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Benedict Birnberg obituary

Pioneering lawyer and civil liberties campaigner who paved the way for the abolition of the death penalty in Britain

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

Dream or mirage: Can South Africa’s white-led opposition win in 2024?

South Africa’s key opposition party believes it is the government-in-waiting ahead of the 2024 vote. But analysts doubt.

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2023

The thorny issue of 'race' in South African politics: why it endures almost 30 years after apartheid ended

“Race” continues to have much political salience in South Africa, a country where, in the past, perceived differences of skin colour were used to construct a hierarchy of “races”, with whites at the top, to justify their political economic domination.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023

Aziz Pahad: the unassuming South African diplomat who skilfully mediated crises in Africa, and beyond

Aziz Goolam Pahad, who has died at the age of 82, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician and deputy minister of foreign affairs in the post-1994 government.

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2023

Mumbai: Man held with MDMA worth Rs 15.42 lakh, cops hunt for Nigerian supplier

MUMBAI: One person was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti Narcotics Cell allegedly with 51.4 grams of MDMA, popularly known as 'ecstasy', worth Rs 15.42 lakh, an official said on Thursday.

The Times of India · Sep 28, 2023

South African anti-migrant ‘vigilantes’ register as party for next year’s polls

Operation Dudula changes tactics from evictions and violence, with plans to fight elections on platform of expelling foreigners

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Thatcher didn’t care that Buthelezi inflicted mass bloodshed on South Africa, but we mustn’t forget

Ahead of the warlord’s funeral today, there have been nauseating attempts to kindly reassess him. Don’t fall for it, says the Guardian’s former South Africa correspondent Chris McGreal

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023

Mangosuthu Buthelezi obituary

Powerful figure in apartheid-era South Africa whose Inkatha Freedom party clashed with the ANC

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

Mangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa's history

Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of black South African leaders who influenced the transition from the white minority apartheid regime to a society under a democratically elected government.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2023

Controversial South African political figure and Zulu minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies at 95

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the death of controversial South African politician and traditional minister of the Zulu ethnic group Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi at the age of 95

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023