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Apr
29
2023
By The African Mirror
Ruth Weiss, journalist who fought apartheid, finally honoured in South Africa

Ruth Weiss, journalist who fought apartheid, finally honoured in South Africa

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
A prophet has no honour in their homeland, goes the biblical adage. But of the many places that journalist, author and activist Ruth Weiss has lived – Germany (where she was born), South Africa, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Britain, Zambia and Denmark – which is her home? On 28 April, South Africa’s president will bestow an Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo on Weiss “for her contribution to the liberation struggle” and shining “the light on injustices in South Africa”. Author MELANIE BOEHI, Chercheuse postdoctorale, Université de Lausanne, Section d'histoire, University of the Witwatersrand This award – a national…
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Mar
12
2023
By The African Mirror
<strong>Peter Hain: Neil Aggett died fighting apartheid – South Africa’s rulers have betrayed the struggle</strong>

Peter Hain: Neil Aggett died fighting apartheid – South Africa’s rulers have betrayed the struggle

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
NEIL Aggett, the trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist who died in detention at the hands of police 41 years ago, was one of very few white South Africans who actively fought apartheid. He was only 29 when he died. He came from a community enjoying one of the most privileged existences on earth, with a black servant class attending to their every need. Yet he gave that all up because he believed every person – regardless of their “race”, religion, gender or sexuality – had the right to justice, the right to liberty, the right to equality of opportunity. He…
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