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Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid
Peter HainA bill now in the Lords is intended to protect Israel from any criticism. It goes further than Thatcher ever did when she tried to stop us protesting to free Nelson Mandela, says former government minister Peter Hain
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Kissinger at 100: Statesman or war criminal? His troubled legacy – in pictures
First as US national security adviser, then as secretary of state, Henry Kissinger intervened around the world during the 1970s, shaping events in China, Africa and the Middle East, with consequences that reverberate today- Observer book of the weekWinnie & Nelson by Jonny Steinberg; The Plot to Save South Africa by Justice Malala – reviewA beautiful and sad portrait of the Mandelas’ marriage of opposites is an insightful study of two huge characters, while a gripping and important book reveals how the ANC leader rescued his riven country from civil war
April 2023
- The Audio Long ReadThe Ciskei experiment: a libertarian fantasy in apartheid South Africa – podcastIn the 1980s, South African libertarians set up a deregulated zone that they sold to the world as ‘Africa’s Switzerland’. It was a sham, but with its clusters of sweatshops, it was very modern – and in some ways it anticipated the world we live in today
March 2023
- The long readThe Ciskei experiment: a libertarian fantasy in apartheid South AfricaThe long read: In the 1980s, South African libertarians set up a deregulated zone that they sold to the world as ‘Africa’s Switzerland’. It was a sham, but with its clusters of sweatshops, it was very modern – and in some ways it anticipated the world we live in today