Today in history: Birthday of South African liberation fighter Oliver Tambo
Oliver Reginald Tambo, anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary, was born on this date in 1917.
South Africa, then and now
In all the words emitted on the occasion of the passing of Nelson Mandela, one thread questions whether anything significant was accomplished with the end of apartheid.
Today in history: Nelson Mandela's birthday
Mandela was elected South Africa's first black president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for his fight against racist apartheid, and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards world peace
Unholy alliance: Israel, apartheid South Africa and nukes
Sasha Polakow-Suransky's book "Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa" has ripped the lid off the secret world of unholy alliances and weapons of mass destruction.
