renewed interest and support.
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Amos Tutuola has contributed significantly to the resilience of ways of life and worldviews that could easily have disappeared under the weight of colonialism, globalisation and the market economy.
Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille.
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For Western Cape Premier Helen Zille to invite black South Africans, in a casual manner, to differentiate the legacies of colonialism is asking a lot.