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For Bophuthatswana leader Lucas Mangope’s death brings into focus the role of bantustans and their leaders in upholding apartheid’s mission.
JOEL JOFFE

Letters to the editor: June 30 to July 6 2017

Readers wrote in about the San, Joel Joffe, and Wonder Woman.

  • Letters
5 min read
Brave: Joel Joffe
JOEL JOFFE

Joel Joffe, the lawyer who helped put the apartheid regime on trial

From Rivonia Trial defence architect to Oxfam director, the life of Joel Joffe is worth remembering.

  • Dennis Davis Author
3 min read
ANNIE LENNOX

Petition in defence of Tutu

Prominent people have signed a petition in support of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, after he was labelled an anti-Semite for his views on Israel.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
BEN MACLENNAN

Lawyer tells how he tried to cut Mandela speech

One of Nelson Mandela’s Rivonia lawyers confessed on Friday how he tried — and failed — to stop the ANC leader using one of the most famous phrases.

  • Ben Maclennan
4 min read