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Declassified: Apartheid profits – Who funded the National Party?

While researching the recently published book Apartheid, Guns and Money: A Tale of Profit, Open Secrets collected approximately 40 000 archival documents from 25 archives in seven countries. This treasure trove contains damning details of individuals and corporations that propped up apartheid and profited in return. Many of these documents[…]

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Dlamini lambasts female presidential hopefuls

ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini has lambasted ANC presidential hopefuls Baleka Mbete and Lindiwe Sisulu for vying for the ANC presidential post. Dlamini says former African Union Commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is the only woman candidate chosen by the League. She told a gathering at the Germiston Stadium on[…]

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First social media sentiment survey raises many questions

Last week, local research house, Ratepop, issued a media release claiming to have conducted the country’s “first social media technology-driven political sentiment” survey. In it, a number of claims are made about support for the governing African National Congress (ANC) by party faithfuls. Some of the results include: that 59.2%[…]

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Charlottesville: White House defends Trump response

The White House has defended President Donald Trump’s reaction to deadly violence over a white supremacist rally in Virginia, amid criticism he did not explicitly condemn far-right groups. But a spokesman said his condemnation included white supremacists. A woman was killed on Saturday when a car rammed into a crowd[…]

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Blikkiesdorp, a forgotten community

By Thakira Desai Photos by Thakira Desai and freelance filmmaker, Steffan Siebel-Cortopassi In startling contrast to the inner city, VOC’s news team was this week left speechless upon witnessing the reality of life on the outskirts of the City of Cape Town, in an area that is aptly nicknamed ‘Blikkiesdorp’.[…]

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