The struggle to free the airwaves from state control was part of the larger anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. In Cape Town, Bush Radio was at the forefront, training broadcasters […]
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Roger Lucey was a white South African growing up in apartheid South Africa. He loved music and he loved his country. Paul Erasmus was a white South African growing up […]
Time has brought about enormous change in relations between the Netherlands and South Africa: from the days when Dutch settlers founded Cape Town and formed the Boer community to the […]
David Swatling visits the 11th International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam. Its “gay” programme featured several impressive films. David meets the maker of “You can’t go home again”, a study […]
Deforestation and soil degradation in many of the areas were blak people were forced to live are only two of the problems created by apartheid. Another is toxic waste dumping. […]
After the collapse of apartheid, people will have to come to terms with the new reality in South Africa. As it will be the young generation who will have to […]
How will South Africa’s arts community fare now that the country is about to get a black majority government? Uncertainty abounds because, as always, it will depend on how much […]
One of the major challenges facing the new South African government is the issue of land reform. The apartheid regime confiscated vast tracts of land from the black majority as […]