Glugging his vodka, Mbalula was loath to ask Putin about Navalny
Why is it that a dissident dies whenever SA shares a stage with the Russians? asks Barney Mthombothi.
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Why is it that a dissident dies whenever SA shares a stage with the Russians? asks Barney Mthombothi.
In fighting for freedom, Hlako Kenny Rachidi challenged the state of mind of the oppressed
In fighting for freedom, Hlako Kenny Rachidi challenged the state of mind of the oppressed
There seems to be a flurry of new books about unsung, lesser-known anti-apartheid struggle heroes. A few also remember and honour the victims.
In 1976 Mapetla Mohapi was the first Black Consciousness leader to be killed in detention. His comrade, Steve Biko, tried to get justice for him, but then he too was killed. Mapetla’s widow, Nohle Mohapi-Mbetshu, has been fighting for truth and justice ever since. She was the first to testify at the TRC, yet justice still eludes the family. After his death, Thenjiwe Mtintso, a colleague of Mapetla, who was arrested in the same month, was tortured by an officer she believes was involved in his murder. But Judge Smalberger of the Eastern Cape Division later deemed her account of how his de...