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20/04/2012 - SOUTH AFRICA

Positive discrimination in South African universities

The issue of positive discrimination in South Africa's universities is a complex one. The University of Cape Town is at the centre of the debate, with some arguing that there aren't enough black students and others saying the measures are unfair. The general consensus seems to be that improvements have been made since independence 18 years ago, but the topic of giving a helping hand to disadvantaged South Africans is far from black and white.

10/11/2011 - SOUTH AFRICA

Fighting the land war

In South Africa, a local Zulu community has filed a claim for 91 properties, forests, sugar cane farms, mining land, and an entire coastal town. They argue that their descendants were thrown off the land by white settlers at the beginning of the 20th century. After 13 years they've now won their case, but the situation remains in limbo as the next step in the process is awaited.

01/09/2011 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Nigeria: the growing influence of al Qaeda

The attack on the UN in Nigeria thrust a little-known terrorist group into the spotlight. The organisation, linked to al Qaeda, could just be the tip of the iceberg. Also, Nelson Mandela is heading into his twilight years, but his family is already at odds over his legacy. Finally, South African athlete Oscar Pistorius becomes the first double amputee to race with able-bodied runners in the World Championships.

07/07/2011 - SOUTH AFRICA

Unaware of the past: is this the future for young South Africans?

Twenty years after the face South Africa changed forever, a new generation has grown up never knowing apartheid. But now they risk having a distorted picture of their country's history. The ANC's youth movement leader Julius Malema is delivering much anti-white rhetoric; but since history lessons are no longer compulsory in schools, young South Africans don't always get the opportunity to hear any other versions of events.

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30/06/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Mark Gevisser, author of "A legacy of liberation"

Marc Perelman talks with Mark Gevisser, author of "A legacy of liberation", about post-apartheid South Africa. He shares his concerns about growing support for youth leader Julius Malema.

27/01/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Father Emmanuel Lafont, 'the priest of Soweto'

As a white priest in apartheid-era Soweto, Father Emmanuel Lafont lived through turbulent times. A friend of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, he transformed his church in the infamous black township into a voting bureau for the first free elections in South Africa.

22/07/2010 - SOUTH AFRICA

Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu to retire from public eye

Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu announced Thursday that he is to withdraw from public life this year when he turns 79, in order to spend more time with his family. Tutu was a leading figure in South Africa's struggle against apartheid.

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10/06/2010 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Football fever hits South Africa

The biggest football show on earth has finally rolled on the continent 80 years after the first edition held in Uruguay - it's a momentous occasion for the rainbow nation and for Africa as whole - from Johannesburg, to Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria, the streets are filled with color and music - it promises to be an exciting tournament with African football fans hoping that the cup will stay on the continent.

06/04/2010 - TOP STORY

South Africa: a fragile democracy?

The murder of Eugene Terreblanche brought a horrific end to a life spent trying to maintain minority rule then denying majority rule. But his death has reopened the debate on just how far the rainbow nation has come since the end of apartheid. So has Terreblanche's murder exposed the fraility of a post apartheid society? Or is it simply a grim reminder of history?

05/04/2010 - SOUTH AFRICA

Calls for calm follow killing of far-right leader Terre'blanche

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has called for calm after white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'blanche was found beaten and hacked to death on his farm in the country's north-west. Terre'blanche fought to preserve apartheid in the 1990s.

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