HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - Caught on Camera

South Africa’s unity government won’t dent poverty and inequality if it follows the same old policies – sociologist

A recent poll by the Social Research Foundation, a think thank, found that 60% of South Africans thought the government of national unity was working well. It also reported that support for the unity government’s anchor political parties, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA), had risen…

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024

The remarkable career of Tito Mboweni: from South African freedom fighter to central bank governor and trusted politician

It is sad to write about Tito Mboweni in the past tense.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024

Mozambique’s election: Who’s contesting and what’s at stake?

Wednesday’s polls are expected to usher a younger president into power for the first time since independence in 1975.

Al Jazeera · Oct 9, 2024

What’s South Africa’s new school language law and why is it controversial?

Afrikaans-speaking groups say sections of BELA threaten to ‘erode’ their mother tongue.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2024

Pravin Gordhan: a lifetime of service to South Africa – as an activist and then in building the new democracy

It is hard to give an account of Pravin Gordhan’spolitical commitment in a few words.

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2024

Former South African finance minister Pravin Gordhan dies from cancer aged 75

The ex-minister was a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2024

Critics say a South African education bill on language in schools threatens new unity government

South Africa's second largest political party says an education bill that would give the government more control over white minority language schools is a threat to the country’s new government of national unity

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024

Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

What happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? Jacob Dlamini explores this and other questions in his new book, Dying for Freedom: Political Martyrdom in South Africa. This edited extract, from the chapter Dead and Proud, focuses on Steve Biko’s attitude to martyrdom and…

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2024

Harris joins backlash against Trump over Arlington National Cemetery ‘political stunt’ – and Vance instantly jumps to his defense

Mere minutes after Harris posted the statement blasting her 2024 rival, Trump’s running mate JD Vance leaped to his defense

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2024

Trump campaign stoops to insulting US Army ‘hacks’ over Arlington cemetery debacle

Trump’s co-campaign manager reposted a video from Monday’s cemetery visit and tagged Army Secretary Christine E Wormuth in an apparent effort to escalate the situation

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024