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Haron family closer to justice as closing arguments in inquest wrap in High Court

By Aneeqa du Plessis After more than 53 years, the Haron family are now one-step closer to hearing the truth in their father’s death. This comes as closing arguments in Imam Abdullah Haron’s reopened inquest were wrapped up in the Cape High Court yesterday. The anti-apartheid activist was detained for 123 days, interrogated daily and kept in solitary confinement without trail until his demise in 1969. The initial 1970 inquest […]

today26 April 2023

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Madiba statue unveiled at Cape Town City Hall

The iconic moment in which Nelson Mandela gave his first speech as a free man in Cape Town in February 1990 has been captured forever in a new monument which was unveiled at the City Hall today. At the unveiling which was attended by Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu, representatives of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and other dignitaries, the 1.95 metre bronze statue was revealed to the citizens of Cape Town. […]

today24 July 2018

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Learning about Winnie

A tribute to the late Winnie Madikizela Mandela by Ibrahim Kangwa Chibwe  This is how I came to know Winnie Mandela. At some school in central Zambia, our school teacher would walk into class and shouts, “Morning class, open your social studies text books and go to chapter 6. Today we are learning about freedom and liberation.” Soon names like Winnie Mandela, Oliver Tambo and Steve Biko were popular in […]

today13 April 2018

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