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Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela
On Monday, March 21, 1960, Robert Sobukwe, the 35-year-old leader of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), woke at 5am. His wife ...
China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage
A court in Beijing on Friday sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage, his family ...
The ANC Is Keeping a Tight Grip on South Africa’s Foreign Policy
South Africa has entered the age of coalition politics. But the long-dominant ANC is still running its foreign policy. The ...
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ZANU-PF Must Be Wary of Latecomers: Revolutionary Parties Facing Hard Times
In recent years, some African revolutionary movements have suffered embarrassing democratic losses, exposing cracks in their ideological and political foundations.
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The Mississauga Case – Freedom of Speech Challenges Authoritarian Slide in Canada
In an authoritarian slide, Zionist forces in Canada are seeking a return to a time when anti-war voices were violently ...
Sanco, ANC smoke peace pipe, revive alliance in KZN
The South African National Civics Organisation (Sanco) has reversed its decision to sever ties with the ANC, reaffirming its ...
ANC’s KZN structure teeters on the brink of disbandment as ‘compulsory’ meeting with NWC looms
In this turbulent time for the ANC in KZN, party members await Saturday’s meeting with bated breath, contemplating not only ...
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Lysenko, Mbeki, and RFK Jr.: Leaders who shun science will face predictably bad results
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, is known for his pseudoscientific and ...
Namibia votes for president and the chance for its first female leader
A 72-year-old woman who joined Namibia’s independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a ...
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A contextual examination of the ANC’s new political education programme (Part One)
Moses Kotane had no formal education and Walter Sisulu had Standard Two at the time of the Rivonia Trial. But Nelson Mandela, the man with degrees from Wits and London universities, deferred to Sisulu ...
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Bulk Buys: Anglo American out of coal. Is it slim enough for BHP?
The US$3.8bn sale of Anglo American's Queensland coal operations to Peabody shows the value miners still place on the Asian ...
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South Africa opposition party revives impeachment proceedings against President Ramaphosa
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a South African opposition party, brought a case to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday seeking to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril ...