South Africa
South Africa: Communists convene broad front to halt country’s decline
May 24, 2017South Africa is facing greater uncertainty and dysfunction than at any time since the height of the struggle against white minority rule.
Read moreThis week in history: Coretta Scott King born in 1927
April 25, 2017Coretta Scott King was an author, activist, and civil rights leader in her own right, and the mother of four children. In her early life, she was an accomplished singer, and she often incorporated music into...
Read moreSouth African Communists: Corruption may lead to split from ANC
March 13, 2017The South African Communist Party branded top leaders of the ANC “rotten to the core” yesterday, signaling a split in the alliance that ended apartheid.
Read moreZuma impeachment rebuffed, but calls for removal intensify
April 12, 2016Events commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the assasination of Chris Hani were held throughout South Africa over the weekend.
Read moreToday in history: Birthday of South African liberation fighter Oliver Tambo
October 27, 2015Oliver Reginald Tambo, anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary, was born on this date in 1917.
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