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.
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.
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.
Freedom Day, as it is popularly known, commemorates the first democratic elections in the country.
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.
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.
South Africa's first democratic, black president was arrested on August 5, 1962, and later jailed for 27 years.
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.
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
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.
A private mass and the national anthem preceded the ceremony, which featured a portrait of FW de Klerk between two candles.
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.
Ramaphosa directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast from sunset on Wednesday until the evening of Sunday, 21 November.
Mandla Mandela said he had personally witnessed the great relationship of dignified respect Madiba accorded him and has requested South Africa do the same.
There is an understandable rift between South Africans and the world over FW de Klerk's death.
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.
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.
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.
