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Mosiuoa Lekota was remembered as a towering figure of South Africa’s liberation struggle

Mashatile honours Mosiuoa Lekota as a giant who carried the torch of freedom

Known for speaking truth to power, Lekota’s contributions to democracy, education and social development have left an indelible mark on South Africa’s journey toward equality and dignity for all citizens

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Brazen theft: When a political formation that played no role in the armed struggle adopts the MK name and symbols, it is more than confusion, argues the writer. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

The ANC’s heritage under siege

Others go as far as attempting to steal the very names and symbols that belong to the ANC and its fallen heroes

  • Library
9 min read

South Africa, look to the Freedom Charter

Adopted in 1955, the Charter’s vision remains as relevant to the country today as it was 70 years ago

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain. (File photo)

Economic apartheid: South Africa’s transition a warning for a two-state agreement for Palestine

South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain

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Hope: The Freedom Charter was adopted on 26 June 1955 at Kliptown in Soweto. Its contents were drawn from submission from people all over South Africa.

Struggle for the Freedom Charter goes on

Signed 70 years ago, today’s Constitution was built on it, but not everything has been realised

  • Eyaaz
8 min read

We need to rebuild the idea of the public

South Africa is in crisis and the intra-elite battles about how to move forward do not offer any viable path towards a just way resolution

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Former North West premier Popo Molefe (Gallo Images)

Popo Molefe: From politics to fixing potholes

The struggle stalwart debunks narratives about racial discord in South Africa

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Anti-apartheid activist: Robert Sobukwe, leader of the Pan Africanist Congress, in his cell at the prison on Robben Island. Derek Hook and Leswin Laubscher’s book Darkest Before Dawn tells the story of the years after his release. Photo: Getty Images

Sobukwe and the Red Berets

This is an edited extract from the book Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Sobukwe

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – May 6, 1990: F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela during negotiations between the Apartheid government and the ANC. (Photo by Gallo Images via Getty Images/ Sunday Times)

A new GNU: South Africa’s first democratic election and the evolution of power sharing in the ANC

The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read
Mmamoloko Kubayi. File photo

Co-operating as distinct organisations within the built environment to support a shared strategy for sustainable development

It is vital for stakeholders to be involved in the discussion on the government’s medium-term priorities

  • Derek Davey
3 min read