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South Africa Chant That Calls for ‘Killing’ White Farmers Evokes Apartheid Divisions
A South African revolutionary song calling for blacks to kill white farmers has fomented racial tensions in the lead-up to elections. The main political opposition party has complained to the United National Human Rights Council.
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Decline and Decay: a Sobering Trip Through Southern Africa
I spent most of August 2015 in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia—a depressing and mournful tour indeed.
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US Appeals Court Rejects Apartheid Cases Against Ford, IBM
Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot sue IBM Corp. and Ford Motor Corp. in New York because they cannot show that the companies’ alleged offending behavior occurred in the United States, a federal appeals court said Monday
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Theater Review: ‘A Human Being Died That Night’
“A Human Being Died That Night” provides a passionate theatrical experience and much food for thought.
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This Is New York: A Radiologist Who Learned to Cherish Life Under Apartheid
In the midmorning hours of the Fourth of July, amid light droplets of rain, Elizabeth Garnett sat in contemplative solitude on the High Line.
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Movie Review: ‘Winnie Mandela’
“Behind every great man is a great woman.” Most agree Nelson Mandela was a great man. Was wife Winnie a great woman?
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Miriam Makeba: Vocalist, Activist, Inspiration
Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born 81 years ago today in Prospect Township, outside Johannesburg South Africa
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Legendary South African Photographer Alf Kumalo Dies
South Africa is mourning the loss of photographer Alf Kumalo who died of renal failure in a Johannesburg hospital.
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Anti-Apartheid Heroes Denied Visas to Canada
Visitor visa denials for South Africans convicted under apartheid laws needs to end, say critics. The government agrees.
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South Africa Chant That Calls for ‘Killing’ White Farmers Evokes Apartheid Divisions
A South African revolutionary song calling for blacks to kill white farmers has fomented racial tensions in the lead-up to elections. The main political opposition party has complained to the United National Human Rights Council.
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Decline and Decay: a Sobering Trip Through Southern Africa
I spent most of August 2015 in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia—a depressing and mournful tour indeed.
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US Appeals Court Rejects Apartheid Cases Against Ford, IBM
Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot sue IBM Corp. and Ford Motor Corp. in New York because they cannot show that the companies’ alleged offending behavior occurred in the United States, a federal appeals court said Monday
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Theater Review: ‘A Human Being Died That Night’
“A Human Being Died That Night” provides a passionate theatrical experience and much food for thought.
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This Is New York: A Radiologist Who Learned to Cherish Life Under Apartheid
In the midmorning hours of the Fourth of July, amid light droplets of rain, Elizabeth Garnett sat in contemplative solitude on the High Line.
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Movie Review: ‘Winnie Mandela’
“Behind every great man is a great woman.” Most agree Nelson Mandela was a great man. Was wife Winnie a great woman?
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Miriam Makeba: Vocalist, Activist, Inspiration
Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born 81 years ago today in Prospect Township, outside Johannesburg South Africa
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Legendary South African Photographer Alf Kumalo Dies
South Africa is mourning the loss of photographer Alf Kumalo who died of renal failure in a Johannesburg hospital.
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Anti-Apartheid Heroes Denied Visas to Canada
Visitor visa denials for South Africans convicted under apartheid laws needs to end, say critics. The government agrees.
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