In the past, apartheid was only associated with South Africa. Now, it’s a label that some attach to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, as Sandra Gathmann explains. Start Here with Sandra Gathmann breaks down the big news stories so they’re easy to understand. Check out the full Start Here on the Al Jazeera YouTube channel. #AJStartHere #AJShorts #AlJazeeraEnglish #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaApartheid #Explained #NelsonMandela #Mandela #ANC #AfricanNationalCongress #SouthAfricaPolitics #Politics #Apartheid
Thousands of members of South Africa’s governing African National Congress have protested against the release of an apartheid-era assassin, Janusz Walus. He has been granted parole after serving nearly three decades in prison. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #SouthAfrica #JanuszWalus #ChrisHani #ANC #AlJazeeraEnglish
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Baleka Mbete on whether, in the 25 years since apartheid, her party has betrayed Nelson Mandela’s legacy and the dreams of South Africa’s rainbow nation. Over the past quarter century, access to education has significantly improved and the rights of all South Africans to free basic healthcare has been guaranteed. But the ANC’s successes have been overshadowed by rising youth unemployment, recent xenophobic attacks on African immigrants and ongoing allegations of systemic corruption, with former President Jacob Zuma currently facing trial. From fighting apartheid, Mbete rose to become one of South Africa’s most powerful women, […]
