Maimane’s final push before Election Day.

The EFF leader has never hid his support for Zimbabwe’s disastrous land reform plans, and Julius Malema made some bold comparisons on Thursday.

This year’s celebrations sought to commemorate the empowerment of indigenous languages.

The president begged for more time as we head into a full week of load shedding.

The Sharpeville Massacre on 21 March 1960 was a turning point in South African history.

Hank Willis Thomas is accused of plagiarism and appropriation after he reworked some of the most iconic images in SA’s history.

Poetry has great power to make an impact. In a poem, written by anti-Apartheid activist Dennis Brutus, he reflects on the harrowing events on 21 March 1960.

Human Rights Day isn’t just a public holiday. It’s an important day in South Africa’s history and one that should be remembered. So, when you take time out on your day off, remember to reflect.

Nelson Mandela said on Human Rights Day in 1996: “It is a day which, more than many others, captures the essence of the struggle of the South African people and the soul of our non-racial democracy.” He described Sharpeville as “the Cradle of Human Rights”.

The Sharpeville shooting marked a turning point in Apartheid’s fortunes. The massacre of 69 protestors by police galvanised world opinion and was the first real shot-in-the-arm to the anti-Apartheid movement in the West. Meanwhile, inside the country, Sharpeville set off a wave of rioting and unrest and set the stage for an entirely new level of Government repression in the decade to come.