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Apartheid

Apartheid is an Afrikaans word, translating as "separateness", or "the state of being apart." It refers to the system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa between 1948 and 1991.

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Reports & Analysis

Dancer and academic, Mmatumisang Motsisi from South Africa.

Dancing away preconceptions about ADHD

Dancing away preconceptions about ADHD

A South African theatre-maker dances her way through work and life.
DiversityNovember 15, 202405:37 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | Inequality in Africa

Street debate: Inequality 30 years after apartheid

Street debate: Inequality 30 years after apartheid

The 77 Percent speaks to young Capetonians to understand inequalities, 30 years after apartheid.
SocietySeptember 24, 202408:50 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | Inequality in Africa

South Africa: Cape Town's wealth gap decades after apartheid

South Africa: Cape Town's wealth gap decades after apartheid

High rents have made it unaffordable to live in Cape Town, South Africa, a city shaped by apartheid-era segregation.
EqualitySeptember 23, 202403:00 min
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Ruth Weiss' lifelong fight against apartheid and racism

Ruth Weiss' lifelong fight against apartheid and racism

As she turns 100, Jewish journalist Ruth Weiss speaks about documenting the atrocities of apartheid in South Africa.
Human RightsJuly 25, 2024
Südafrika Kapstadt | Cyril Ramaphosa und John Steenhuisen

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Are South African MPs undermining the GNU?

South Africa is witnessing a parliamentary chaos over language policies.
PoliticsJuly 19, 202402:56 min
Nelson Mandela - 10. Todestag

Nelson Mandela Day: An opportunity to return to the ideals

Nelson Mandela Day: An opportunity to return to the ideals

Mandela Day offers an opportunity to return to the ideals that he stood for as the country builds a new coalition.
SocietyJuly 18, 202401:30 min
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South Africa's apartheid-era victims demand reparations

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of protesters have set up camp in Johannesburg, demanding reparations.
PoliticsMay 1, 2024
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Afghanistan: Calls for ending Taliban's 'gender apartheid'

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and Afghan activists have slammed the world for paying lip service to women's rights.
EqualityDecember 20, 2023
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Queer South Africa: Zanele Muholi breaks taboos

Now on show in a Berlin exhibition, South African photographer Zanele Muholi's work focuses on LGBTQ Black identities.
CultureNovember 26, 2021
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