A lens, pen and a cause
Three new books spotlight Indian South Africans who helped shape the nation — through resistance, reflection and reinvention in unexpected places
Liberation Movement
The early ANC: Leadership steeped in intellectual curiosity
Only the educated elite could have established the African National Congress, but the party needs to correct its course
The Portfolio: Rob Machiri
Machiri is a designer, artist, DJ and cultural producer. Here he reflects on the memory work that is just one facet of pungwes
The story behind Bob Marley’s Zimbabwe
Gibson Mandishona on how he helped
compose a reggae classic
The enduring appeal of liberation movements
Liberation movements attracted more than half of the popular vote in their most recent parliamentary elections in many African countries
A comrade rises – before the fall
There was a time long ago, and not so long ago, when Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma represented the potential the liberation of an oppressed people held.
Leaders abuse governance to control citizens
The parallel regimes of new and cherry-picked traditions present a hurdle to democratic success
Liberation politics from the excluded
Here is an edited extract from Michael Neocosmos’ book Thinking Freedom in Africa: Toward a Theory of Emancipatory Politics (Wits University Press)
‘Enough is as good as a feast’
A three-day conference focused on the themes expressed through the work of Neville Alexander.
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So many books, not enough care
‘Tell our stories" went the post-apartheid creative mantra in film and literature. A golden age beckoned, unfettered by censorship.
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ANC salutes ‘gallant revolutionary’ Billy Nair
The African National Congress was deeply saddened by the death of liberation stalwart Billy Nair on Thursday, the party said.
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Mbeki, al-Bashir hold talks in Cape Town
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and President Thabo Mbeki were meeting on Tuesday for talks expected to focus on tensions in southern Sudan and the deteriorating situation in Darfur. South Africa played a key role in forging the 2005 peace deal that ended 21 years of civil war in Sudan.
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Southerners suspend work in Khartoum government
The main party in southern Sudan has suspended its participation in the national government until its northern partners reignite a stalled peace process, the secretary general of the party said on Thursday. Pagan Amum of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) said: ”The SPLM has recalled all ministers and presidential advisers.”
