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Thabo Mbeki. Image: Supplied
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

‘Complete fabrication’: Mbeki rejects secret amnesty deal claims

Former president Thabo Mbeki has strongly denied allegations of secret talks with apartheid-era generals to secure amnesty, calling the claims a complete fabrication during his…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
FÊTED IN HIS LIFETIME: Imprisoned twice on Robben Island, veteran PAC activist Sello Mike Matsobane is the quintessential unsung struggle hero but people recently gathered in Kagiso, his hometown on the West Rand, to pay tribute to him. Picture: Supplied
HISTORY

When good deeds go unrewarded

A reflection on the life, sacrifice, and enduring legacy of PAC Underground struggle stalwart Bra Mike Sello Matsobane, exploring how African philosophy honours unsung heroes.

  • Jaki Seroke
10 min read
POLITICS

PAC announces former ANC member, Thami Ka Plaatjie, as its Joburg mayoral candidate

The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) has named former ANC member Thami Ka Plaatjie as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg. The party also announced candidates for Ekurhuleni,…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
1 min read
The students planned to gather at Orlando Stadium on 16 June 1976, a vital hub for soccer in Soweto and a cornerstone of black community life under segregation.
SOWETO UPRISING

The Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976: sport, resistance and global change

On June 16 1976, South Africa witnessed the explosive beginning of the Soweto Uprising, a student-led revolt that would shake the foundations of apartheid and echo across the…

  • Lelo Mzaca
3 min read
Dying to learn: Several student leaders, such as Mthuli ka Shezi in 1972, were murdered under suspicious circumstances. The bizarre possibility of being killed because you wanted to go to school and be educated was palpable in those years. Photos: Azapo
SOWETO UPRISING

A generation pushed against the wall

The 1976 Soweto Uprising, sparked by protests against Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, was a pivotal moment rooted in a long history of resistance. This article explores the…

  • Jaki Seroke
4 min read