Mosiuoa Lekota, a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, has passed away at 77. Known for founding the Congress of the People party, Lekota previously served as defense minister and was ...

On his first visit to the United States in June 1990 following his release from Robben Island prison, Nelson Mandela spoke at a townhall meeting at the City College of New York. 1 During the event, ...

There is a peculiar malaise gnawing at the heart of South African democracy. It is not the overt corruption or the brazen incompetence that so often dominate headlines, but something more insidious, ...

Just when South Africans thought politics could no longer surprise us, along comes a plot twist worthy of a telenovela. Out of nowhere, three political startups, Rise Mzansi, GOOD, and Build One South ...

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