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The swinging ‘Toppies’ from Sharpeville
The people in the hall looked at the nine well-dressed madalas on the stage. They could not believe their eyes. What were these ou...


Who gets rich in Bophuthatswana?
For many companies Bophuthatswana is like a pot of honey. They fly there for the easy money. But for the workers in Bophuthatswana, life...


Tutu – voice of the voiceless
Archbishop Desmond Tutu loves to tell jokes — like the one about the time when he and P.W. Botha came together for a meeting. They didn’t...
Building on the Freedom Charter
The Freedom Charter was born at the Congress of the People in Kliptown on 26 June 1955. People came from all over the country to share...


Hamba kahle Comrade Mackson
Mackson Tshikambu is dead!”. When I heard these words, I stopped for a moment. He was a man I knew. I felt a loss. Mackson Tshikambu. I...
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