She was a trusted mentor to young militants whose 1976 uprising shaped the country forever.
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A new book revisits her life, work and ideas and shows how relevant they still are today.
A 26-member theatre ensemble aims to bring history to light in a fresh way.
Weiss witnessed atrocities in Germany and South Africa and railed against them, becoming a towering figure as a writer and poet.
Fifty years ago the council was created to fight for marginalised communities to participate fairly in sports. Their dream remains unfulfilled.
A powerful new book restores the writer and feminist politician to her rightful place in history.
The 1988 murder of the exiled ANC leader has never been solved – but by raising awareness and targeting core viewers, the film aims to help change that.
The revered trombonist, composer and cultural activist never wished to be ‘the state composer’ but remained political until the end, in service of the people.
Jackson Mthembu’s death drives home the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Brutus’s life was closely interlinked with the rise of apartheid and offered a way to look at resistance to this system.
Hugh Lewin is best known for two books that arose from his early involvement in the anti-apartheid underground.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Associate researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chercheuse postdoctorale, Université de Lausanne, Section d'histoire, Université de Lausanne
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of History, Director of the Center for African Studies, Stanford University
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Senior lecturer in Screen Production and Film and Television Studies, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor Sport History, Stellenbosch University
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Research fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Research Professor, UFS History Department, University of the Free State
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor, Department of History, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand