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We ended apartheid in our nation, now it is our honour to be asked by Palestinian comrades to invoke that struggle to fight against the apartheid regime imposed on them by Israel, writes STEPHEN FAULKNER

Earlier this month, Wits University conferred an honorary doctorate in Science on Ambassador Abdul Minty, a key figure in South Africa’s nuclear disarmament programme. During his acceptance speech, Minty painted a picture of what it took for the world to admit that South Africa had destructive nuclear weapons and how the country transitioned to peaceful nuclear energy. Here is an edited version of that speech.

The recent loss of Malaysian Airlines Flights MH370 and MH17 have been the source of endless speculation. Many questions remain unanswered. For MH17 at

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