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Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress Has Violated Everything He Stood For

A Noble Legacy in Tatters

It is now 33 years since the anti-apartheid icon and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in prison. The ANC, which is currently South Africa's ruling party, has failed to deliver on his vision: Once hailed as a liberator, it has become shrouded in corruption scandals and incompetence.

Critics Lash Back Against Reporter Who Wrote About Xenophobia

Backlash on a Story of Xenophobia

As journalists, feedback — solicited and unsolicited — is inevitable. When it comes to sensitive subjects like xenophobia in South Africa, the approach taken to cover it becomes that much more important.

Xenophobia in South Africa Mimics Apartheid-Era Violence

Xenophobia in South Africa Mimics Apartheid-Era Violence

Some experts say that the reason Black vigilantes target Black Africans might be rooted in South Africa’s apartheid-era education system, which portrayed the rest of the continent as uncivilized and underdeveloped, leaving the majority of South Africans without a sense of pan-Africanism.

In a Corner of South Africa, Muslim Tradition Has Outlasted Slavery and Apartheid

In a Corner of South Africa, Muslim Tradition Has Outlasted Slavery and Apartheid

It’s perhaps ironic that such a beautiful exhibition of culture came about in a community that had been befallen by slavery, exploitation and apartheid before finally witnessing the beginning of democracy in 1995, with the election of the onetime resistance leader Nelson Mandela as president.