Twenty years on, SA marks news of Madiba's release

Twenty years after announcing Nelson Mandela's release from prison, former SA president FW de Klerk commemorated the speech.

From one warrior to another ...

Prime Evil appeals to Zuma’s sense of fair play as a former enemy in arms, writes Mandy Rossouw.

Ghosts of SA prison tell what apartheid really meant

The testimonies left by Number Four jail's non-white inmates are a stark reminder of a brutal and barbaric regime.

Questions of connection

Percy Zvomuya talks to Antjie Krog about King Moshoeshoe, belonging and whether the English language can carry the burden of South African experience.

Mantashe: Education struggles with apartheid legacy

The country's education system will take "decades" to shake off apartheid's legacy, ANC general secretary Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday.

'Ballet doesn't identify colour, it identifies talent'

The black body is not suited to ballet, dancer Thoriso Magongwa was told by choreographer Martin Schönberg at the Ballet Theatre Afrikan.

Of pretence and protest

Njabulo S Ndebele explores the collective anguish of a nation trying to find the way past race and into leadership.

Apartheid replaced with apathy

It's not often that the halls of the Cape Town Waterfront offer up experiences of profound reflection that make you reconsider the citizenship.

SA does about-turn on US apartheid case

SA has overturned a decision not to support class action for apartheid reparations from eight US-based companies, it was reported on Thursday.

Zuma visits anti-apartheid base in Angola

SA President Jacob Zuma made an emotional pilgrimage on Friday to a former anti-apartheid guerrilla camp in Angola.