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The first episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Steven Friedman and Sandy Africa.
A lot of good has happened since apartheid ended in 1994. Sadly, 30 years on, the country is in a political and economic crisis. Many are questioning the choices of the past three decades.
Brian Mulroney’s role in the campaign against apartheid in South Africa can teach us how Canadian foreign policy can be done effectively.
Mayat embodied principled, faith-based, socially committed, inspired leadership.
Many South Africans have a strong personal relationship with Nelson Mandela. The planned auction felt like a transgression of the moral boundary of familial respect.
Palestine remains the single issue on which South Africa’s support for a people’s struggle has been unquestionably consistent.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s messages, and tone of delivery, suggest an assertive leader representing the interests of the global south.
President Cyril Ramaphosa tried to foster social cohesion in his speeches during a pandemic that had exposed the nation’s divisions.
The Nobel Peace Prize has recognized some legendary leaders and peace activists, but it has a mixed track record of recognizing people who actually deserve the prize.
South Africa will miss having a “diplomat-scholar” of his calibre to turn to for sage advice.
There is never going to be a final assessment of Mandela’s legacy. How it is regarded will continue to change, depending on the destination South Africa travels to.
A new book delves into the issues faced by a 1971 international tennis tour, and calls for injustice to be recognised.
The activist and writer has been erased from South Africa’s history - but new academic work seeks to restore his voice.
Regarding himself heir to Cecil Rhodes, Oppenheimer deplored the threat to civilisation represented by ‘primitive tribesmen’.
The book is a gripping read for anyone interested in late 20th century history, and in the end of apartheid.
Jonny Steinberg talks about his intimate double biography of the famous South African leaders.
Neil Agget’s passionate trade unionism proved fateful. It made him a target of a brutally repressive apartheid police state.
Gan Siyabonga is unique in Israel. It highlights a group that was both anti-apartheid and pro-Zionist.
Africa is considered too high risk as a destination for big US pop tours - but Beyoncé could and should break the mould.
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Lecturer, Culture and Media department, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria., University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Dundee
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Research fellow, University of the Free State
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Emeritus Professor, University of South Africa and Visiting professor and strategic advisor in Faculty of Humanities., University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Public Theology in the Department of Beliefs and Practices, Faculty of Theology, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the Witwatersrand
