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Former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe.

PAC’s Jaki Seroke: Sobukwe would have supported the GNU

He said nation building is hampered when enemies are embedded and ready to sabotage the government of national unity

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The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has replaced its long-standing president, Vuyolwethu Zungula. (@ATMovement_SA/Twitter)

No plans to merge with MK party or deregister ATM, says leader

Vuyo Zungula insists the party will remain independent, despite its alliance with Jacob Zuma’s party

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Zizana Peteni plays Robert Sobukwe in the play Lala Ngenxeba/Of Love and Revolution, written by Monageng ‘Vice’ Motshabi which is on at Joburg’s Market Theatre. Photos: Thandile Zwelibanzi

At 100: Unveiling the heart of Sobukwe

Play explores the intimate love and enduring sacrifices of Robert Sobukwe and his wife Veronica on the centenary of his birth

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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

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Radio in South Africa marks 100 years of shaping identity and resistance

This is an edited extract from My Radio Memory: Listening to the Listener, which is edited by Robin Sewlal, with articles by 100 contributors. This one is by the journalist, editor and media scholar Guy Berger

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