Leaving is never easy but look at us now
Not long ago, it was unthinkable that the leader of the DA would ever walk up the steps to the Union Buildings
Helen Suzman
Name changes: The long road to a national identity
The change of street and place names rouses the country’s attention unlike anything else and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon
Part III: Afropessimism and rituals of anti-Black violence
The final part of Zamansele Nsele’s interview with Frank B Wilderson expands on some of the thinking in his latest book, ‘Afropessimism’
A black liberal is not an oxymoron
The meaning of liberal is lost and, no, it doesn’t mean that you’ll be in Zille’s WhatsApp group
Does Oppenheimer say it all?
Sycophants are everywhere to be found but it’s the words of the man himself and the empire he ruled that reveal his true nature
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Helen Suzman Foundation says break-in not ‘ordinary’
The Helen Suzman Foundation has embarked on litigation against the government. Since then, there has been a suspicious break-in at the HSF.
Helen Suzman Foundation: Battle goes on for access to full JSC deliberations
Given the core role of the judiciary, the Helen Suzman Foundation wants to know exactly how appointments to the Bench are decided.
Suzman was one tough white lady
Robin Renwick, Britain’s ambassador to South Africa from 1987 to 1991 discusses his new book about Helen Suzman.
Great leaders rise above narrow politics
Readers react to ANC parliamentary speaker Moloto Mothapo’s article about Helen Suzman.
Helen Suzman: Bright star in a dark chamber
Far from legitimising an unjust order, Helen Suzman was unequivocal in her opposition to apartheid, writes Francis Antonie.
Suzman was against apartheid, but she was not for liberation
The DA has the right to blow its own trumpet about the role it played in history. But it has no right to insult the intelligence of our nation.
DA’s reckless messaging could pay off in the long run
The premedidated assault on the ANC’s legitimacy is a risk calculated with the born-frees in mind, writes Richard Calland.
DA’s Mandela, Suzman pamphlet raises ANC’s ire
A Democratic Alliance pamphlet showing former president Nelson Mandela and activist Helen Suzman embracing has angered the ANC, it was reported.
The exclusivity of freedom
The ANC is accused of rewriting the past to give itself the starring role in the struggle.
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Integrity in public life
What are we to tell our children about the choices we have made? asks Mamphela Ramphela, calling for a return to ethics over group morality.
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Helen Suzman: The woman who changed a nation
Those drunk with power in South Africa will get their comeuppance, warned Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Helen Suzman’s memorial on Sunday.
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Suzman — incorruptible and fearless
Speaking ill of the dead is a strong taboo in African cultures. When a public figure who wasn’t well liked dies, we utter polite words and move on.
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DA proposes renaming Parliament building after Suzman
Parliament’s Marks Building should be renamed the Helen Suzman Building, the Democratic Alliance (DA) proposed on Tuesday.
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Helen Suzman laid to rest
South African anti-apartheid icon Helen Suzman was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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Don’t be fooled by the ‘little’ woman
Whenever "women and children" are killed — the phrase has recurred in the coverage of the Israeli strike on Gaza — we’re meant to be horrified.
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Tributes continue to pour in for Suzman
Tributes continued to pour in on Friday for veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman, who died on Thursday morning.
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Flags to fly at half-mast in honour of Suzman
Helen Suzman was for many years a lone defender of liberal values in the South African Parliament, the FW de Klerk Foundation said on Thursday.
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Suzman mourned, celebrated
While the loss of Helen Suzman is to be mourned, her life must be celebrated, the Helen Suzman Foundation said on Thursday.
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Helen Suzman dies in Johannesburg at 91
Helen Suzman has died at the age of 91. Her daughter Frances Jowell said she died peacefully this morning at her home in Johannesburg.
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Buthelezi: Helen Suzman deserves more recognition
Former anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman has not been given the recognition she deserves in the new South Africa, Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Friday. In a tribute to Suzman ahead of her 90th birthday next week, he said she had tirelessly used her position as MP during the Sixties and Seventies to break the apartheid mould.
