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Brand South Africa and Africa80 Foundation to host a webinar: GBV – Worth the...
The Activism of 21 March 1960 in Sharpeville that catalysed the celebration of Human Rights Day today inspires us to not be apathetic to...
Nelson Mandela International Day 2022: Celebrating the Enduring Legacy of Madiba
The impact of Nelson Mandela’s legacy on the world remains one of the most positive associations with South Africa that people think of when...
CHANGING THE NARRATIVE AND LIVING THE LEGACY OF THE CLASS OF ’76
The morning of 16 June 1976, a day that changed the course of South Africa’s history, to protest against apartheid and its “Bantu education”...
The most important things you can do when hard lockdown ends
As the lockdown relaxes, we need to be mindful of our own responsibility going forward and how to best to use the small freedoms...
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA WELCOMES ARREST OF UYINENE MRWETYANA AND LEIGHANDRE JEGELS’ MURDERERS
President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the country’s law enforcement authorities for their action which led to the arrests of two suspects linked to the...
Celebrating the South African Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court is a powerful reminder of how far the country has come. Its Great African Steps are built of the bricks from Number Four prison, holding within them the memories of the countless prisoners denied their dignity. Its design is symbolic of "justice under a tree"; it is a masterpiece of the South African transition.
The Arch for The Arch: the story behind a tribute to Archbishop Tutu
To celebrate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu's 86th birthday, a new public space installation was unveiled in Cape Town on 7 October 2017. The Arch...
BET honours Princess of Africa, Yvonne Chaka Chaka
South African musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka is being recognised for her humanitarian work, and will receive a BET International Global Good Power Award later...
The Constitution of South Africa
South Africa's Constitution, built on an acute awareness of the injustices of the
country's past, is widely regarded as the most progressive in the world, with a Bill
of Rights second to none.
Remembering Nelson Mandela’s first steps of freedom
On Sunday 11 February 1990 - 25 years ago - millions of people around the world watched as
Nelson Mandela walked out of the gates of Victor Verster prison in Paarl.
