Klaaste was distressed by what was happening in black communities, where residents faced state terror and political violence. He sought to restore values such as self-help and neighbourly conduct.
Many countries, including South Africa, use regulations to control smoking in public so that they do not harm non-smokers. Likewise, getting vaccinated is for the common good of society.
Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda at the inauguration of former South African president Thabo Mbeki in 2004.
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Kaunda will be remembered as a giant of 20th century African nationalism – a leader who gave refuge to revolutionary movements, a relatively benign autocrat and an international diplomat.
Veteran South African politician Mangosuthu Buthelezi addressing parliament in 2019.
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi deserves better than being dismissed as an apartheid stooge. But he deserves little praise as an advocate for human rights and civil liberties.
A member of the South African National Defence Force hands out pamphlets informing township residents about COVID-19 in Johannesburg.
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His life’s work was asserting the humanity and history of the Bantu people, while proposing that the soul was able to bring knowledge of the past and of the future into the present.
The IFP’s constitution provides that the nomination of national office bearers be approved by the branches. But this was not done in the nomination of its new president.
Firefighters outside a burning building after violence and looting against foreign nationals in Pretoria, South Africa in 2019.
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The Bomvana say the global development agenda has created division because it sees people as individuals rather than primarily as members of a collective.
Bringing different philosophies together can empower students.
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South African commercial law courses do not address the question of what norms and procedures govern business relations in indigenous African communities.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrated his 86th birthday and the unveiling of an arch in his honour outside St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu is first and foremost, a spiritual leader, a man of deep prayer. This motivated his participation in supporting South Africa’s liberation struggle.
Archbishop Tutu teaches that punishing wrongdoers, with an eye for an eye, is unjustified.
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Archbishop Bishop Desmond Tutu is well known for having invoked an ubuntu ethic to evaluate South African society, and he can take substantial credit for having made the term familiar.
US President Donald Trump has gained notoriety for his social media posts.
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US President Donald Trump often owns the conversation on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. But why use the same tactics we’re criticising him for? And what would be an appropriate response?
South Africa’s opinion of its role in Africa is at odds with perceptions on the continent.
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South Africa considers itself to be playing a key role in promoting the ‘African Agenda’ in continental and world affairs. But perceptions in the rest of Africa tell a different story.
Visiting Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies, Brown University, USA, and Distinguished Professor, Public Health and Medical Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand