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FILE: Maharaj said he had hope for the future despite the country’s setbacks. Picture: Karabo Tebele

Apartheid

'Our democracy is too valuable to lose,' - Maharaj on the future of our country

By Keely Goodall

Clement Manyathela spoke to apartheid activist, political prisoner, and former cabinet minister Mac Maharaj about his life through the struggle and the current...

  • Thembisile Nkadimeng shows an image of her sister on her cellphone. Picture: Supplied by Thembisile Nkadimeng

    Who was Nokuthula Simelane? Thembisile Nkadimeng's beloved sister

    Having to learn about her sister from second-hand information, Thembisile Nkadimeng has made it her life's purpose to hear about the sister she never knew.

    22 days ago
  • FILE: NDPP head Shamila Batohi. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    Batohi: It’s a travesty that apartheid victims haven't seen justice

    The head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that lack of accountability for those behind the atrocities continued to undermine the rule of law in South Africa.

    28 days ago
  • The South African flag. Picture: Eyewitness News

    Are we free? SA youth question Freedom Day celebration

    As South Africa commemorates 28 years since the country's first democratic elections, many citizens question whether it is a day to celebrate as many do not feel free.

    63 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation on 22 March 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    Ramaphosa in Middelburg to lead South Africa's Freedom Day celebrations

    Freedom Day, as it is popularly known, commemorates the first democratic elections in the country.

    63 days ago
  • Disgruntled South African job seekers belonging to the so-called "Operation Dudula" movement sing slogans and dance while marching through Alexandra township, on 7 March 2022. Picture: Michele Spatari/AFP

    CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Crime, not migrants, the common enemy we must work to defeat

    President Cyril Ramaphosa said that it was deeply disturbing how the recent incidents of anti-foreigner sentiment in parts of the country echoed our apartheid past.

    79 days ago
  • FILE: The DA's Gwen Ngwenya. Picture: @Our_DA/Twitter

    DA: ANC has failed to address the apartheid legacy

    The Democratic Alliance (DA) said that the African National Congress (ANC) had failed to address the legacy of apartheid, particularly in housing, where millions were without housing.

    83 days ago
  • Former President Nelson Mandela. Picture: Debbie Yazbek/Nelson Mandela Foundation

    NFT of Nelson Mandela's arrest warrant auctioned for R1.9 million

    South Africa's first democratic, black president was arrested on August 5, 1962, and later jailed for 27 years.

    94 days ago
  • FILE: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Picture: tutu.org.za

    The beacon of democracy: Reflecting on the teachings of Desmond Tutu

    His tireless work to create a democratic and just society without racial division in South Africa has made Archbishop Desmond Tutu a beacon for human rights who never shied away from speaking up for the oppressed.

    184 days ago
  • FILE: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.  Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

    NW Premier Maape: Tutu was relentless in fight against apartheid

    Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was born in the North West town of Klerksdorp in the Matlosana Municipality in 1931. North West Premier Bushy Maape said that Tutu was among many great leaders to come out of the province

    184 days ago
  • 'A giant has fallen': Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu passes away

    Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu passed away at the age of 90 on 26 December 2021. Tutu, who had been fighting prostate cancer, is survived by his wife Leah, four children and seven grandchildren.

    185 days ago
  • Elita de Klerk (L) and President Cyril Ramaphosa at apartheid's last president FW de Klerk's state memorial service on Sunday 12 December 2021. Picture: PresidencyZA/Twitter.

    Late FW de Klerk’s wife Elita: My husband was often misunderstood

    A private mass and the national anthem preceded the ceremony, which featured a portrait of FW de Klerk between two candles.

    199 days ago
  • Former president FW de Klerk in conversation with the media on 14 November 2011. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    Apartheid’s last president FW De Klerk laid to rest

    Following outrage over FW De Klerk's posthumous apology for the mass racial oppression, his family went to great lengths to keep details of Sunday's funeral private.

    220 days ago
  • Former President FW de Klerk addressed the Cape Town Press Club on 23 January 2019 after a being out of the public eye for months due to health concerns. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    Ramaphosa declares mourning period in honour of FW de Klerk

    Ramaphosa directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast from sunset on Wednesday until the evening of Sunday, 21 November.

    225 days ago
  • Former president Nelson Mandela’s eldest grandson, Mandla Mandela. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    South Africa lost a father who served it with honour: Mandela says of De Klerk

    Mandla Mandela said he had personally witnessed the great relationship of dignified respect Madiba accorded him and has requested South Africa do the same.

    229 days ago
  • FILE: South African President Frederik W. De Klerk (centre) smiles while ANC leader Nelson Mandela (right) and IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi shake hands after they signed an agreement at the Union Buildings in Pretoria 19 April 1994. Pik Botha, South African Foreign Affairs Minister (C, 2nd row) looks on. Picture: AFP.

    To celebrate or not? 25 years after democracy, De Klerk divides SA once more

    There is an understandable rift between South Africans and the world over FW de Klerk's death.

    229 days ago
  • FILE: Frederik Willem de Klerk (FW de Klerk), the former president who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela in 1993, answers questions about his memories of Nelson Mandela, on 11 July 2017, in his office in Cape Town. De Klerk was the South African president who ordered Mandela's release from prison. Picture: AFP

    Fort Calata Foundation: De Klerk died without accounting for apartheid crimes

    The Fort Calata Foundation said that former apartheid-era President FW De Klerk should have faced the families of those who were tortured and killed during apartheid.

    229 days ago
  • FILE: South African President Nelson Mandela (C) and former apartheid president and deputy president FW De Klerk (R) shake hands as second deputy president Thabo Mbeki (L) looks on, after the inaugural sitting of South Africa's first Parliament in Cape Town on 9 May 1994. Picture: ALEXANDER JOE/AFP

    Ramaphosa: De Klerk played key role in ushering in democracy in SA

    President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa's last apartheid president FW de Klerk took the courageous decision to unban political parties and to release political prisoners.

    229 days ago
  • FILE: Former apartheid president FW de Klerk. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    De Klerk missed many chances to reconcile with South Africans - Tutu Foundation

    Civil organisations have reflected on the legacy of the last leader under apartheid and a key role player in the country’s transition to democracy following the death of South Africa's last apartheid president, FW de Klerk.

    229 days ago
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