Feb 01 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price hold news briefing By Associated Press The Biden administration is rejecting an Amnesty International 278-page report that claims Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948. Continue reading
Jan 31 Israel calls on Amnesty International to not release report accusing country of apartheid By Associated Press Israel has called on Amnesty International not to publish an upcoming report accusing it of apartheid. The Foreign Ministry says the conclusions of the London-based international human rights group are "false, biased and antisemitic."… Continue reading
Jan 01 ‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu By Associated Press Tutu died last Sunday at age 90. His plain pine coffin, the cheapest available at his request to avoid any ostentatious displays, was the center of the service, which also featured African choirs, prayers and incense. Continue reading
Dec 27 Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality By Mogomotsi Magome, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press The legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s activism for equality continues to reverberate among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when the clergyman battled apartheid. Continue reading
Dec 24 South African minister objects to sale of Mandela’s cell key By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press The key is among Mandela memorabilia being sold by Guernsey’s auction house in New York on Jan. 28. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 5:29 A chef cooks her way to connection across South Africa’s cultural divide By Fred de Sam Lazaro This year marks the 25th anniversary of democratic rule in South Africa. A new generation of black South Africans, who grew up free of the restrictions of apartheid, are now transforming the country’s cultural landscape -- beginning with its food. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 6:13 How to improve education and economic opportunity for black South Africans By Fred de Sam Lazaro It’s been 25 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa, but parts of the brutal era’s legacy still linger. Ensuring that all South Africans receive an equal education, for example, remains an elusive challenge. Special correspondent Fred de… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 7:18 How failing infrastructure and climate change leave many South Africans without water By Fred de Sam Lazaro It's been 25 years since South Africa dismantled apartheid, and while political progress has occurred, the young democracy continues to face hurdles. In recent years, extreme drought pushed the country to the brink of disaster, and although rainfall finally mitigated… Continue watching
May 10 South Africa’s ruling ANC coasting to win in national elections By Andrew Meldrum, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The African National Congress, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, had 57 percent of the vote in Wednesday's election after 95 percent of votes were counted. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 3:26 Remembering Hugh Masekela, master musician who fought for South African freedom By Jeffrey Brown Over the course of his six-decade career, Hugh Masekela’s jazz and anti-apartheid activism made him a beloved international figure. In exile, he used his music as a form of activism to call for Nelson Mandela’s release from prison and freedom… Continue watching