Podcasts about Sharpeville

Graeme Raubenheimer is joined by historian and writer Zikhona Valela to reflect on the legacy of Sharpeville and the evolving significance of Youth Day in South Africa. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

¡Oh, viajeros de galaxias y devoradores de historias, bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio de Cinefilia y Otras Hierbas, Cine, televisión, música y videojuegos para escuchar.Soy José Enrique Guzmán, su guía en este paseo por esta galaxia muy, muy lejana y hoy, con el fervor de un piloto rebelde, nos lanzamos al torbellino del tercer arco de la segunda temporada de Andor —episodios 7, 8 y 9—, una odisea que brilla como un sable láser en la penumbra, redefiniendo lo que Star Wars puede llegar a ser. Andor es, sin exagerar, un milagro televisivo. Bajo la pluma alquimista de Tony Gilroy, ese orfebre de Rogue One y Michael Clayton, Andor no es solo una serie; es un tapiz tejido con hilos de humanidad, donde cada puntada revela el alma de sus personajes. Cassian Andor, con su corazón fracturado pero indomable; Mon Mothma, cuya elegancia oculta una voluntad de acero; Luthen Rael, un titiritero que juega con fuego para iluminar la oscuridad. Ellos no habitan la pantalla: la incendian, cada diálogo es un dardo, cada silencio un grito, y la serie destila una madurez que eleva el mito galáctico a nuevas cumbres.Y en este tercer arco, cinéfilos hierberos, la cosa se pone seria.Después de una primera temporada que plantó las semillas y una segunda que las ha regado con intriga política y dilemas morales, llegamos al evento que terminó siendo el latido fundacional de la Alianza Rebelde: la masacre de Ghorman. Ghorman es más que una tragedia galáctica; es un espejo de nuestras propias heridas históricas, un eco de Sharpeville en 1960, donde la policía sudafricana abrió fuego contra una multitud desarmada, pero encendió la resistencia, o de Tiananmén en 1989, cuando tanques aplastaron la voz de los valientes, que le gritaron al mundo que la libertad no se negocia. En Ghorman el Imperio muestra su garra, pero en su arrogancia siembra las semillas de su ruina, con Mon Mothma rompiendo su máscara de senadora para denunciar al Emperador como “monstruo que vendrá por todos nosotros”, un paso que la convierte en fugitiva y líder.Prepárense para un arco que no solo promete acción y tensión, sino una reflexión profunda sobre el costo de la libertad y el poder de la resistencia colectiva. Así que, agarren sus blasters, ajusten sus auriculares y únanse a Diosías Acuña y a mi persona en esta galaxia de emociones, análisis y, por supuesto, un poquito de hierba cinéfila. Andor está a punto de encender la mecha y nosotros estamos listos para el estallido.¡No te puedes perder esta conversa!Les recuerdo a nuestros seguidores que CINEFILIA Y OTRAS HIERBAS tiene un Patreon, en el cual les ofrecemos beneficios adicionales a quienes decidan apoyarnos económicamente: ⁠www.patreon.com/cinefiliayotrashierbas⁠Adicionalmente, si quieren escribirnos pueden hacerlo al correo: cinefiliayotrashierbas@gmail.comNo olviden suscribirse si aún no lo han hecho, compartir este episodio por lo menos con dos amigos, dejar un comentario y un like, eso nos ayudará a crecer y a encontrar más audiencia.¡Que disfruten el episodio!#Andor #Imperio #StarWars #Ghorman

Sharpeville Massacre: The Truth Still Unheard by Radio Islam

Stellenbosch Universiteitprofessor Thuli Madonsela sê dat al die menseregte wat in die Suid-Afrikaanse Handves van Menseregte, Hoofstuk 2 van die Grondwet, vervat is, nooit aan alle Suid-Afrikaners toegeken is nie. Madonsela sê die geskiedenis van Menseregtedag is gegrond op die Sharpeville-slagting wat op 21 Maart 1960 in Gauteng plaasgevind het, waar die apartheid-polisie 69 anti-apartheidbetogers doodgeskiet het.

El 21 de marzo de 1960 ocurrió la Matanza de Sharpeville, en la localidad de Sharpeville (Sudáfrica) cuando la policía abrió fuego contra una manifestación pacífica que protestaba contra el apartheid.

Today on The Midday Report on 702 and CapeTalk, host Mandy Wiener covers the latest news, including Deputy President Paul Mashatile leading this year’s Human Rights Day events. The PAC is in Sharpeville and is calling for Human Rights Day to be renamed to commemorate the massacre. The DA’s Helen Zille speaks to Mandy about why she is in Claremont, Johannesburg. Since it is Friday, Mandy brings us sports and good things. This and more on the Midday Report with Mandy Wiener. Listen live - The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is broadcast on weekdays from noon to 1pm on 702 and CapeTalk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania has taken its commemoration of the Sharpeville Massacre to the Dlomo Dam in the Vaal in Gauteng. This as the country marks Human Rights Day today which the PAC still insists should instead be officially called Sharpeville Massacre Day. Secretary General, Apa Pooe says the struggle continues today to be about about land restoration to African people

März 1960: Ohne Warnung feuerte die Polizei des Apartheid-Regimes auf friedliche Demonstranten. Ihr Tod wird zum Wendepunkt in der Geschichte Südafrikas und der weltweiten Verurteilung von Rassismus. March, Leonie www.deutschlandfunk.de, Kalenderblatt

Welcome to today's episode, where we're taking a moment to reflect on the significance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed every year on March 21st. This day holds deep historical meaning, as it commemorates a tragic moment in history: on this day in 1960, police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire on peaceful protesters, killing 69 people who were demonstrating against the discriminatory apartheid "pass laws." In this particular podcast, we pay particular attention to the Khoi and San people, and we ask activist Simon Witbooi(Nama) about their place in the new South Africa. Produced by Shaldon Ferris Image: Simon Witbooi (Nama) at Cultural Survival's FPIC Conference in Cape Town Music: 'Whispers' by Ziibiwan, used with permission. 'Burn your village to the ground', by The Haluci Nation, used with permission.

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Daylight savings, bingo 1985, Sello, the history of South Africa, segregation, the Sharpeville massacre, Nelson Mandela, air fryers, Maki Skosana, Desmond Tutu, Mandela United Football Club, Black July, Haiti, Tim Lopez, the end of apartheid, and much much more!!Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen.The Beard StrugglePodUp!PatreonMerchBuy Us A CoffeeYouTubeInstagramBlue SkyTiktokThe Sassholes Insta!!Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/curiosityLicense code: 7QU9IW0B2IJBFZJYMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/christian-larssen/suburban-honeymoonLicense code: 1OKNVEXYPW8QAYSHMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/bass-vibesLicense code: YYUZSRCQDGQROBB4Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/kick-backLicense code: QMHHB6U0M6H9WWENRead lessMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/albert-behar/tickling-the-ivoriesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Le Comité du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco est réuni depuis le 21 juillet à New Delhi, en Inde. Lors de cette 46ème session, il a décidé d'intégrer plusieurs sites, notamment africains, dans la liste du patrimoine mondial. Quels sont les sites qui ont intégré cette liste et pourquoi ces choix ? Lazare Eloundou est directeur du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco et répond aux questions de Pierre Firtion. RFI : Lazare Eloundou, cinq sites africains rejoignent donc la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco. Sur ces cinq sites, on note d'abord la présence de trois sites archéologiques en Éthiopie, en Afrique du Sud et au Kenya avec la ville historique de Gedi.Lazare Eloundou : Le site sud-africain est un site d'occupation du Pléistocène qui est assez intéressant. Les autorités sud-africaines ont lancé énormément de travaux de conservation, de travaux de recherches scientifiques et c'est un nouveau site qui montre la richesse et la diversité de l'Afrique du Sud. C'est la même chose aussi pour le site archéologique de Gedi au Kenya, qui est un site qui est extrêmement bien entretenu, qui a été très bien fouillé, très bien documenté, qui remontre encore la présence vraiment d'une urbanisation très ancienne le long de la côte.Autre site retenu : la Cour royale de Tiébélé au Burkina Faso. C'est là un ensemble architectural en terre qui est plus récent, qui date du XVIe siècle ?Oui, tout à fait. C'est un site très riche. C'est un site vivant, encore habité, où il y a une incroyable richesse culturelle, une organisation de la société pour l'entretien de cette Cour royale et les autorités burkinabè continuent de faire des efforts pour sa conservation. Et c'est un site qui n'est pas très grand, mais qui est incroyablement riche et qui mériterait vraiment d'être connu et qui mériterait d'être visité.Dernier lieu africain à intégrer cette liste du patrimoine mondial : les sites de mémoire de Nelson Mandela, en Afrique du Sud…Et je dois dire que l'inscription de ce site a été un moment extraordinaire, lors de la session du comité du patrimoine mondial. La majorité des membres du comité ont tous soutenu l'inscription de ce site. Ce qui est important, c'est que ce site continue de passer un message important, non seulement le message de l'Afrique du Sud, mais aussi le message du monde entier, celui de l'importance de l'égalité, de la réconciliation et du pardon. L'ensemble de ces lieux, dont on se rappelle, la Place de Walter Sisulu, le site du Massacre de Sharpeville, le Union Buildings et bien d'autres que moi j'ai visité, que je connais, sont des sites qui nous permettent aujourd'hui de montrer encore pourquoi le patrimoine mondial est si important, parce qu'il permet de renforcer non seulement notre mémoire collective, mais aussi de passer des messages importants qui sont des messages de l'universel.Que va changer cette inscription sur la liste du patrimoine mondial pour ces sites-là qui ont été retenus ?Beaucoup de choses. Ça permet de connaître les différents pays, de se rendre compte que ces pays ont une richesse patrimoniale très importante. Mais une inscription au patrimoine mondial pour ces pays permet aussi d'accéder à un large éventail d'assistances technique et financière et ça permet aussi d'amener plus de personnes, plus de voyageurs, plus de tourisme, pour découvrir les histoires que ces sites racontent.On compte aujourd'hui à travers le monde 1 223 sites classés au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco. Plus d'une cinquantaine d'entre eux sont considérés comme en péril. La bonne nouvelle, côté africain, c'est que le plus grand parc naturel du Sénégal, le Niokolo-Koba, a été retiré de la liste de ce patrimoine en péril. Qu'est-ce qui a motivé cette décision ?La communauté internationale, l'ensemble des États membres de l'Unesco, ont considéré que leurs efforts conjoints qui avaient permis de mettre en place un projet ambitieux pour réduire les menaces sur ce site, aujourd'hui ont donné des efforts très satisfaisants, notamment pour essayer de ramener les espèces emblématiques qui existent dans ce grand parc qui étaient en disparition. Et ça, c'est grâce à l'effort aussi du gouvernement sénégalais, des autorités sénégalaises, des professionnels sénégalais. Et je crois que le comité du patrimoine mondial a considéré qu'il fallait cette décision pour reconnaître tous ces efforts et a décidé de le sortir de la liste du patrimoine mondial en péril.

Nancy Clark and William Worger join John to discuss their pioneering book, 'Voices of Sharpeville: The Long History of Racial Injustice', reflecting on the massacre's impact from past to present.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hace 58 años, en 1966, la Asamblea general de las naciones unidas proclamó el 21 de marzo como Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial.La fecha recuerda lo ocurrido el 21 de marzo de 1960 en la ciudad sudafricana de Sharpeville. La policía abrió fuego y mató a 69 personas en una manifestación pacífica contra la ley del apartheid.En diciembre de 2019, la Asamblea general aprobó una resolución en la que reiteraba que “todos los seres humanos nacen libres e iguales en dignidad y derechos y tienen la capacidad de contribuir de manera constructiva al desarrollo y bienestar de la sociedad y que todas las doctrinas de superioridad racial son científicamente falsas, moralmente condenables, socialmente injustas y peligrosas y deben rechazarse, al igual que las teorías con que se pretende determinar la existencia de razas humanas separadas Por eso hoy, 21 de marzo, las del "Diario económico" hemos puesto el foco enla explotación laboral,una de las formas en las que se concreta el racismo.Dos víctimas nos han contado cómo han conseguido salir, lo difícil que ha sido. Y que por fin van a poder tener una vida nueva y, sobre todo, DIGNA.Eva y Martina son nombres ficticios. Les ha acompañado Antonio Ranera, responsable del área de Migraciones de UGT Aragón.

032124 Mississippi, Sharpeville Massacre, Haiti Famine, Apple Suit, Anti-Transgender Vote in NYC by The News with Paul DeRienzo

OPPOSITION PARTIES COMMEMORATE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY IN SHARPEVILLE. Human Rights Day - MEC for Human Settlements and Infrastructure Development Lebogang Maile visited Diepkloof Hostel amidst a violent service delivery protest that erupted in the area today by hostel dwellers.A solidarity pilgrimage is taking place calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza, Palestine, in the form of a walk from Simon's Town to the Cape Town CBD, representing the length of the besieged Gaza Strip. Human Rights Day is a chance to celebrate our gains and rededicate ourselves to continue improving workers' lives- COSATU. POSITIVE MASCULINITY IS CRUCIAL TO PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SOUTH AFRICA: No one should be killed fighting for fundamental human rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out on Monday that when citizens consider the deteriorating state of human rights and fundamental freedoms in many parts of the world, they are mindful of a moral responsibility to strive for human rights for everybody across the world. Ramaphosa was writing to the nation in his weekly letter ahead of South Africa's Human Rights Day, on Thursday. He recalled the Sharpeville Massacre of March 21, 1960, when apartheid police killed 69 unarmed protesters who were taking a stand against the apartheid pass laws. "As we commemorate the tragic events that took place in Sharpeville in 1960, and recommit ourselves to the cause of human freedom, we stand firm in our position that human rights for only some are human rights for none. Let us all continue to advance and protect the human rights of all who live in South Africa," he highlighted. Ramaphosa noted that over the past three decades, citizens have worked together to undo the terrible legacy of apartheid. However, he said the effects of apartheid persist in health, educational and developmental outcomes, access to basic services and infrastructure, as well as in the racialised nature of poverty, unemployment, inequality and exclusion. He said Human Rights Month is an opportunity to assess the progress citizens have made over the past three decades to advance the Bill of Rights set out in the country's Constitution, as well as to reflect honestly on where citizens have fallen short. The results of Census 2022 released last year highlight the progress government has made in giving effect to the rights contained in the country's Constitution. He said 30 years into South Africa's democracy, people continue to enjoy the shelter and protection of the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Constitution. He said that the forebears who took up the struggle in defence of liberty and human rights at Sharpeville enjoyed no such protection, saying as a result of their struggles citizens now enjoy these rights. "We have to stand together united as we work for the realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all. We should not be in denial about our shortcomings and strive to overcome them with urgency," he said. For millions of South Africans, lack of access to basic services, unemployment and lack of opportunity affect the most fundamental of human rights - the right to dignity, Ramaphosa said. "As we continue to work towards realising the basic human rights of all South Africans, we are reminded that these rights are universal. That all people, everywhere, have basic rights and should be free to exercise them," he stated.

Nadat een protest in Sharpeville in 1960 uitmondt in een bloedbad, wordt het apartheidsregime alleen maar strenger. Julia Tsolo en haar moeder Gladys vertellen over de belangrijke rol die Gladys echtgenoot speelde bij dit protest in Zuid-Afrika.  Remco en Joya duiken met historicus Bas Kromhout in het verleden van Hendrik Verwoerd, de premier van Zuid-Afrika tijdens Sharpeville. In Stellenbosch ontmoeten ze iemand die nauw verbonden is met deze politieke leider. Ondertussen worstelt de Nederlandse politiek met de situatie in Zuid-Afrika, waarbij er meer besef ontstaat van de ernst van het regime. Echter, blijft de vraag of de Nederlandse regering actie zal ondernemen? Luister naar "Nederland en de Apartheid" op de vernieuwde NPO Luister app en binge alvast de hele serie. Nederland en de apartheid is mede tot stand gekomen met steun van het Fonds Bijzondere Journalistieke Projecten (www.fondsbjp.nl). 

La mattina del 21 Marzo 1960, nella township sudafricana di Sharpeville – una periferia dove abitano esclusivamente persone nere – migliaia di persone si stanno accalcando davanti alla stazione di polizia chiedendo a gran voce di essere arrestate e messe in cella. *  *  * Nell'Ottobre del 1986, il Senato americano impone per la prima volta sanzioni economiche contro il Sudafrica, per fare pressione al governo sudafricano affinché cancelli l'Apartheid – un brutale regime di segregazione razziale in vigore da quasi quarant'anni. L'approvazione delle sanzioni americane contro il Sudafrica, arrivata nonostante l'opposizione feroce del presidente Ronald Reagan, è il punto di arrivo di una lotta durata più di 30 anni – una lotta portata avanti non da presidenti e senatori, ma da una costellazione di associazioni e gruppi di attivisti sparsi per il territorio americano. Questa costellazione – il movimento anti-apartheid americano – è riuscita a prevalere e a raggiungere il suo obiettivo grazie ad un'idea nuova di finanza: un nuovo paradigma, per cui la finanza e gli investimenti smettono di essere soltanto un sistema per gestire i propri soldi e diventano un'arma per portare avanti idee, battaglie e valori. Fonti: - South African History Online. https://www.sahistory.org.za/ - BROYLES, P. A. (1998). THE IMPACT OF SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM ON CORPORATE INVOLVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE REAGAN ERA. International Review of Modern Sociology, 28(1), 1–19. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41421629 - Paul, K., & Aquila, D. A. (1988). Political Consequences of Ethical Investing: The Case of South Africa. Journal of Business Ethics, 7(9), 691–697. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25071819 - Divestment for humanity: the Anti-Apartheid Movement at the University of Michigan. http://michiganintheworld.history.lsa.umich.edu/antiapartheid/exhibits/show/exhibit

L'indignazione globale seguita alla notizia del massacro di Sharpeville trova terreno fertile negli Stati Uniti, dove da una costola movimento per i diritti civili degli afro-americani, nasce un movimento contro l'Apartheid in Sudafrica. Fin dagli anni '60, questo movimento si pone un obiettivo chiaro. La sua missione è quella di convincere le maggiori aziende americane ad interrompere i commerci e gli investimenti in Sudafrica, per mettere in ginocchio l'economia del paese. Ma che cosa vuol dire “convincere un'azienda”? *  *  * Nell'Ottobre del 1986, il Senato americano impone per la prima volta sanzioni economiche contro il Sudafrica, per fare pressione al governo sudafricano affinché cancelli l'Apartheid – un brutale regime di segregazione razziale in vigore da quasi quarant'anni. L'approvazione delle sanzioni americane contro il Sudafrica, arrivata nonostante l'opposizione feroce del presidente Ronald Reagan, è il punto di arrivo di una lotta durata più di 30 anni – una lotta portata avanti non da presidenti e senatori, ma da una costellazione di associazioni e gruppi di attivisti sparsi per il territorio americano. Questa costellazione – il movimento anti-apartheid americano – è riuscita a prevalere e a raggiungere il suo obiettivo grazie ad un'idea nuova di finanza: un nuovo paradigma, per cui la finanza e gli investimenti smettono di essere soltanto un sistema per gestire i propri soldi e diventano un'arma, per portare avanti idee, battaglie e valori. Fonti: - South African History Online. ⁠https://www.sahistory.org.za/⁠ - BROYLES, P. A. (1998). THE IMPACT OF SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM ON CORPORATE INVOLVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE REAGAN ERA. International Review of Modern Sociology, 28(1), 1–19. ⁠http://www.jstor.org/stable/41421629⁠ - Paul, K., & Aquila, D. A. (1988). Political Consequences of Ethical Investing: The Case of South Africa. Journal of Business Ethics, 7(9), 691–697. ⁠http://www.jstor.org/stable/25071819⁠ - Divestment for humanity: the Anti-Apartheid Movement at the University of Michigan. http://michiganintheworld.history.lsa.umich.edu/antiapartheid/exhibits/show/exhibit

South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and ruptures, and today stands on a precipice once again. Thula Simpson's History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present (Oxford UP, 2022) explores the country's tumultuous journey from the Second Anglo-Boer War to 2021. Drawing on diaries, letters, oral testimony and diplomatic reports, Thula Simpson follows the South African people through the battles, elections, repression, resistance, strikes, insurrections, massacres, crashes and epidemics that have shaped the nation. Tracking South Africa's path from colony to Union and from apartheid to democracy, Simpson documents the influence of key figures including Jan Smuts, Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, P.W. Botha, Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa. He offers detailed accounts of watershed events like the 1922 Rand Revolt, the Defiance Campaign, Sharpeville, the Soweto uprising and the Marikana massacre. He sheds light on the roles of Gandhi, Churchill, Castro and Thatcher, and explores the impact of the World Wars, the armed struggle and the Border War. Simpson's history charts the post-apartheid transition and the phases of ANC rule, from Rainbow Nation to transformation; state capture to 'New Dawn'. Along the way, it reveals the divisions and solidarities of sport; the nation's economic travails; and painful pandemics, from the Spanish flu to AIDS and Covid-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and ruptures, and today stands on a precipice once again. Thula Simpson's History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present (Oxford UP, 2022) explores the country's tumultuous journey from the Second Anglo-Boer War to 2021. Drawing on diaries, letters, oral testimony and diplomatic reports, Thula Simpson follows the South African people through the battles, elections, repression, resistance, strikes, insurrections, massacres, crashes and epidemics that have shaped the nation. Tracking South Africa's path from colony to Union and from apartheid to democracy, Simpson documents the influence of key figures including Jan Smuts, Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, P.W. Botha, Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa. He offers detailed accounts of watershed events like the 1922 Rand Revolt, the Defiance Campaign, Sharpeville, the Soweto uprising and the Marikana massacre. He sheds light on the roles of Gandhi, Churchill, Castro and Thatcher, and explores the impact of the World Wars, the armed struggle and the Border War. Simpson's history charts the post-apartheid transition and the phases of ANC rule, from Rainbow Nation to transformation; state capture to 'New Dawn'. Along the way, it reveals the divisions and solidarities of sport; the nation's economic travails; and painful pandemics, from the Spanish flu to AIDS and Covid-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and ruptures, and today stands on a precipice once again. Thula Simpson's History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present (Oxford UP, 2022) explores the country's tumultuous journey from the Second Anglo-Boer War to 2021. Drawing on diaries, letters, oral testimony and diplomatic reports, Thula Simpson follows the South African people through the battles, elections, repression, resistance, strikes, insurrections, massacres, crashes and epidemics that have shaped the nation. Tracking South Africa's path from colony to Union and from apartheid to democracy, Simpson documents the influence of key figures including Jan Smuts, Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, P.W. Botha, Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa. He offers detailed accounts of watershed events like the 1922 Rand Revolt, the Defiance Campaign, Sharpeville, the Soweto uprising and the Marikana massacre. He sheds light on the roles of Gandhi, Churchill, Castro and Thatcher, and explores the impact of the World Wars, the armed struggle and the Border War. Simpson's history charts the post-apartheid transition and the phases of ANC rule, from Rainbow Nation to transformation; state capture to 'New Dawn'. Along the way, it reveals the divisions and solidarities of sport; the nation's economic travails; and painful pandemics, from the Spanish flu to AIDS and Covid-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and ruptures, and today stands on a precipice once again. Thula Simpson's History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present (Oxford UP, 2022) explores the country's tumultuous journey from the Second Anglo-Boer War to 2021. Drawing on diaries, letters, oral testimony and diplomatic reports, Thula Simpson follows the South African people through the battles, elections, repression, resistance, strikes, insurrections, massacres, crashes and epidemics that have shaped the nation. Tracking South Africa's path from colony to Union and from apartheid to democracy, Simpson documents the influence of key figures including Jan Smuts, Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, P.W. Botha, Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa. He offers detailed accounts of watershed events like the 1922 Rand Revolt, the Defiance Campaign, Sharpeville, the Soweto uprising and the Marikana massacre. He sheds light on the roles of Gandhi, Churchill, Castro and Thatcher, and explores the impact of the World Wars, the armed struggle and the Border War. Simpson's history charts the post-apartheid transition and the phases of ANC rule, from Rainbow Nation to transformation; state capture to 'New Dawn'. Along the way, it reveals the divisions and solidarities of sport; the nation's economic travails; and painful pandemics, from the Spanish flu to AIDS and Covid-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and ruptures, and today stands on a precipice once again. Thula Simpson's History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present (Oxford UP, 2022) explores the country's tumultuous journey from the Second Anglo-Boer War to 2021. Drawing on diaries, letters, oral testimony and diplomatic reports, Thula Simpson follows the South African people through the battles, elections, repression, resistance, strikes, insurrections, massacres, crashes and epidemics that have shaped the nation. Tracking South Africa's path from colony to Union and from apartheid to democracy, Simpson documents the influence of key figures including Jan Smuts, Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, P.W. Botha, Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa. He offers detailed accounts of watershed events like the 1922 Rand Revolt, the Defiance Campaign, Sharpeville, the Soweto uprising and the Marikana massacre. He sheds light on the roles of Gandhi, Churchill, Castro and Thatcher, and explores the impact of the World Wars, the armed struggle and the Border War. Simpson's history charts the post-apartheid transition and the phases of ANC rule, from Rainbow Nation to transformation; state capture to 'New Dawn'. Along the way, it reveals the divisions and solidarities of sport; the nation's economic travails; and painful pandemics, from the Spanish flu to AIDS and Covid-19.

Ian Berry was born in 1934 in Lancashire, England. He made his reputation in South Africa, where he worked for the Daily Mail and later for Drum magazine. He was the only photographer to document the massacre at Sharpeville in 1960, and his photographs were used in the trial to prove the victims' innocence.Henri Cartier-Bresson invited Ian to join Magnum in 1962, when he was based in Paris. He moved to London in 1964 to become the first contract photographer for the Observer Magazine. Since then assignments have taken him around the world: he has documented Russia's invasion of Czechoslovakia; conflicts in Israel, Ireland, Vietnam and the Congo; famine in Ethiopia; and apartheid in South Africa. The major body of work produced in South Africa is represented in two of his books: Black and Whites: L'Afrique du Sud and Living Apart (1996).Important editorial assignments have included work for National Geographic, Fortune, Stern, Geo, national Sunday magazines, Esquire, Paris-Match and Life. Berry has also reported on the political and social transformations in China and the former USSR. Recent projects have involved tracing the route of the Silk Road through Turkey, Iran and southern Central Asia to northern China for Conde Nast Traveler, photographing Berlin for a Stern supplement, the Three Gorges Dam project in China for the Telegraph Magazine, Greenland for a book on climate control and child slavery in Africa.Ian's recent book, Water (GOST Books, 2022), brings together many classic images from Ian's extensive archive with material shot over the course of 15 years travelling the globe to document the inextricable links between landscape, life and water. This new book brings together a selection of the resulting images which collectively tell the story of man's complex relationship with water — at a time when climate change demonstrates just how precariously water and life are intertwined. In episode 213, Ian discusses, among other things:How all the pics in Water came to be used as B&WHow the project came aboutHow he got into photographyHow he came to be the only photographer at the Sharpeville MassacreThe importance of luckGetting into Magnum after a tea with HCB and a disasterous first meetingChanges in Magnum over the years - and photography in generalThe controversy over David Allan Harvey and the subsequent action by MagnumEverything being ‘too woke'Learining from other people and looking at contact sheets Referenced:Stuart SmithAbbasRoger MaddenDrum MagazineTom HopkinsonThe Sharpeville MassacreMichele Chevalier (Visa)Marc RiboudReni BurriHenri Cartier BressonBurt GlinnPeter DenchDavid Allan HarveySteve McCurryBruce DavidsonPhilip Jones GriffithsGilles PeressBruno BarbeyWerner Bischof Website | Instgram“I brought along my contact sheets which Henri spent ages going through. And he said ‘great, good to have you'. And I went back upstairs afterwards and they said ‘fine, you're in Magnum.' And that was it…”

Winnie Mandela was hailed as an anti-apartheid hero and reviled as a corrupt child killer. In hindsight, can she be both? If she had never married Nelson Mandela would we even have heard of her? Yes, most likely. Listen to the first episode of season 6 where we dive into the lives of some of history's most notable women.Narrated by Charles Dance. Publishing biweekly. Support the show: https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/hindsight/

Episode 233 (13 Apr 2023): Anthony was exposed to the Kalahari as a small boy, where he observed the flow of water from the Okavango into a desert. He later served as a soldier fighting a war in the upper Okavango basin. He then became a peacemaker and scientist, writing about the Okavango. He holds a professorship in environmental management at the University of Free State and served as a Deputy Governor of the World Water Council, but his core skills are about water as a national security risk. Today he works with scientists, engineers and mathematicians, developing AI and ML systems for complex industrial fluids. Motto: "The difference between could and should is wisdom." Prior appearance: https://soundcloud.com/jivetalking/227-anthony-turton-on-apartheid-and-the-end-of-anc-power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Water https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpeville_massacre

21 de marzo en la historia HISTÓRICA @MemoriaHis 21 de marzo de 1965. Martin Luther King Jr. encabezó una marcha (87 km) de 5 días desde Selma hasta Montgomery por el derecho al voto de los afroamericanos. https://twitter.com/MemoriaHis/status/1638235923782545408 21 de marzo de 1960. Se produjo la masacre de Sharpeville en Sudáfrica después de que la policía abriera fuego contra los manifestantes que luchaban contra el apartheid. Los disparos duraron 2 minutos. 69 perdonas murieron y 180 resultaron gravemente heridos, muchos cuando huían https://twitter.com/MemoriaHis/status/1638253388763656199 21 de marzo de 1937. La policía masacró a 17 personas en una manifestación pacífica e hirió a 235 personas en Puerto Rico. Protestaban por la encarcelación del líder independentista preso Albizu Campo. https://twitter.com/MemoriaHis/status/1638242850138648590 La Masacre de Ponce de 1937 - In Memoriam https://www.salonboricua.com/blogs/historias/la-masacre-de-ponce-de-1937-in-memoriamMEMORIA Pedido de Sangre Las quiebras de los bancos de USA y efectos en economía y estabilidad financiera PR. Negativa del gobierno a seguir depositando dinero en bancos de PR. José Caraballo Cueto, Ph. D. en economía https://www.upr.edu/iii-cayey/dt_team/jose-caraballo-cueto/ Popular descarta que el gobierno esté retirando el dinero de bancos locales En medio de la inestabilidad bancaria a nivel mundial, Hacienda está en la búsqueda de un banco para depositar $6,000 millones https://www.elvocero.com/economia/finanzas/popular-descarta-que-el-gobierno-est-retirando-el-dinero-de-bancos-locales/article_5c0da77e-c453-11ed-9f9d-53a8f73320a3.amp.html ¿Cómo funciona el sistema bancario? ¿Qué ocurrió en Silicon Vally? ¿Acciones del estado ante la crisis? ¿Efecto en Puerto Rico? Impacto del congelamiento de las tazas de interés Impacto de los depósitos de las transferencias federales por emergencia Impacto en los prestamos a PYMES Efectos de las imposiciones de la Junta. Efecto de sobre estimar las bonanzas: el mal holandés Tenemos que prepararnos para cuando se terminen los fondos federales de emergencia No hoy preocupación por la salud de la economía del pueblo Hay que hacer lo que se hizo para proteger las pensiones de los retirados del sistema público Reto del mercado: salario y competitividad

O 9º episódio do “Podfalar, Educação”, podcast da Secretaria da Educação do Ceará (Seduc), foi lançado nesta terça-feira (21) nas plataformas de streaming, tendo como tema “a escola antirracista: educação para as relações étnico-raciais”. A data em que o programa foi ao ar corresponde ao Dia Internacional de Combate à Discriminação Racial, criado para reconhecer a batalha e as conquistas de direitos sociais para a população negra. A conversa contou com a participação do secretário executivo da Equidade, Direitos Humanos, Educação Complementar e Protagonismo Estudantil, Helder Nogueira; e da secretária executiva do Ensino Médio e Profissional, Jucineide Fernandes. Mediaram o debate o orientador da Célula de Educação em Direitos Humanos, Inclusão e Acessibilidade da Seduc, Tom Jones; e o apresentador do podcast, Rogério Bié.O Dia Internacional de Combate à Discriminação Racial foi instituído pela Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) em memória ao Massacre de Sharpeville, que ocorreu na África do Sul em 1966 e deixou 69 vítimas fatais.A Seduc reconhece a importância do debate em torno das relações étnico-raciais nos ambientes de ensino e aprendizagem, para a promoção da justiça social e da cultura antirracista. Com esta premissa, a temática será abordada ao longo de todo o ano letivo de 2023 nas escolas da rede pública estadual, perpassando tanto o currículo, como as interações pessoais em suas diversas formas.O Podfalar, Educação é mais um espaço para dar voz aos estudantes, professores, gestores e toda a comunidade escolar cearense. A cada episódio, novos tópicos relevantes para o dia a dia do sistema são abordados, com a participação de personagens que estão diretamente envolvidos nos processos, em diálogos abertos e dinâmicos.

The remarkable story of Sir Sydney Kentridge, QC, the greatest living barrister. Sydney Kentridge carved out a reputation as South Africa's most prominent anti-apartheid advocate—his story is entwined with the country's emergence from racial injustice and oppression. He is the only lawyer to have acted for three winners of the Nobel Peace Prize—Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Chief Albert Lutuli. Already world-famous for his landmark cases including the Treason Trial of Nelson Mandela and the other leading members of the ANC, the inquiry into the Sharpeville massacre and the inquest into the death of Steve Biko, he then became England's premier advocate. Through the great set-pieces of the legal struggle against apartheid—cases which made the headlines not just in South Africa but across the world—this biography is a portrait of enduring moral stature.

Multiple award-winning filmmaker Elvis Chucks discusses his Netflix film 'Jewel,' which stars a number of legendary actors such as Michelle Botes, Connie Chiume, Lilian, and Desmond Dube, to name a few. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Programa de actualidad informativa, presentado y dirigido por Miguel Angel González Suárez. www.ladiez.es - Informativo de primera hora del lunes 21 de Marzo de 2022 en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio.Hoy a las 03:00 de la madrugada se cumplieron 25 días del cruel ataque de Rusia a Ucrania. A partir del Miércoles Lluvia y viento en Canarias .A pesar de que la semana empieza con unas jornadas de estabilidad, se anuncia lluvia y viento. Hoy día 26 de Guerra. Buenos día Ucrania. Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial. El 21 de marzo de 1.960 la policía abrió fuego en una manifestación pacífica contra las leyes del apartheid que se realizaba en Sharpeville, Sudáfrica. Asesinó a 69 personas. Seis años después, en 1966, la ONU proclamó el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial, que se celebra el 21 de marzo todos los años, pidiendo a los países y a la comunidad internacional que redoblen los esfuerzos para eliminar todas las formas de discriminación racial. Tal día como hoy, 21 de marzo de 1965, después del sangriento domingo de marzo a principios de mes, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dirigió a 3.000 manifestantes en pro de los derechos civiles en una marcha en Alabama desde Selma a Montgomery bajo la protección de las unidades del ejército desplegadas por el presidente Lyndon B. Johnson. 1994.- Fernando Trueba se convierte en el tercer director de cine español que logra un Oscar a la mejor película extranjera por "Belle Époque", tras Luis Buñuel (por la francesa "El discreto encanto de la burguesía") y José Luis Garci (por "Volver a empezar"). Tal día como hoy, un 21 de marzo de 2006, Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone y Evan Williams fundan la red social Twitter en la ciudad de San Francisco, en California (Estados Unidos). Actualmente, la plataforma cuenta con más de 340 millones de usuarios activos y ha desarrollado en los últimos años la opción de incluir 'fleets', con la misma función que las 'stories' de Instagram, o la nueva función de deshacer el envío un tuit. Por otro lado, el 21 de marzo de 2014, Adolfo Suárez Illana, hijo del presidente del Gobierno Adolfo Suárez, comparece ante los medios de comunicación para anunciar el ingreso de su padre ante la gravedad de su estado de salud por el alzhéimer. Dos días más tarde, el presidente que abrió las puertas de la democracia en España falleció a causa de esta enfermedad. La Iglesia católica conmemora San Nicolás de Flüe y además Agustín Zhao Rong, Donino de Roma, Endeo, Filemón de Roma, Jacobo el Confesor, Juan de Valence, María Francisca de las Llagas, Serapión el Escolástico, Benita Cambiagio Frassinello. Zelenski descarta reconocer la independencia del Donbás como pide el Kremlin.Ucrania cumple 26 días de guerra con bombardeos en varias ciudades y una estrategia de desgaste por parte de las tropas rusas. Más de 3,3 millones de personas han abandonado el país.La embajadora de Marruecos en España regresa a Madrid. Argelia llama a consultas a su embajador en Madrid. El Gobierno argelino ha expresado su "sorpresa" por el apoyo de España al plan de autonomía marroquí para el Sáhara Occidental. Bruselas recuerda que fue Sánchez el que descartó el dinero de la UE para la conexión de gas a Francia. En enero de 2019, validó la negativa al proyecto Midcat, que la Comisión sufragaba al 50%. Teresa Ribera pide ahora el 100% de fondos europeos. El grito desesperado del campo español resuena en las calles de Madrid exigiendo ayudas urgentes. Octava jornada en la huelga del transporte en España.Torres pide un esfuerzo para que no haya representación de la ultraderecha en instituciones canarias. El presidente regional ha asegurado que el PSOE autonómico no irá “ni de aquí a la esquina” con este tipo de organizaciones y ha retado a otras formaciones políticas a explicar si van a pactar con la ultraderecha para recuperar el poder. Demoledor informe de Cáritas sobre Canarias: cerca de 425.000 personas están en riesgo de exclusión severa El desempleo total familiar casi se ha duplicado, y hoy existen en las islas más de 120.000 núcleos familiares donde todas las personas activas están en paro. - Entrevista en el programa El Remate de Miguel Angel González Suárez con el independentista canario Alberto Díaz Jiménez.La embajadora de Marruecos en España regresa a Madrid. Argelia llama a consultas a su embajador en Madrid. El Gobierno argelino ha expresado su "sorpresa" por el apoyo de España al plan de autonomía marroquí para el Sáhara Occidental. Bruselas recuerda que fue Sánchez el que descartó el dinero de la UE para la conexión de gas a Francia. - Entrevista al concejal de Fiestas del Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Alfonso Cabello, en El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio, conocemos la organización de los Carnavales de principio de verano. - Tertulia de actualidad informativa en el programa EL Remate de La Diez Capital Radio con los colaboradores: Rosi Rivero, Ciro Machado Ucelay y Wladimiro Rodríguez Brito.La embajadora de Marruecos en España regresa a Madrid. Argelia llama a consultas a su embajador en Madrid. El Gobierno argelino ha expresado su "sorpresa" por el apoyo de España al plan de autonomía marroquí para el Sáhara Occidental. Bruselas recuerda que fue Sánchez el que descartó el dinero de la UE para la conexión de gas a Francia. En enero de 2019, validó la negativa al proyecto Midcat, que la Comisión sufragaba al 50%. Teresa Ribera pide ahora el 100% de fondos europeos. El grito desesperado del campo español resuena en las calles de Madrid exigiendo ayudas urgentes. Octava jornada en la huelga del transporte en España.

Massacre de Sharpeville, 20.000 manifestantes desarmados e pacíficos sob o olho do cão de guarda carniceiro do Estado foram atacados covardemente, resultando na morte de 69 pessoas e iniciando uma série de levantes populares por toda a África do Sul. A opressão criada pelo Estado para controlar, matar e tirar nossos direitos mais básicos como moradia, saúde e segurança aconteceu na África do Sul do Apartheid e ocorre no Brasil de 2022. Mais do que nunca precisamos juntar nossas forças e lutar pelo o que é nosso por direito! MTST, A LUTA É PRA VALER! #Sharpeville #Apartheid

Informativo de primera hora del lunes 21 de Marzo de 2022 en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio.Hoy a las 03:00 de la madrugada se cumplieron 25 días del cruel ataque de Rusia a Ucrania. A partir del Miércoles Lluvia y viento en Canarias .A pesar de que la semana empieza con unas jornadas de estabilidad, se anuncia lluvia y viento. Hoy día 26 de Guerra. Buenos día Ucrania. Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial. El 21 de marzo de 1.960 la policía abrió fuego en una manifestación pacífica contra las leyes del apartheid que se realizaba en Sharpeville, Sudáfrica. Asesinó a 69 personas. Seis años después, en 1966, la ONU proclamó el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial, que se celebra el 21 de marzo todos los años, pidiendo a los países y a la comunidad internacional que redoblen los esfuerzos para eliminar todas las formas de discriminación racial. Tal día como hoy, 21 de marzo de 1965, después del sangriento domingo de marzo a principios de mes, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dirigió a 3.000 manifestantes en pro de los derechos civiles en una marcha en Alabama desde Selma a Montgomery bajo la protección de las unidades del ejército desplegadas por el presidente Lyndon B. Johnson. 1994.- Fernando Trueba se convierte en el tercer director de cine español que logra un Oscar a la mejor película extranjera por "Belle Époque", tras Luis Buñuel (por la francesa "El discreto encanto de la burguesía") y José Luis Garci (por "Volver a empezar"). Tal día como hoy, un 21 de marzo de 2006, Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone y Evan Williams fundan la red social Twitter en la ciudad de San Francisco, en California (Estados Unidos). Actualmente, la plataforma cuenta con más de 340 millones de usuarios activos y ha desarrollado en los últimos años la opción de incluir 'fleets', con la misma función que las 'stories' de Instagram, o la nueva función de deshacer el envío un tuit. Por otro lado, el 21 de marzo de 2014, Adolfo Suárez Illana, hijo del presidente del Gobierno Adolfo Suárez, comparece ante los medios de comunicación para anunciar el ingreso de su padre ante la gravedad de su estado de salud por el alzhéimer. Dos días más tarde, el presidente que abrió las puertas de la democracia en España falleció a causa de esta enfermedad. La Iglesia católica conmemora San Nicolás de Flüe y además Agustín Zhao Rong, Donino de Roma, Endeo, Filemón de Roma, Jacobo el Confesor, Juan de Valence, María Francisca de las Llagas, Serapión el Escolástico, Benita Cambiagio Frassinello. Zelenski descarta reconocer la independencia del Donbás como pide el Kremlin.Ucrania cumple 26 días de guerra con bombardeos en varias ciudades y una estrategia de desgaste por parte de las tropas rusas. Más de 3,3 millones de personas han abandonado el país.La embajadora de Marruecos en España regresa a Madrid. Argelia llama a consultas a su embajador en Madrid. El Gobierno argelino ha expresado su "sorpresa" por el apoyo de España al plan de autonomía marroquí para el Sáhara Occidental. Bruselas recuerda que fue Sánchez el que descartó el dinero de la UE para la conexión de gas a Francia. En enero de 2019, validó la negativa al proyecto Midcat, que la Comisión sufragaba al 50%. Teresa Ribera pide ahora el 100% de fondos europeos. El grito desesperado del campo español resuena en las calles de Madrid exigiendo ayudas urgentes. Octava jornada en la huelga del transporte en España.Torres pide un esfuerzo para que no haya representación de la ultraderecha en instituciones canarias. El presidente regional ha asegurado que el PSOE autonómico no irá “ni de aquí a la esquina” con este tipo de organizaciones y ha retado a otras formaciones políticas a explicar si van a pactar con la ultraderecha para recuperar el poder. Demoledor informe de Cáritas sobre Canarias: cerca de 425.000 personas están en riesgo de exclusión severa El desempleo total familiar casi se ha duplicado, y hoy existen en las islas más de 120.000 núcleos familiares donde todas las personas activas están en paro.

O Autores e Livros dessa semana destaca o Dia Internacional para Eliminação da Discriminação Racial, em memória do “Massacre de Sharpeville”, ocorrido em 21 de março de 1966, na África do Sul, quando 69 pessoas morreram em um protesto contra o racismo. A data tornou-se um marco na batalha pelas conquistas de direitos sociais para a população negra e no combate à discriminação. Assim, o programa traz dicas de leitura que contribuem para reflexão acerca da questão racial no Brasil. Entre as dicas, “Vozes negras em Florianópolis: escrevivências antropológicas do Morro das Mulheres”, de Cauane Maia. Na entrevista da semana, uma conversa com Cláudio B. Carlos, autor de Maravalha e editor da Saraquá Edições, sobre produção literária e o papel do editor. O Autores e Livros destaca também a edição 2022 do Prêmio Oceanos, a poesia de Rita Mourinho e o mais recente lançamento do escritor paraense Salomão Laredo.

Anti-Racism Campaign Launches in Sharpeville Ahead of Human Rights Day by Radio Islam

In the third part of the series, Dr Dooling tells us about the various ways in which the people of South Africa resisted the oppressive Apartheid regime.  Dr Dooling delves into the different political currents in 20th century South Africa, touching on organisations such as the the ICU, the ANC, the PAC as well as the various affiliated organisations such as the ANC Youth League, MK and Poqo. We also discuss a few of the pivotal events in South African resistance history such as the Defiance Campaign, the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter, the Women's March and of course the tragedy at Sharpeville. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Q8KGSAT37YCPA&source=url)

Social Justice Chairperson at Stellenboch University, Professor Thuli Madonsela says while South Africa has made great strides in achieving a just system since signing a democratic constitution into law, much still needs to be done for the country to achieve the goals set out on the 10th of December, 1996. Madonsela says constitutional literacy among lawmakers remains vital to the interpretation and implementation of the country's constitution. This comes ahead of tomorrow's 25th anniversary of the signing of the constitution by former President Nelson Mandela in Sharpeville in Gauteng. For more on the significance of this day and the build-up to the silver jubilee of the constitution, here is former public protector and current Social Justice Chairperson at Stellenboch University, Professor Thuli Madonsela

Photo: Logo for Umkhonto we Sizwe*, Spear of the Nation: an organization co-founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre. Its mission was to fight against the South African government because it was adamant in maintaining the utterly cruel Apartheid. *(pronounced:  mm'konto weh seez-weh) CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow Jacob Zuma and his Zulu supporters defy the court. @johnpmcdermott @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/07/01/the-meaning-of-jacob-zumas-15-month-prison-sentence?utm_medium=pr&utm_source=us-e

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Churchill's Iron Curtain speech about the Cold War, the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa which radicalised many anti-apartheid movements and we hear from a man whose relatives were killed when police bombed the home of African-American radicals in the US. Plus how Nauru became a Pacific island limbo for asylum seekers and the first man to dive to the deepest point on the planet - the bottom of the Mariana Trench. We'll also hear from a BBC science correspondent about why we know more about space than the deepest depths of the ocean. Photo: Winston Churchill at the podium delivering his "Iron Curtain" speech, at Westminster College in Fulton Missouri, 5th March 1946 (PA)

In March 1960, the South African police opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the township of Sharpeville, killing 69 people and injuring nearly 200 more. The massacre outraged black South Africans, leading to a radicalisation of anti-apartheid organisations such as the ANC and a ruthless crackdown on dissent by the whites-only government. Simon Watts hears the memories of Nyakane Tsolo, who organised the demonstration in Sharpeville, and Ian Berry, a photographer whose pictures of the killings caused an international outcry. PHOTO: The crowd fleeing from the police at Sharpeville in 1960 (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

The event, very much like the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre that left a generation scarred.

In Abbey Is Blue, Abbey Lincoln proprone fra l'altro una interpretazione di Afro Blue, brano di grande successo di Mongo Santamaria che la Lincoln è fra i primi a riprendere ed è forse la prima ad offrirne una versione cantata. L'episodio cruciale del sodalizio artistico di Max Roach e Abbey Lincoln è la Freedom Now Suite, uno dei capolavori del jazz della seconda metà del secolo, inciso nell'agosto-settembre del '60 con il cruciale contributo della cantante: dalla condizione degli schiavi e passando per il disincanto seguito all'emancipazione, la suite arriva all'Africa del '60, anno fatidico delle indipendenze africane ma anche del massacro di Sharpeville nel Sudafrica dell'apartheid. Non solo la Lincoln è decisiva per la forza e originalità espressiva della Freedom Now Suite, ma attraverso questo album offre una prova tangibile della possibilità di un'altra vocalità jazzistica, diversa da quella più canonica: la Lincoln dimostra che la vocalità jazzistica può essere anche grido, sospiro, riso, vocalità pura, insomma, ricerca libera, fuori dagli schemi.

In Abbey Is Blue, Abbey Lincoln proprone fra l'altro una interpretazione di Afro Blue, brano di grande successo di Mongo Santamaria che la Lincoln è fra i primi a riprendere ed è forse la prima ad offrirne una versione cantata. L'episodio cruciale del sodalizio artistico di Max Roach e Abbey Lincoln è la Freedom Now Suite, uno dei capolavori del jazz della seconda metà del secolo, inciso nell'agosto-settembre del '60 con il cruciale contributo della cantante: dalla condizione degli schiavi e passando per il disincanto seguito all'emancipazione, la suite arriva all'Africa del '60, anno fatidico delle indipendenze africane ma anche del massacro di Sharpeville nel Sudafrica dell'apartheid. Non solo la Lincoln è decisiva per la forza e originalità espressiva della Freedom Now Suite, ma attraverso questo album offre una prova tangibile della possibilità di un'altra vocalità jazzistica, diversa da quella più canonica: la Lincoln dimostra che la vocalità jazzistica può essere anche grido, sospiro, riso, vocalità pura, insomma, ricerca libera, fuori dagli schemi.

När ondskan härjar fritt i Gévaudan, ett stenkast från den påvliga välsignelsen, så kallar Frankrike in sina finaste och modigaste jägare för att stoppa den sadistiska mördaren som dekapiterar områdets kvinnor och barn.Men räcker det verkligen med mod för att överlista det monster som plågar människor och en nation för att förödmjuka den och tvinga den till underkastelse?Guernica,Oradour,Babij Jar,Katyń,Lidice,Sharpeville,Treblinka,Hanoi.Kommer även Gévaudan fogas in i raden över platser där våldet har triumferat?

Greetings Welcome to another streaming of T.G.I.F, today I have a very special guest Abiter all the the way from Sharpville (Vaal). ***Short Bio*** Generally Ramokabai sefatsa better known by his stage name AbiterDJ ,was born in Sharpeville, Emfuleni. He started his musical oddessy back in 2011 as a HOUSE MUSIC DJ and a producer. He has mainly established a major event in his community which is the NOW OR NEVER EVENT, the aim of the event is mainly to give back and uplift the community as a whole. He generally established his name by entering various DJ competitions(like GAUTENG CANIVAL, Red Square DJ Knockout, Spring Fiesta ) which he gained massive following from it. ***Quick Q & A*** T: Where you always into House Music when you were growing up? A:Yeah I have always been in house music from an early age, as we grew up exposed to it, so eventually I started to fall more into it and decided I will stick with it throughout career so it has always been a spiritual feeling for me T: When did you realise that you wanted to became a DJ? A: So generally back then I got inspired by listening to House music DJ Compilations, and felt like I also have a hidden talent for Deejaying, so I followed my intuition and the rest is history T: Who are some of the Djs/Dj that you feel influenced you in becoming one? A: Its DJ Terrance( Music Box compilation), Soul candy( Electric candy), DJ Christos( House Explosion) and Black Coffee( Home brewed) T: I've been to some if your events and I've always been impressed. What made you decide to host your own events. A: So basically I got a lot of influence and inspiration from various events that I attended and got attached to the production site of events that I attended.I felt like I should challenge myself more to hosts an events that I have concepts for, to mainly create my own influence and decided to invest more in production and provide a platform experience for people who support and appreciate my content T: Can you tell us how many events do you host in a year? A: I usually hosts about 3 different events in a year, including the activations of those events T: I'm also aware that you do alot of charity work, exactly what do you do? A: There is this one event specifically which is Now or Never Music Show the aim of it is to mainly uplift the community positively by donating School schools, to the underprivileged kids who barely wear proper school shoes. And also CSI project with SAPS to give inspiration and hope to school pupils T: Do you have any words of encouragement to you up and coming Djs? A: my advice towards up and coming youth is basically they must focus on their academic knowledge so that they can have a better perspective as djs.... Enjoy ****Bookings**** ☎️: 081 345 8509

Greetings Welcome to another streaming of T.G.I.F, today I have a very special guest Abiter all the the way from Sharpville (Vaal). ***Short Bio*** Generally Ramokabai sefatsa better known by his stage name AbiterDJ ,was born in Sharpeville, Emfuleni. He started his musical oddessy back in 2011 as a HOUSE MUSIC DJ and a producer. He has mainly established a major event in his community which is the NOW OR NEVER EVENT, the aim of the event is mainly to give back and uplift the community as a whole. He generally established his name by entering various DJ competitions(like GAUTENG CANIVAL, Red Square DJ Knockout, Spring Fiesta ) which he gained massive following from it. ***Quick Q & A*** T: Where you always into House Music when you were growing up? A:Yeah I have always been in house music from an early age, as we grew up exposed to it, so eventually I started to fall more into it and decided I will stick with it throughout career so it has always been a spiritual feeling for me T: When did you realise that you wanted to became a DJ? A: So generally back then I got inspired by listening to House music DJ Compilations, and felt like I also have a hidden talent for Deejaying, so I followed my intuition and the rest is history T: Who are some of the Djs/Dj that you feel influenced you in becoming one? A: Its DJ Terrance( Music Box compilation), Soul candy( Electric candy), DJ Christos( House Explosion) and Black Coffee( Home brewed) T: I’ve been to some if your events and I’ve always been impressed. What made you decide to host your own events. A: So basically I got a lot of influence and inspiration from various events that I attended and got attached to the production site of events that I attended.I felt like I should challenge myself more to hosts an events that I have concepts for, to mainly create my own influence and decided to invest more in production and provide a platform experience for people who support and appreciate my content T: Can you tell us how many events do you host in a year? A: I usually hosts about 3 different events in a year, including the activations of those events T: I’m also aware that you do alot of charity work, exactly what do you do? A: There is this one event specifically which is Now or Never Music Show the aim of it is to mainly uplift the community positively by donating School schools, to the underprivileged kids who barely wear proper school shoes. And also CSI project with SAPS to give inspiration and hope to school pupils T: Do you have any words of encouragement to you up and coming Djs? A: my advice towards up and coming youth is basically they must focus on their academic knowledge so that they can have a better perspective as djs.... Enjoy ****Bookings**** ☎️: 081 345 8509

Greetings Welcome to another streaming of T.G.I.F, today I have a very special guest Abiter all the the way from Sharpville (Vaal). ***Short Bio*** Generally Ramokabai sefatsa better known by his stage name AbiterDJ ,was born in Sharpeville, Emfuleni. He started his musical oddessy back in 2011 as a HOUSE MUSIC DJ and a producer. He has mainly established a major event in his community which is the NOW OR NEVER EVENT, the aim of the event is mainly to give back and uplift the community as a whole. He generally established his name by entering various DJ competitions(like GAUTENG CANIVAL, Red Square DJ Knockout, Spring Fiesta ) which he gained massive following from it. ***Quick Q & A*** T: Where you always into House Music when you were growing up? A:Yeah I have always been in house music from an early age, as we grew up exposed to it, so eventually I started to fall more into it and decided I will stick with it throughout career so it has always been a spiritual feeling for me T: When did you realise that you wanted to became a DJ? A: So generally back then I got inspired by listening to House music DJ Compilations, and felt like I also have a hidden talent for Deejaying, so I followed my intuition and the rest is history T: Who are some of the Djs/Dj that you feel influenced you in becoming one? A: Its DJ Terrance( Music Box compilation), Soul candy( Electric candy), DJ Christos( House Explosion) and Black Coffee( Home brewed) T: I’ve been to some if your events and I’ve always been impressed. What made you decide to host your own events. A: So basically I got a lot of influence and inspiration from various events that I attended and got attached to the production site of events that I attended.I felt like I should challenge myself more to hosts an events that I have concepts for, to mainly create my own influence and decided to invest more in production and provide a platform experience for people who support and appreciate my content T: Can you tell us how many events do you host in a year? A: I usually hosts about 3 different events in a year, including the activations of those events T: I’m also aware that you do alot of charity work, exactly what do you do? A: There is this one event specifically which is Now or Never Music Show the aim of it is to mainly uplift the community positively by donating School schools, to the underprivileged kids who barely wear proper school shoes. And also CSI project with SAPS to give inspiration and hope to school pupils T: Do you have any words of encouragement to you up and coming Djs? A: my advice towards up and coming youth is basically they must focus on their academic knowledge so that they can have a better perspective as djs.... Enjoy ****Bookings**** ☎️: 081 345 8509

Today on the podcast we have Michael Fridjhon. With his wine career now entering its sixth decade, Michael is one of the true doyens of the South African wine industry. His current interests are the Reciprocal Wine Company, an importer and retailer of fine wines; WineX, the biggest wine show in South Africa; the Old Mutual Trophy, one of the key wine competitions in South Africa; he writes on wine for numerous publications around the globe and has been the international voice of South African wine for a generation. Listening to Michael’s experiences during the last 50 or so years was very beneficial for me. He references some key moments in South African history: the Sharpeville massacre of 1960 where police shot dead 60 protesters, injuring many more; the Rivonia Trial of 1963-64 which resulted in the life sentences of Nelson Mandala and others who were convicted of sabotage; and then President P. W. Botha’s Rubicon speech of 1985 which doubled down on the Governments Apartheid policies and led to the collapse of the Rand. Michael is not a historian, and his recollections of these events are drawn from his own experiences. We had a fascinating chat, and I feel that we only scratched the surface of his knowledge and experience. While I wouldn’t go as far as to say that Michael is a controversial figure, he certainly holds unpopular opinions at times. These are usually very well-thought-out positions, whether you agree with them or not, so it makes for good conversation. Unfortunately, the medium we are using to record these podcasts, Zoom, for all its benefits, makes a fast-paced, interactive discussion very difficult. We talk across each other on the discussion about brands and pricing a little bit, and I’d like to explore that with him in more detail at a later date. Perhaps when we can meet face-to-face. In the meantime, I give you Michael Fridjhon….

On 21 March, South Africa observed Human Rights Day, a day that commemorates the events of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre and the brutal legacy of human rights violation during apartheid. The month of March is also serves as a reminder of the sacrifices that went into the struggle for democracy in South Africa.  At the dawn of democracy in 1994, South Africa enshrined into its constitution one of the most extensive Bill of Rights of any country in the world. In part as a demonstration of the new democratic government's dedication to embracing “shared values of human rights and dignity for everyone”. The preamble to South Africa's constitution, often cited in Constitutional Court judgments, recognised “injustices of our past” and adopted the new constitution as the supreme law of the land intended to “heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights”.  On this episode of A Look at the Issues we are joined by someone with intimate knowledge of the struggle that went into the constitution-making process in South Africa. Justice Kate O'Regan was appointed by then President Nelson Mandela to serve on the first bench of the Constitutional Court in 1994, the youngest of the justices and one of only two women at the time. Recorded a day after International Women's Day, Kate reflects on a time in South African history that was filled with hope and anxiety and her role in the design of a new constitutional democracy. Professor Kate O'Regan is the director of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford. Kate was a former justice of the South African Constitutional Court (1994 – 2009) and ad hoc judge of the Supreme Court of Namibia (2010 – 2016). She also served as inaugural chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council.

As a full-time solo traveller, it's always great to have visitors, especially from your kids.  You might remember that my youngest daughter travelled with me for four months at the beginning of my journey to Asia. She met me in Bangkok, and then we were in Chiang Mai, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hongkong, China, North Korea, South Korea. And when we got to Japan, my oldest daughter joined us, and we had two weeks together there – during cherry blossom season. Since then, I've only seen them when I've been back in Denmark.  When I knew I was going to be in Cape Town, they decided to be spontaneous and book a flight to visit me. And I can't be happier.  I've planned to show them why I love this place, and I'm going to be the best tour guide I can be, and below you can find my personal Top 10 Things to See in a Week in Cape Town.  The first thing on the list is a must-see when you're in Cape Town. Like San Francisco has Alcatraz, Cape Town has Robben Island. An island close to the city where there used to be a prison. When you visit Robben Island, you start with a 40-minute boat ride from V&A Waterfront.   FACTS ABOUT ROBBEN ISLAND:  The World Heritage Site, Robben Island takes its name from the Dutch word for seals (robben), the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robben Eiland translates to Seals Island. It's 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) of the coast of Cape Town – and the island itself is 3.3 km (2.1 mi) long, and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) wide. The island was first used as a political prison in the mid-1600s. This was where the Dutch settlers sent people who refused to bend to colonial rule.   In 30 years from 1961, a maximum-security prison here held enemies of apartheid.    One of the prisoners was behind bars here for 18 years, was a political activist named Nelson Mandela. The South African also call him Madiba – and our guide, who's also an ex-prisoner, calls him Father Mandela.  In total Father Mandela served 27 years in prison until he was released in 1990.   After the fall of apartheid, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 together with the former president, Frederik Willem de Klerk, and one year later this former prisoner of Robben Island was elected President of South Africa. The guide takes us for a walk around the prison and tells stories of what it was like being there. And then we get into the corridor with the cells in B-Block. One of them being the cell of prisoner #466/64 A 2 x 2-meter cell with a thin mattress on the concrete floor as a bed and a bucket for a toilet. They were allowed one visitor a year for half an hour, and one censured letter every six months of no more than 500 words.  Outside is a courtyard where Mandela and fellow prisoners would eat breakfast, exercise and worked long days in the yard hammering rocks.    A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY Editing this episode, we're in the middle of the Corona Pandemic, and I'm alone in an apartment in Cape Town during the lockdown. We're not allowed to go for a walk unless it's to a supermarket or the pharmacy. We're to stay at home.  When I think of the 18 years, Mandela spent in this tiny cell on Robben Island, and we really shouldn't complain. We have Netflix, YouTube, WIFI… and TikTok. We have music, radio and podcasts. We can talk to our friends via video calls – and we do that all the time.  Mandela was just alone with his thoughts. And still, he later said that he came out of prison a better man. Thar being alone with your thoughts give him a "wonderful opportunity" to think.  What a remarkable man. He said this not that long after he was released from 27 years in prison most of this in a small cell with a matt as a mattress and a bucket as a toilet… and a light bulb shining in his head 24 hours a day.  Let that sink in.  And then maybe give this a thought: Can we use this difficult time with social distancing as a … "wonderful opportunity" to sit alone and think.    LIMESTONE QUARRY MADE MANDELA "SNOW BLIND" Then we went on a bus ride around the island and passed a bleak limestone quarry. It was here Nelson Mandela, and his inmates worked virtually every day for 13 years, digging up rocks, some of which paved the road we were driving on.  The sun was so relentless, the white limestone quarry so bright and dusty, that Mandela got "snow blindness" – something that damaged his eyes. Our guide also tells us how Mandela and other heroes of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement used their time in this quarry to teach each other literature, philosophy, political theory, and much more. In 1997, three years after apartheid fell, the prison was turned into the Robben Island Museum. Robben Island is a must-see for any visitor to South Africa. Tours leave Cape Town four times a day, and even though I've been here before I'm glad I went back and shared the experience with my daughters.    BO-KAAP WALKING TOUR We're at the foot of Signal Hill, at the edge the city centre; and we're about to go on a tour in what used to be known as the Malay Quarter. We're going to Bo-Kaap, one of Cape Town's most distinct neighbourhoods.  The neighbourhoods date back to the 1760s when a number of rental houses were built and leased to slaves. These people were known as Cape Malays, and were brought here from Malaysia, Indonesia and the rest of Africa to work in the Cape. It was one of the first South African settlements of freed slaves and Muslim immigrants. Now all the houses are really colourful. But that was not always the case. It's said to be partly because of the fact that while the slaves lived here on lease, all the houses had to be white.  When this rule was finally lifted, and the slaves were allowed to buy the properties, they began painting the houses in bright colours as an expression of their freedom. Our guide said that it was a doctor that started this trend – to make it easier for people to find his house.  "Most of the houses were pretty identical, and the people really struggled to find his place. So, the doctor thought that he would paint his house red with white stripes. And then the tailor that that this was a brilliant idea, and so did the cook. So they initially started to paint their houses to suit the colours of choice."  Today the tailors still use the colours orange and pink, and the cooks still use the colour purple.  Bo-Kaap is as vibrant as it's culturally rich. This historic quarter is a dynamic melting pot with cultural attractions… traditional restaurants, craft markets, museums, a mosque and churches. A visit to Bo-Kaap provides a look back in time, as well as a window into the neighbourhood's modern culture.  You can sample the local cuisine on a food tour, visit the Bo-Kaap Museum in the quarter's oldest building, or do like we did get personal insights from a local on a guided walking tour.  We used Free Walking Tours Cape Town. And then it's great for Instagram. Especially if you bring two beautiful models as I did.    LANGA TOWNSHIP IS SAFE AND FRIENDLY Next on my tour guiding days with my visiting daughters was a trip to the township Langa. It's the oldest black township in South Africa and is also the closest to Cape Town.  Now it's a safe and friendly tourist destination, and a highly unique experience, totally different from any other experience in Cape Town. We were introduced to the vibrant township community and the bustling Langa Arts Quarter.  When we arrive in Langa, we set out on foot to explore this wonderful community. Being on foot is a more real and immersive experience than driving from one location to another. It gives you an opportunity to interact with the people as they go about their daily lives.    THE STORY OF THE DOMPAS – DUMB PASS After a visit to a arts and craft workshop, we went to the Langa Heritage Museum to learn about Cape Town's oldest township. It's also called the Dompas Museum.  "Dompas" quite literally means dumb pass – or "stupid pass". During apartheid, all black people were required to carry passbooks when they were outside the township. If they didn't carry their Dompas they would get a fine, get arrested, or deported. The atmosphere in the museum is a mixture of abuse, sadness, defiance and triumph.    THE SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE  On the 21 March 1960, 50,000 people burnt their dompas' to protest the apartheid pass laws.  In Sharpeville near Johannesburg, 5-10,000 black South Africans gathered unarmed at the police station without their passbooks. They wanted to state their case by getting arrested.  But instead, police opened fire – shooting protesters in the back as they were running away. In two minutes, police fired more than 1300 bullets. They killed 69 people including eight women and ten children and wounded 180 in a hail of submachine-gun fire.  Since 1994, 21 March has been commemorated as Human Rights Day in South Africa, and Sharpeville was the site selected by President Nelson Mandela for the signing of the Constitution of South Africa on 10 December 1996.   THE KIDS OF LANGA After the visit to the Dompas Museum, we went for a walk in Langa to visit a home and experience a variety of lifestyles. On the way there we met a group of young boys in school uniforms.  The children in Langa are very open to visitors as children are in most places in the world. These wonderful kids that took an interest in my youngest daughter, Clara and her camera. And she took a lot of pictures of them making funny faces.  I highly recommend that you go on a township tour when you're in Cape Town. It's a different experience to visiting the spectacular beauty of Cape Town. Here the beauty is not in the mountains, the scenery or the plants. Here the beauty is in the people.  You will meet up with people who have struggled and overcome. As you know, South Africa has been extremely segregated for decades during apartheid. And still, they have some of the greatest separations between the rich and the poor anywhere in the world. By understanding the struggles of the past, seeing how people make the most of difficult situations, and talking with the people face-to-face, you will leave with a whole new feel of South Africa. And that's why we went, and I'm glad I also chose to share this experience with my daughters.    TOP 10 THINGS TO SEE Here is the complete list of things to see if you only have a week in Cape Town – like my daughters.  Robben Island. Bo-Kaap. Table Mountain.  Langa township tour. Drive on Devils Peak Drive.  Cape Point. Winery tour and see the stunning nature in the area. The African penguins on Boulders Beach in Simon's Town. Lion's Head. See the sunset from Signal Hill.   MORE TO SEE This was what made it into my list. But there is more, I could recommend. You should make time to simply hang out in the city bowl, go to the market on Green Market Square, enjoy the ocean at Sea Point and spend some time in V&A Waterfront.  Also, you should check what is playing at the Artscape Theatre Centre. They always have something interesting on. On my visits to Cape Town, I've seen everything from stand-up comedy, youth plays, big productions like ballet and musicals. I've seen both Swan Lake, Dirty Dancing, and West Side Story. The tickets are very inexpensive compared to western prices.    LINKS: Sponsor Hotels25.com  The Radio Vagabond is produced by RadioGuru. See pictures on TheRadioVagabond.com   You can follow The Radio Vagabond on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.    

Som solo-rejsende på fuld tid er det altid skønt at få besøg, især fra ens børn. Måske kan du huske, at min yngste datter, Clara rejste med mig i fire måneder i begyndelsen af min rejse rundt i Asien. Hun mødte mig i Bangkok, og så var vi i Chiang Mai, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodja, Hongkong, Kina, Nordkorea, Sydkorea. Og da vi kom til Japan, fik vi selskab af min ældste datter, Amanda, og vi havde to skønne uger sammen der – midt i ”Cherry Blossom Season”. Siden da har jeg kun set dem, når jeg har været på besøg hjemme i Danmark. Da de hørte, at jeg tilbage til Cape Town, besluttede de sig for at være spontane og booke en flybillet ned til mig. Og jeg kunne ikke være lykkeligere. De er her kun en uge, og jeg har planlagt at vise dem, hvorfor jeg elsker dette sted. Jeg har tænkt mig at være den perfekte turguide, og herunder kan du finde min personlige Top 10 liste over ting man bør se, hvis man kun har en uge i Cape Town. Den første ting på listen er et must-see, når du er i Cape Town. Ligesom San Francisco har Alcatraz, har Cape Town Robben Island. En ø tæt på byen, hvor der tidligere var et fængsel. Når du besøger Robben Island, starter du med en 40 minutters tur med en lille færge fra V&A Waterfront.   FAKTA OM ROBBEN ISLAND: Robben Island, som er et World Heritage Site, har sit navn fra det hollandske ord for sæler (robben), og det hollandske/afrikanske navn Robben Eiland kan oversættes til Sæl-øen. Øen ligger 7 kilometer fra Cape Towns kyst – og er 3,3 km lang og 1,9 km bred. Robben Island blev første gang brugt som et politisk fængsel i midten af 1600-tallet. Det var her de hollandske nybyggere sendte folk, der nægtede at bøje sig for kolonistyret. I 30 år fra 1961 var der et ”maximum-security” fængsel på øenm hvor apartheid-styret placerede dem, der protesterede. En af dem, der sad bag tremmer her i 18 år, var en politisk aktivist ved navn Nelson Mandela. Sydafrikaneren kalder ham også Madiba – og vores guide, der også er en tidligere fange, kalder ham Father Mandela. I alt afsonede Mandela 27 år i fængsel, indtil han blev løsladt i 1990. Efter apartheidstyrets fald modtog han Nobels fredspris i 1993 sammen med den tidligere præsident, Frederik Willem de Klerk, og et år senere blev denne tidligere fange af Robben Island selv valgt til præsident for Sydafrika. Guiden tager os med på en tur rundt i fængslet og fortæller historier om, hvordan det var at være indespærret her. Og så kommer vi ind i korridoren med cellerne i B-Block. En af dem er cellen hvor fange nr. 466/64 (Mandela) boede. En 2 x 2 meter stor celle med en tynd madras på betongulvet som seng og en spand til et toilet. De fik lov til at have ét besøg om året i en halv time, og ét censureret brev hver sjette måned. Et brev på højst 500 ord. Udenfor er en gårdsplads, hvor Mandela og hans medfanger spiste morgenmad, trænede og arbejdede lange dage med at hamre sten.   ”EN FANTASTISK MULIGHED” Mens jeg redigerer denne episode, er vi er midt i Corona-pandemien, og jeg er under lockdown alene i en lejlighed i Cape Town. Vi må ikke gå en tur, medmindre det er til et supermarked eller et apotek. Man må ikke engang lufte sin hund. Vi skal blive hjemme. Det er kedeligt, men når jeg tænker på de 18 år, tilbragte Mandela i denne lille celle på Robben Island, har vi i virkelig ikke noget at klage over. Vi har Netflix, YouTube, Wi-Fi. Vi har musik, radio og podcasts. Vi kan tale med vores venner via videoopkald – og det gør vi hele tiden. Mandela var bare alene i sin lille celle med sine tanker. Og alligevel sagde han senere, at han kom ud af fængslet som en bedre mand. At være alene med sine tanker gav ham en "fantastisk mulighed" til at tænke. Sikke en fantastisk mand. Han sagde det endda ikke så længe efter, han blev frigivet fra 27 års fængsel – og det meste af denne tid i en lille celle med en tynd måtte som madras og en spand som toilet. Og en nøgen elektrisk pære, der skinnede ham i ansigtet 24 timer i døgnet. Lad lige den tanke synke ind. Og spørg så dig selv, om vi kan bruge denne svære tid med social distancering som en ... "fantastisk mulighed" til at være lidt alene og tænke.   KALKSTEN GJORDE MANDELA SNEBLIND Derefter var vi på en busstur rundt på øen og passerede et kalkstenbrud. Det var her Nelson Mandela og sine medfanger arbejdede hver dag i 13 år med at grave efter kalksten, hvoraf nogle af dem var brugt til at lave vejen, vi kørte på. Solen skinnede ubarmhjertigt og lyset i det hvide kalkbrud var så stærkt, at Mandela blev sneblind – noget der beskadigede hans øjne. Vores guide fortæller også, hvordan Mandela og andre helte fra Sydafrikas anti-apartheid-bevægelse brugte deres tid i dette stenbrud til at lære hinanden litteratur, filosofi, politisk teori og meget mere. I 1997, tre år efter, at apartheid faldt, blev fængslet omdannet til Robben Island Museum. Robben Island er et must-see for enhver besøgende i Sydafrika. Der afgår ture fra Cape Town fire gange om dagen, og selvom jeg har været her før, er jeg glad for, at jeg tog tilbage og delte oplevelsen med mine døtre.   BO-KAAP WALKING TOUR Vi er ved foden af Signal Hill, i udkanten af Cape Town centrum; og vi er på vej på en tur i det, der tidligere blev kaldt ”Malay Quater”. Vi skal til Bo-Kaap, et af Cape Towns mest unikke kvarterer. Bydelen stammer fra 1760'erne, hvor en række små huse blev bygget og udlejet til slaver. Disse mennesker blev kaldt Cape Malays og kom her til Western Cape fra Malaysia, Indonesien og resten af Afrika for at arbejde. Det var en af de første sydafrikanske bosættelser med frigivne slaver og muslimske immigranter. Alle husene er virkelig farverige, men det har ikke altid været tilfældet. Det siges, at det delvis skyldes det faktum, at alle huse skulle være hvide, mens slaverne boede her til leje. Da denne regel omsider blev ophævet, og de fik lov til at købe ejendommene, begyndte de at male husene i pangfarver som et udtryk for deres frihed. Vores guide fortalte, at det var en læge, der startede denne trend – for at gøre det lettere for folk at finde hans hus. ”De fleste af husene var temmelig identiske, og folket havde svært ved at finde ud af hvor han boede. Så besluttede lægen at male sit hus rødt med hvide striber. Og så tænkte skrædderen, at dette var en strålende idé, og det samme gjorde den lokale kok. Så de begyndte at male deres huse i farver, der passer til deres branche". I dag er skræddernes huse stadig orange og lyserøde, og kokkene bruger stadig farven lilla. Bo-Kaap er lige så levende, som den er kulturel rig. Dette historiske kvarter er en dynamisk smeltedigel med kulturelle attraktioner, traditionelle restauranter, kunsthåndværksmarkeder, museer, en moske og kirker. Et besøg i Bo-Kaap giver både et blik tilbage i tiden, men er også et vindue ind i kvarterets moderne kultur. Du kan smage på det lokale køkken på en madtur, besøge Bo-Kaap Museum i bydelens ældste bygning eller gøre som vi gjorde: få personlig indsigt fra en lokal på en guidet walking tour. Vi brugte Free Walking Tours Cape Town. I øvrigt er Bo-Kaap fantastisk for Instagram. Især hvis du (som jeg) har to smukke modeller med.   LANGA TOWNSHIP ER BÅDE SIKKET OG VENLIGT Næste punkt på min turplan med mine besøgende døtre, var en tur til den township, der hedder Langa. Det er den ældste sorte township i Sydafrika og også den, der er tættest på Cape Town. I dag er det en sikker og venlig turistdestination og en meget unik oplevelse. En oplevelse, der er markant anderledes end andre oplevelser i Cape Town. Vi blev introduceret til et pulserende bysamfund og det kreative Langa Arts Quarter. Da vi ankommer til Langa, går vi ud i byen til fods. At være til fods er en mere nærværende oplevelse end blot at køre fra et sted til sted. Det giver dig en mulighed for at interagere med borgerne, når bor her.   HISTOEIEN OM DE SORTES DUMME-PAS Efter et besøg på et kunstværksted besøgte vi Langa Heritage Museum for at høre mere om Cape Towns ældste township. Det kaldes også Dompas-museet. "Dompas" betyder helt bogstaveligt ”dumme-pas”. Under apartheidstyret var alle sorte forpligtet til at have disse pas med sig, når de var udenfor deres township. Hvis de ikke havde det, ville de få en bøde, blive arresteret eller deporteret. Stemningen i museet er en blanding af misbrug, tristhed, trods og triumf.   SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE Den 21. marts 1960 var der 50.000 mennesker, der brændte deres dompas i protest mod apartheidstyrets paslove. Den samme dag samledes 5-10.000 sorte sydafrikanere i Sharpeville nær Johannesburg ubevæbnede foran en politistation uden deres pas. Deres mål var at protestere ved at blive arresteret. Men i stedet åbnede politiet ild på demonstranter og skød dem i ryggen, mens de løb væk. På to minutter fyrede politiet mere end 1300 kugler. De dræbte 69 mennesker (heriblandt otte kvinder og ti børn), og sårede 180 i en hagl af kugler. Siden 1994 er den 21. marts blevet markeret som Human Rights Day i Sydafrika, og Præsident Nelson Mandela valgte Sharpeville som det sted, hvor de underskrev Sydafrikas nye forfatning den 10. december 1996.   BØRNENE I LANGA Efter besøget på Dompas-museet gik vi en tur rundt i Langa for at besøge et privat hjem. På vejen dertil mødte vi en gruppe unge drenge i skoleuniformer. Børnene i Langa er meget åbne for besøgende, som børn er de fleste steder i verden. Disse skønne børn, var meget interesserede i min yngste datter, Clara og hendes kamera. Hun tog en masse billeder af dem, hvor de laver sjove ansigter. Jeg kan varmt anbefale, at du tager på en township-tur, når du er i Cape Town. Det er en anderledes oplevelse end at besøge Cape Towns spektakulære skønhed. Her er skønheden ikke i bjergene, landskabet eller planterne. Her er skønheden i de mennesker, der bor her. Som du ved, har Sydafrika været ekstremt adskilt i årtier under apartheid. Og stadig i dag har landet en meget stor adskillelse mellem rige og fattige. Ved at forstå fortidens kampe, se hvordan folk får mest ud af en svær situation – og tale med befolkningen ansigt til ansigt, forlader du Sydafrika med en helt ny forståelse. Det var en af grundene til, at vi gjorde det, og jeg er glad for, at jeg også valgte at dele denne oplevelse med mine døtre.   TOP 10 TING AT SE I CAPE TOWN Her er den komplette liste over ting, du bør se, hvis du kun har en uge i Cape Town – ligesom mine døtre. Robben Island. Bo-Kaap. Table Mountain. Langa township-tur. Køretur på Devils Peak Drive. Cape Point. Vintur og se den fantastiske natur i området. De afrikanske pingviner på Boulders Beach i Simon's Town. Lions Head. Se solnedgangen fra Signal Hill.   MERE AT SE Det var det, der kom med på min liste, men der er mere, kan jeg anbefale. Lav tid til blot at hænge ud i Cape Town City Bowl, besøg markedet på Green Market Square, nyd havet ved Sea Point og tilbring noget tid i V&A Waterfront. Du bør også undersøge, hvad der spiller i Artscape Theatre Center. De har altid interessante forestillinger. På mine besøg i Cape Town har jeg set alt fra stand-up comedy, ungdoms-forestillinger til de helt store produktioner med ballet og musicals. Jeg har set både Svanesøen, Dirty Dancing og West Side Story. Billetterne er meget billige sammenlignet med vestlige priser.   LINKS: Radiovagabond er produceret af Radioguru. Sponsor Hotels25.dk  Se billeder på Radiovagabond.dk   Følg også RadioVagabond på Facebook, Twitter, Instagram og YouTube.  

O dia 21 de março, Dia Internacional da Luta Contra a Discriminação Racial, instituído pela ONU em 1966, só existe porque existiu o massacre de Sharpeville, na África do Sul.Além do respeito à memória das vítimas do massacre, é importante saber o que o dia 21 de março é um marco na luta da comunidade negra contra o racismo estrutural e a discriminação. No Brasil, em especial, a data marca os 40 anos de atuação do movimento negro, que obteve conquistas significativas.Volta e meia é possível ver alguém recorrendo à ausência da estrutura racista para dizer que não há racismo, e acusar denúncias e práticas de qualquer negro ou membros do movimento negro como vitimismo. Crer na existência de democracia racial é um mecanismo de alienação em relação à violência que nós, negros, sofremos diariamente. Então a nossa luta é sim, constante, e datas como esta são, sim, fundamentais.Este episódio é para você entender o porquê.__Episódio trazido até você por agência Bistrô [https://instagram.com/agencia_bistro]__Negro da Semana é Half Deaf.//Curta. Siga. Compartilhe://►ME SEGUE:✽ NEGRO DA SEMANA:▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/negrodasemana▸FanPage: https://www.facebook.com/negrodasemana▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/negrodasemana▸Podcast: https://bit.ly/NegrodaSemana ▸Site: https://negrodasemana.com✽ ALÊ GARCIA:▸Instagram: https://instagram.com/alegarcia▸Twitter: https://twitter.com/alegarcia▸FanPage: https://www.facebook.com/alegarcia1707▸Site: https://alessandrogarcia.com

Te midde van die Korona-virus, herinner ons dat dit vandag Menseregtedag is... Dis vandag presies SESTIG jaar gelede dat 'n skare swart Suid-Afrikaners by Sharpeville se plaaslike polisie stasie naby Vereeniging saamgetrek het om teen die paswette te betoog. DIE vreedsame betoging het tot n bloedbad gelei toe die polisie nege-en-sestig mense dood geskiet het. Wilna Matthee het in 2004 'n spesiale verslag saamgestel om die Sharpeville gebeure binne die politieke konteks van die onstuimige sestiger jare te plaas:

  Am 21. März 1960 wurden 69 schwarze Südafrikaner von der Polizei erschossen. Matthias von Hellfeld erzählt. Die passende Ausgabe “Eine Stunde History” läuft am 16. März 2020 auf DLFnova.

  Am 21. März 1960 wurden 69 schwarze Südafrikaner von der Polizei erschossen. Matthias von Hellfeld erzählt. Die passende Ausgabe “Eine Stunde History” läuft am 16. März 2020 auf DLFnova.

Vor 60 Jahren demonstrieren in Südafrika schwarze Menschen gegen diskriminierende Gesetze. Die Reaktion der Polizei: Sie erschießen 69 Demonstrierende.

Nous atterrissons ici à Sharpeville en un mauvais jour, un de ces jours où il ne fait pas bon être noir par ici,je conseille donc à toutes les personnes de peau noire à bord, de bien vérifier leurs Pass, ces documents d’identité, ces espèces de passeport utilisés à l’intérieur du territoire sud-africain, qui sont imposés par le régime de l’apartheid, pour limiter et contrôler les déplacements des Noirs. En ce jour du 21 mars 1960,a lieu une manifestation contre les Pass, manifestation réprimée dans la violence par la police de l’apartheid. Apprêtez-vous pour une plongée dans l’absurdité et la violence de ce régime brutal, raciste et pourtant soutenu ou tout au moins toléré pendant longtemps par nombre de puissances étrangères au nom des intérêts économiques.

We are landing here in Sharpeville on a bad day, one of those days when it's not so good to be black around here.  So, I advise all black-skinned people on board, to check their Pass, these identity documents, these kinds of passports used within the South African territory, which are imposed by the apartheid regime, to limit and control the movements of black people. On this day of March 21, 1960, there is a demonstration against the Pass system, an event that got brutally repressed by the police. Get ready for a dive into the absurdity and violence of this brutal, racist and yet supported or at least tolerated for a long time by many foreign powers in the name of their economic interests.

The Untainted Creatives team sat with the Founder of Sharpeville Food Festival. Romeo Malepe ( Founder and Creative Director of Sharpeville Food Festival) Tackling the aspect of township rebranding, case study: Sharpeville. Check out the full podcast chat, listen to the gems that Romeo talks about...

Human Rights are essentially a set of agreed principles, which affirm and uphold the dignity of the person. There are concerned with fairness, respect and independence and recognize our freedom to make certain life choices and realize our potential as human beings but also understanding that there come with responsibility and consideration for the rights of others. In South Africa, Human Rights Day commemorated on the 21st of March, is historically linked to the Sharpeville massacre were 69 people were shot dead for protesting the unjust apartheid pass laws. This year, the theme is “The Year of Indigenous Languages: Promoting and Deepening a Human Rights Culture”. In this episode of Law Focus, we spoke to Constitutional Hill CEO, Dawn Roberston , to discuss the history of the place, significance and different activities lined up to commemorate Human Rights Day. Secondly, we engaged with Sharon Ekambaram, from Lawyers for Human Rights, to ascertain the state of Human Rights in South Africa today. Finally, we touched base with, Gushwell Brooks, the spokesperson for the South African Human Rights Commission, on its rights and responsibilities as a Chapter 9 institution in affirming and promoting human rights. PHOTO CRED: Jon Tyson wits.journalism.co.za

Wits Radio Academy — Human Rights are essentially a set of agreed principles, which affirm and uphold the dignity of the person. There are concerned with fairness, respect and independence and recognize our freedom to make certain life choices and realize our potential as human beings but also understanding that there come with responsibility and consideration for the rights of others. In South Africa, Human Rights Day commemorated on the 21st of March, is historically linked to the Sharpeville massacre were 69 people were shot dead for protesting the unjust apartheid pass laws. This year, the theme is “The Year of Indigenous Languages: Promoting and Deepening a Human Rights Culture”. In this episode of Law Focus, we spoke to Constitutional Hill CEO, Dawn Roberston , to discuss the history of the place, significance and different activities lined up to commemorate Human Rights Day. Secondly, we engaged with Sharon Ekambaram, from Lawyers for Human Rights, to ascertain the state of Human Rights in South Africa today. Finally, we touched base with, Gushwell Brooks, the spokesperson for the South African Human Rights Commission, on its rights and responsibilities as a Chapter 9 institution in affirming and promoting human rights. PHOTO CRED: Jon Tyson

TechCentral — In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Touch HD founder Tbo Touch about his life, his business, #datamustfall and his next big venture. Touch — born in Sharpeville in 1981 — talks about his big plans to enter the video-streaming space with a new venture to be launched later this year called THD. The platform, which will showcase original South African and African content and which will include international programming, will compete head-on with DStv, according to Touch. It will be launched in the first week of October. In the podcast, Touch talks about his upbringing, why he left the country for the US as a teenager, his experience working in the music business in New York (and interviewing top artists), his return to South Africa and his career in radio. He recounts setting out on his own, establishing a venture with Cliff Central founder Gareth Cliff and the later launch of his online radio platform Touch HD. He also talks about the #datamustfall movement, which he spearheaded, and what he learnt from it — while defending himself from critics who have accused him of selling out to the mobile operators. He says in the podcast that he plans to ramp up the #datamustfall campaign in the coming months — which will no doubt not be music to the ears of the big industry players. It’s a great podcast about a fascinating entrepreneur. Don’t dare miss it!

Commemoration date to eliminate racial discrimination. For decades, black South Africans had to carry identification papers known as “passbooks” anywhere they went. Passbooks formed a central part of the country’s racist apartheid system by placing severe restrictions on their holders. For blacks, needless to say, passbooks were a constant source of anger and resentment. On March 21, 1960, a large crowd gathered in Sharpeville, South Africa to peacefully protest the laws requiring passbooks. South African police opened fire on the group, killing 69 people. That date became associated with racial discrimination, and in 1966, the United Nations proclaimed it the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Twenty years later, South Africa repealed the passbook requirement and later abolished the apartheid system. The commemoration of the 1960 tragedy will continue, however, as long as racial discrimination contributes to violence and death somewhere in the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 119. Solo. Don't allow a liberal perspective to hide the significance of our public holidays. Don't forget Sharpeville

Die burgemeester van Emfuleni Munisipaliteit in die Vaaldriehoek, Jacob Khawe, sê hy verwag dat die watertoevoer na Evaton, Sharpeville, Boipatong en Vereening vandag nog herstel sal word. Die Vaaldriehoek is sedert Vrydag sonder water na Rand Water die waterdruk met 40 persent verminder het. Die munisipaliteit skuld Rand Water 50 miljoen rand.

Services have come to a complete stand still in the Emfuleni local municipality in the Vaal due to the unavailability of water. Schools, clinics, businesses and households have been affected and have been forced to find alternative means to get water. This follows Rand Water's announcement over the weekend that it has cut off water supply to the municipality by 60%, which includes the historic townships of Sharpeville, Sebokeng and Evaton. Rand Water says this is part of it's credit control measure to force the municipality to cough up the over 370-million rands in overdue payment. Ditaba Tsotetsi reports...

Dopo il massacro di Sharpeville del '60, e con una legislazione che in maniera sempre più stringente ostacola l'interazione fra individui di differenti "gruppi razziali", la situazione dei Blue Notes diventa sempre più difficile e pericolosa. Con un bianco fra i suoi membri - Chris McGregor - la composizione mista del gruppo è fonte di problemi estenuanti. I Blue Notes si rendono conto di mettere a rischio non solo la propria sicurezza, ma anche quella di chi viene ad ascoltarli: ma non vogliono smettere di fare musica insieme, e cominciano a ritenere imperativo espatriare. Nelle incisioni realizzate dai Blue Notes all'inizio del '64 si configura via via la fisionomia con cui la formazione si presenterà in Europa: al piano c'è Chris McGregor, al sax alto Dudu Pukwana, al sax tenore Nick Moyake, alla tromba Mongezi Feza; poi Louis Moholo subentra alla batteria, rimpiazzando Early Mabuza. Ormai alle soglie della partenza per l'Europa, dove sono stati invitati a suonare al prestigioso festival di Antibes, i Blue Notes si ritrovano con il contrabbassista Sammy Maritz malato: ingaggiano allora Johnny Dyani, un contrabbassista giovanissimo - ha solo sedici anni - ma che sa il fatto suo.

Prendendo spunto dalla sua partecipazione alla prossima edizione del festival di Novara Jazz, con alcune puntate rendiamo omaggio a Louis Moholo, figura storica della diaspora del jazz sudafricano in Europa, diaspora causata dall'apartheid. Nel Continente Nero il Sudafrica è il caso unico di un paese nel quale nel Novecento si assiste ad una vera e propria declinazione - spesso peraltro molto originale - delle forme del jazz degli Stati Uniti. Alla fine degli anni cinquanta il jazz sudafricano esprime una forte maturità, e in alcune sue punte, come i Jazz Epistles che si formano nel '59, è già in sintonia con l'hard bop di oltre Atlantico. Il '60 è un anno spartiacque: con il massacro di Sharpeville l'apartheid comincia a mostrare il suo volto più crudele: molti musicisti cominciano a pensare all'esilio. Miriam Makeba è in Europa già dal '59, e prosegue per gli Stati Uniti. Nel '61 nella township di Langa (Cape Town) si incontrano il pianista bianco Chris McGregor e il sax alto Dudu Pukwana. Nel '62 a Johannesburg si forma un gruppo, che viene chiamato Blue Notes, con McGregor, Pukwana, Nick Moyake al sax tenore, Mongezi Velo al basso e Early Mabuza alla batteria; nel gruppo viene cooptato il giovanissimo trombettista Mongezi Feza. Nel '63 McGregor riesce a riunire per una registrazione e una esibizione a Johannesburg una big band con componenti selezionati tra i migliori jazzisti del paese: Early Mabuza non arriva al concerto e viene sostituito da un giovane batterista di Langa, Louis Moholo.

Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Molefe Makete one of the survivors of the Sharpeville Massacre. On the 21st of March 1960, more than 50 black people were killed when police opened fire on a peaceful protest in Sharpeville. Makete says men, women and children had to flea as law enforcement officers started shooting at a crowd of about 5,000 people crowd outside the police station. The crowds had gathered at Sharpeville police station to protest against the pass laws, which they claim are designed by an apartheid government to seriously restrict their movement in white areas. Mr Makete is a PAC member and one of the leaders and survivors of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre. He spent more than 20 years in Robben Island

Die twintigste bestaansjaar van die Suid-Afrikaanse grondwet is Saterdag in Sharpeville in Gauteng gevier. Wyle president Nelson Mandela het die grondwet op 10 Desember 1996 in Sharpeville gepromulgeer. 'n Oudprofessor in staatsreg by UNISA, Marinus Wiechers, sê hoewel dele van die grondwet behoue moet bly, is daar ook ruimte vir hersiening. Wiechers was betrokke by die skryf van die oorspronklike grondwet-dokument.

The UN Secretary General says he draws encouragement from how far the world has come since the Sharpeville massacre in 1960 but believes much distance remains to be traveled to achieve equality for all. The UN observed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action - considered the most comprehensive framework for international, regional and national actions against racism. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports

Johannesburg-based journalist Ofeibea Quist-Arcton looks at how music thrived alongside events such as the Sharpeville massacre, the Bantu Education Act, the Soweto Riots of 1976 and, of course, the fall of apartheid.

TravCast is the Writer's Podcast from the Traverse, Scotland’s New Writing Theatre. Associate Director, Hamish Pirie, interviews well known playwrights whose work features in the year round programme at the Traverse. In this episode, Hamish Speaks to Omphile Molousi. Omphile was born in the village of Bodibe in 1981, where he was raised by his Grandmother. He is a freelance writer/actor/director. He graduated at the Market Theatre Laboratory. He’s been doing theatre since 2001. His theatre acting credits include: Cadre, Itsoseng, Shakespeare dreaming at the zoo, Sizwe Bansi is dead, Animal farm, Robben Island Bible, Romeo and Juliet, The mirror, Caucasian chalk circle, Much ado about nothing, Echoes, Blurring Shine, Julius Caesar, Sharpeville 1&2 and others. His writing credits for Theatre: Cadre (Published by Junkets publishers and Oberon books UK, World premiere at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, SA premiere at the Market Theatre, Grahamstown National arts Festival Main program, Currently performing at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival in Scotland), Itsoseng (Published by Junkets publishers and Oxford University Press SA, adapted for a BBC radio play, and performed at various local and international venues including Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 2008 Edinburgh festival in Scotland, 2011 Dublin Festival in Ireland, 2013 Adelaide Festival in Australia.), Balalatladi (Rehearsed reading at Washington DC’s Kennedy Centre, Performed at the Family Season Festival in Cape Town, Performed at the National School of The Arts Festival), Informal (Performed at the Market Theatre Lab and National School of the Arts, For the right reasons (Published by Oxford University Press SA and Junkets Publishers, Staged reading at the Adelaide Festival in Australia), Daddy comes tonight (Published by Junkets Publishers) The sweet door (Performed at Windybrow Theatre), Ijo! (Performed at the Market Theatre Laboratory and Grahamstown National Arts Festival 2005), Pozeng (Resident project at the Market Theatre Laboratory) Short Story: Bargain (Published by Penguin publishers). Writing for TV; Zone 14 series 2, 3, 4 and 5. His Theatre Directing credits include: Cadre, Informal, Balalatladi, Ijo and Pozeng Omphile was the first recipient of the Bret Goldin Bursary Award which gave him an opportunity to intern at the Royal Shakespeare Company as an actor in the UK. He also won the Scotsman Fringe First Award 2008 for Itsoseng, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. He won the Andre Deshields award for Itsoseng, best performance at the Black theatre alliance awards 2010 in Chicago. He taught the Cicely Berry voice technique and acting at the Actors Centre and is currently teaching at the Market Theatre Laboratory. He is also a field worker at the Market Theatre Laboratory since 2010. As a fieldworker he travels throughout the whole country assisting community theatre groups to develop their stories. He is a founder of Mowa Art Fields, a Not for Profit Organization that teaches teachers in rural public schools to teach creative arts. The organization also has an annual festival for Grade 5-7 learners in the North West Province. Original music by James Iremonger www.jamesiremonger.co.uk Produced and engineered by Cian O Siochain

It has become known as the 'Marikana massacre', when 34 people were killed as police in South Africa opened fire on striking miners. For many it had echoes of Sharpeville in 1960, one of the defining events which opened the world's eyes to the consequences of apartheid. For Frans Baleni, General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, Marikana is a challenge - not just to his union - but to the whole post-apartheid political system in which the NUM has been a key player. Eighteen years after black South Africans won legal equality, is the violence evidence that the system has failed all but a tiny political elite?(Image: Hundreds of people attend a memorial service for the people killed in a wildcat strike at Lonmin's Marikana mine. Credit: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/GettyImages)

As we transition from March to April, this episode focuses on two topics related to internationally observed days in March; International Women’s Day and The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Women’s Rights often rely on a conventional definition of gender. As women’s herstory months draws to an end this week, Pauline Park joins us to discuss gender binaries and expanding the discussion of women’s rights and human rights to include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered people. Pauline is a transgendered woman of Asian birth who has had extensive involvement with the LGBT community in New York and nationally. She is the co-founded of the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy, (NYAGRA) which is the first statewide transgender advocacy organization in New York. She has written widely on LGBT issues and has conducted transgender sensitivity training sessions for a wide range of social service providers and community-based organization. March 21st is annually observed as The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Sharpeville massacre occurred on this day in 1960, when police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in Sharpeville, South Africa. The United Nations General Assembly proclaiming the day in 1966 and called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. This year from April 20-24, the international community will gather in Geneva to assess the progress towards eliminating racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerances. Ejim Dike (DEEKAY), Director of the Human Rights Project at The Urban Justice Center, speaks with Ajamu about the upcoming conference. Ejim has worked on social policy issues for over ten years and in the domestic human rights arena for the past seven years. Her human rights work focuses on addressing poverty and discrimination using a human rights framework.