Cassius Selala|Published
Three decades after democracy, South Africa still grapples with the meaning and role of race. Although the country’s Constitution proclaims that all people are equal before the law, race remains deeply embedded in the policies and politics of transformation.
This reality has raised a question that is both uncomfortable and vital: Is South Africa still a race-regulated country?
The concise answer is no, at least not in the manner apartheid South Africa once was.
During apartheid, race determined where one could reside, who one could marry, the type of work available, and whether one’s humanity was recognised by the state.
It was a system…
Nelson Mandela: Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid revolutionary, was
imprisoned for 27 years and became South Africa’s first black president in 1994.
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Fun South African Fact: Bones found in South Africa help support the theory that modern humans originated in Africa.
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Laaitie – a young male [light-e] This term is used to describe a male in his teens or early twenties.