Former aides reveal how she became the first South African to be honoured on a postage stamp while still alive, and how the 2017 tribute reached her in hospital before her death
Fort Hare must be to the African what Stellenbosch University is to the Afrikaner
Let the legacy of Nelson Mandela strengthen our national goal of good for all as the Global South finds its rightful place
The party aims to put all its members through a foundation course by the end of 2025
The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a formidable opponent who gave as good as he got
Chris Hani’s daughter Lindiwe Hani has learnt to not be buried by his assassination 30 years ago but to draw strength from the way he lived his life
Ginwala served the ANC and the anti-apartheid struggle in exile for three decades
It’s not what Oliver Tambo meant but, for the ANC, the lines have been clearly drawn since the party’s elections in 2017
The justice minister has used current deputy president David Mabuza’s backyard in Ehlanzeni as a venue to launch his campaign to realise his top six ambitions
The past year exposed the ruling party’s weaknesses, but 2022 is an opportunity for it to make substantive, meaningful changes if it is to remain in power
The youth of South Africa need to heed these role models to rise up to the challenges that face them
A new book draws on the secret archive of NP justice minister Kobie Coetsee to paint a detailed picture of the lead-up to Nelson Mandela’s release. Shaun de Waal spoke to…
‘The choice we are faced with is to submit or fight’
No one knows how many Ethiopians are in South Africa — but Abiy knows he needs their support
This year the ANC Youth League is to elect its new leadership
Mosiuoa Lekota says he will stand firmly by his view that there is no need to amend the Constitution or to expropriate land without compensation
Unity cannot and should not be equated to the absence of differences within the structures of the organisation
‘She was the mouthpiece unofficially for whatever was happening inside [Robben Island]’
Daddy did too, finding time to visit her family while his own reckoning looms
