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In UN court, South Africa accuses Israel of apartheid against Palestinians

February 20, 2024 6:42 pm

Israel rejects accusations of apartheid and usually dismisses UN bodies and international tribunals as unfair and biased against it.

Apartheid chronicler Ernest Cole's photos on show in Germany

June 02, 2023 3:45 pm

Ernest Cole was the first Black photojournalist to document the violence and atrocities of the apartheid regime in South Africa. His works are now on show in Germany.

An anti-apartheid protest is seen in London, UK, at South Africa House in 1989 with people waving flags with yellow, green, red and black stripes.

On this day 31 years ago, how apartheid ended in South Africa

March 17, 2023 10:25 am

The apartheid officially began in 1948. Here is how it was finally cast off, after decades of protests and brutal repression.

South Africa leader fights for political future over scandal

December 15, 2022 5:21 pm

The president of South Africa is fighting for his political future amid an unfolding scandal that has tainted his reputation as an anti-apartheid icon once widely admired for tackling the problems of Africa's most developed economy.

Special event on Urdu poetry's role in anti-apartheid movement organised in S Africa

September 26, 2022 7:52 am

“Urdu was born in India, but it doesn't belong only to the Indians. It is the official language of Pakistan, and doesn't belong to the Pakistanis only either,” said Shireen Saloojee, one of the organisers.

Amnesty accuses Israel of enforcing 'apartheid' on Palestinians

February 01, 2022 7:37 pm

The London-based rights group said its findings were based on research and legal analysis in a 211-page report into Israeli seizure of Palestinian land and property, unlawful killings, forcible transfer of people and denial of citizenship.

'A moral giant': South Africans pay their respects to Tutu

December 31, 2021 10:17 pm

Anglican clergy - women and men, black and white, young and old - lined the street to honour the cortege carrying Tutu's body to the church. Members of the Tutu family accompanied the casket into the cathedral.

'A moral giant': South Africans pay their respects to Desmond Tutu

December 31, 2021 9:37 pm

Anglican clergy - women and men, black and white, young and old - lined the street to honour the cortege carrying Desmond Tutu's body to the church.

Even in retirement, Desmond Tutu remained South Africa’s moral compass

December 27, 2021 9:45 pm

Although he formally retired from public life in 2010 — promising to quietly sip tea with his wife and visit his grandchildren — Tutu remained a powerful advocate for what he saw as right and fair, including a host of causes such as social and climate justice.

Desmond Tutu - whose voice helped slay apartheid

December 26, 2021 4:24 pm

As leader of the South African Council of Churches and later as Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, Tutu led the church to the forefront of Black South Africans’ decades-long struggle for freedom.

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Remembering Nelson Mandela on his birth centenary

Nelson Mandela's 100th birth anniversary: Tracing Madiba's legacy

July 19, 2018 9:09 am

When free and fair elections were held in 1994, Nelson Mandela became president with an overwhelming majority support. He was to retire in 1999, although he continued to be an active part of South African public and moral life.