Apartheid
ANALYSIS: Lockdown riles black & white South Africans: is this a reset moment?
It is remarkable how quickly South Africans have lost the sense of camaraderie and support for a strong leader, and begun to complain rather about...
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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa pays tribute to Denis Goldberg at memorial service
President Cyril Ramaphosa is among the speakers honouring the struggle icon’s life and contribution to the country’s liberation.
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Last remaining Rivonia Trialist Andrew Mlangeni honours late Denis Goldberg
Goldberg, who had been battling lung cancer and a heart condition, died at his Cape Town home in Hout Bay on Wednesday night at the age of 87.
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Denis Goldberg hailed for caring deeply about the poor
Goldberg, who suffered from cancer, passed away at his home in Cape Town on Wednesday night.
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SHAKIRA CHOONARA: Reflecting on the gift of freedom during lockdown
We find ourselves under difficult circumstances that require us to respond differently than 1994, in a bid to help save lives, writes Shakira Choonara.
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Confessions of an apartheid cop: Assassinations, the 'Winnie' plot & propaganda
Paul Erasmus was barely in his 20s when he was recruited to work for the police during apartheid and in the years he worked as a cop, he saw some of the worst of the regime.
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A license to kill: Ex-apartheid cop on being ordered to spread propaganda & carry out assassinations
Mpho Lakaje speaks to Paul Erasmus, an apartheid police officer on how he was given orders to spread propaganda and how to carry out assassinations. Erasmus joined the nationalist security branch at the age of 21. Erasmus says the history that was taught in schools during his time was suited to the apartheid nationalist propaganda. #PaulErasmus #Apartheid #Stratcom
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Ex-apartheid cop describes how white left-wing in SA were seen as enemies that had to be killed
After 1976, Paul Erasmus was tasked with targeting white South Africans who were working against apartheid. Erasmus says the white leftwing in South Africa were seen as enemies and had to be killed. #PaulErasmus #Apartheid #Stratcom
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Stratcom's Paul Erasmus says he was sent out to destroy Winnie Mandela & the plan succeeded
When Nelson Mandela was released, Erasmus was given a four-year plan to deceive people. A big part of that propaganda was to spread the idea that Winnie Madikizela-Mandela killed Stompie Seipei. He says the populist elements in the ANC had to be neutralised by the apartheid government, such as the likes of Nelson Mandela, Peter Mokaba, Chris Hani and others. Erasmus adds that he was sent out to destroy Madikizela-Mandela and his plan succeeded. #PaulErasmus #Apartheid #Stratcom
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'What sort of legacy have I left?': Ex-apartheid cop on life during Stratcom
Mpho Lakaje speaks to Paul Erasmus, a former Stratcom police officer, who says that his Truth and Reconciliation Commission application for amnesty horrified him and ended his marriage. After that, he says he realised that they were more situations that he forgot about that only came out after the commission. #PaulErasmus #Apartheid #Stratcom
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Stratcom: What it actually was and means
Stratcom, also known as Strategic Communications, was a police unit setup to create and spread false narratives against political enemies of the National Party government.
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ANALYSIS: Why SA’s white leaders shouldn’t get into comparative politics of sin
Despite the apology from former president FW de Klerk, we are left with the impression that he remains insensitive to the feelings of the mass of South Africans. He is simply out of touch.
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Ramaphosa: It's treason to deny apartheid a crime against humanity
The president has been responding in the National Assembly to the debate on his State of the Nation Address which he delivered last week.
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Dlamini Zuma: Apartheid was a crime against humanity
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma was speaking during the resumption of the State of the Nation Address debate in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
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ANC, EFF MPs flay De Klerk over apartheid comments
They slammed former deputy President FW de Klerk during Tuesday's Sona debate for saying during a recent interview that he didn't believe apartheid was a crime against humanity.
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Actions speak louder than words, ANC tells De Klerk
The governing party was responding to a statement issued by the foundation on Monday, which withdrew the earlier remarks and apologised for the impact.
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'There are feelings white people refuse to acknowledge apartheid's true horrors'
702's Nickolaus Bauer and author Max du Preez had a discussion after recent events around former apartheid President FW de Klerk's denial that apartheid was a crime against humanity, as declared by the United Nations.
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Dali Mpofu: Campaign to strip FW de Klerk of Nobel prize still ongoing
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to De Klerk and late former President Nelson Mandela in 1993 for their efforts in bringing about a democratic South Africa.
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Apartheid statement was an error of judgement - FW de Klerk Foundation
The FW de Klerk Foundation said that its recent statement that apartheid was not a crime against humanity was an error of judgement.
