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It is rare for a post-authoritarian society to get two chances to reconcile. This may be just that, for white South Africans in particular.
Goldberg was the youngest Rivonia triallist. Segregated prisons meant he was sent to Pretoria, while his fellow accused were incarcerated on Robben Island.
The book is set to heighten the debate about the future of the party, whose dominance has been in decline since 2009.
Prison life is about routine: each day like the one before; each week like the one before it, so that the months and years blend into each other.
The British Anti-Apartheid Movement was founded 60 years ago. Here's why it remains as relevant today as in its heyday.
It seems that former president FW De Klerk continues to find it hard to accept that apartheid was a crime against humanity.
In his new capacity as President of South Africa, FW de Klerk directly experienced for the first time how the international community had abandoned its support for minority white rule.
Whether it's global conflicts or communities in trouble, the solutions to peace and prosperity aren't only found by government. Sports, too, can bring about much-needed change.
Bishop Purity Malinga is the first woman to be appointed Presiding Bishop in the Methodist Church of Southern African in over 200 years.
Real-life adherents to the Mandela Effect veer into conspiratorial thinking. But they do hit on an important truth: Our understanding of history is malleable.
The springbok emblem was introduced under white rule in South Africa and by retaining it, it remains a burden for many South Africans who followed the Rugby World Cup.
The historic sporting rivalry between England and South Africa has often been marred by political protests and controversy.
Many South Africans hold onto the hope that a win in the World Cup translates into another defining moment for the country.
South Africa and Nigeria have had a turbulent relationship dating back to the early 1990s.
South Africa needs a new progressive sports movement that works for equality and peace based on mass participation and social justice.
Although Gandhi is best known for expelling the British from India and inspiring the likes of King and Mandela, he also wrote a lot about the behavior of good business leaders.
It remains to be seen how much longer the 'old men syndrome' will persist in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa, despite growing frustration among the politically powerless.
The April 1994 election proved to be a watershed for South Africa.
Election to the Security Council is prestigious for member states because it gives them a seat at the highest table of global decision-making.
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Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Director of The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, 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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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Distinguished Reserach Professor, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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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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Head of Department, Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology, Professor in Ethics and Public Theology, Director of the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Dundee
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