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On April 9th in Pretoria, South African Afrikaner singer Sunette Bridges chained herself to the statue of former Boer leader Paul Kruger, known as the father of the Afrikaner nation, to protest against calls for its removal. The statue was covered in gree

South Africa’s most famous cartoonist considers what to do with statues of white oppressors

Global Politics

A South African satirist cartoonist says mock ’em, get mad at ’em, even remove ’em, but don’t destroy the white oppressor statues. There’s still things to learn from them.

Former South African president P.W. Botha and his wife Elize

Ever wonder how South Africa’s former leaders justified apartheid?

Conflict & Justice

Investigating Officer of Pistorius Case has an Attempted Murder Charge Pending

Conflict & Justice
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