Palestinian protesters run for cover from Israeli teargas in May.
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The UN’s Responsibility to Protect framework for safeguarding civilians against atrocities could help resolve the Gaza crisis.
Protesting in Berlin.
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Not the sort of amount you’d want to lose down the back of the sofa.
CCTV cameras are becoming a “normal” feature of public life, tracking peoples’ movements as a matter of course.
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As CCTV cameras become more widespread, it’s becoming more difficult for people to protect their locational privacy in public.
South African rugby player Ashwin Willemse (in green jersey) playing against New Zealand’s All Blacks in 2003.
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Race still plays a big part in South African society. Sport is no exception.
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Apartheid has been removed from the statute books for almost three decades. But a de facto apartheid endures both economically and socially.
Philip Tabane.
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Philip Tabane was unlike any other musician. His music was intimately woven into his cosmology and spirituality.
The flaws in the political settlement that ended apartheid need urgent attention.
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Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.
China hopes to make more microprocessor chips in China, which makes it a great industry to lead a boycott.
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If companies in key industries collectively shunned the Chinese market, that would force China’s leaders to take notice, with less risk of blowback.
A soccer game in a dusty field in Alexandra, a township in Johannesburg.
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The colonial and apartheid education project still echoes in South Africa’s post-1994 school system.
Hugh Masekela performing in 2015.
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The protest song “Stimela” remains as much a song about present and future aspirations, as it is of the past.
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A furious Twitter row between a TV personality and South African politician about slavery sheds light on the failings of arguments in 280 characters.
Freedom day marks the first time all South Africans cast their vote for a democratic government.
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This years’ Freedom Day in South Africa can signify a difference: a renewal and return to the values of the 1994 social contract
The ANC has had an exceptionally poor track record of governance.
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The removal of Jacob Zuma from power is to be welcomed but, it’s not the answer to South Africa’s problems.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela being laid to rest. In death, as in life, she divided opinions.
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Society expects journalists to report objectively. But a documentary filmmaker has an opinion.
DJ Black Coffee.
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Boycotting academic, cultural and sports activities in Israel is an essential part, but total avoidance may not be the most useful political strategy.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at her 80th birthday celebrations.
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The way Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is being remembered recalls the outpouring of grief and iconic status Eva Peron the First Lady of Argentina was accorded.
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Unexpressed racism may be even more dangerous if it’s left lurking below the surface.
South African liberation struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died at the age of 81.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s political power stemmed from the visceral connection that she was able to make between the lives of the oppressed black people, and her own.
Peter Dutton’s sympathy for white South Africans has long historical roots.
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Peter Dutton’s call for ‘civilised nations’ to rescue white South African farmers draws explicitly on a long history of equating civilisation with a global white identity.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in parliament.
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Meeting the challenges from the opposition will strengthen the ANC’s dominance. How well its new leadership copes will become clearer over the next few months.