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Nelson Mandela  believed that forgetting the past would help white people embrace democracy.

We must not give up on achieving Madiba’s dreams

Let the legacy of Nelson Mandela strengthen our national goal of good for all as the Global South finds its rightful place

What’s in a name?: William Nicol Drive in Johannesburg, named after an administrator of the Transvaal, was last month renamed Winnie Mandela Drive. Photo: Papi Morake/Gallo Images

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

ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte has died. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte has died

Duarte died after an eight month battle with cancer

Ronald Lamola. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Lamola launches his campaign to become ANC deputy president in Mabuza’s stronghold

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

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Today’s ANC is a criminal enterprise masquerading as moral and political “leaders of society”

The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too

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Editorial: Does the ANC give a damn about South Africa?

Citizens will continue to pay the price for the ruling party’s internal battles for control

As a human rights lawyer, during the apartheid ere, Bizos dedicated his career to fighting for fundamental human rights.

George Bizos dies at 92

Renowned human rights lawyer George Bizos, who defended Nelson Mandela and other struggle icons during the treason trial and Rivonia trial, represented families at the TRC, and…

Free at last: ANC struggle stalwarts (from left) Raymond Mhlaba, Oscar Mpetha, Andrew Mlangeni, early life, which were Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Elias Motsoaledi and Wilton Mkwayi after their release from prison in 1989. (Photo: Sunday Times/Raymond Preston/Gallo)

Comrade Andrew Mlangeni was the embodiment of service

Kgalema Motlanthe paid tribute to ANC struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni, who died on Tuesday, at his 95th birthday celebrations last month

The Nelson Mandela Foundation said Andrew Mlangeni and the Rivonia Trial class represents selflessness that now appears to have been lost.

Andrew Mlangeni: A comrade until the end

The foundations of former Rivonia trialists reflect on the loyalty of the comrades who fought for democracy.

Andrew Mlangeni, the last surviving member of the Rivonia trialists, has died.

Rivonia trial veteran Andrew Mlangeni dies

The anti-apartheid struggle veteran was the last remaining defendant of the historic 1963-1964 trial

Win-win: Lisa Seftel, the head of Nedlac, says there have to be sacrifices on all sides to create a viable social compact.  (Paul Botes/M&G)

Bring ‘empathy’ back to Nedlac

Lisa Seftel started out in the labour movement before she took up positions in government. Now, as the head of Nedlac, she has to create a space where both sides can meet to…

Members of the Ethiopian diaspora in South Africa gathered at the Wanderers stadium for Abiy Ahmed’s speech. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Abiy Ahmed woos the Ethiopian diaspora in South Africa

No one knows how many Ethiopians are in South Africa — but Abiy knows he needs their support

Mandela Day is about advancing and deepening democracy, just as Nelson Mandela did every day.(Rodger Bosch/AFP)

Citizens and civil society must fight to protect our democracy

Holding corrupt public and private officials to account is vital for our country’s wellbeing

ANCYL conference (Madelene Cronjé)

ANC Youth League: Critical but stable?

This year the ANC Youth League is to elect its new leadership

Godwin Khosa

‘There is no power on earth that can compare with religion’

Sello Hatang, the chief executive officer of the Nelson Mandela Foundation says Madiba was fiercely private about his religious convictions.

Jacob Zuma

Zuma goes down laughing— at us

Confronting his political death, he cares nought about anyone or the tainted legacy he has bequeathed South Africa

‘In honour of Hodgson

Farewell to a lifelong activist

‘Hodgson rejected outright the racial privilege that many chose to enjoy in the face of a crime against humanity’

‘I grew up believing in heroes

When you think of heroes, rather listen to your heart

‘This book is about how I was made by the liberation struggle and how I was broken by it’

Lindiwe Sisulu remembers her uncle Madiba

Minister of Public Service and Administration Lindiwe Sisulu has spoken about her close bond with the Mandela family.

Walter Sisulu University: Highest paid staff, lowest performing students

The Walter Sisulu University employees, currently on strike for a salary increment, are the highest paid university employees in the country.