[Source: http://mg.co.za/article/2014-01-02-anc-suppresses-real-history-to-boost-its-claim-to-legitimacy by Stephen Ellis.]

The ANC’s key statement of principles, the 1955 Freedom Charter, was written by white communists, writes Stephen Ellis.

“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the ­present controls the past.” Read more

[Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2014/0102/In-South-Africa-corrupt-prosecutors-an-ever-larger-problem by Jeremy Kutner.]

As nation readies for first elections without Nelson Mandela, top prosecutors are attacked for letting officials get away with murder. Literally.

Richard Mdluli, head of the crime intelligence section of the South African police, was first charged with murder, attempted murder, intimidation, and the kidnapping of a man who married his former lover.  Six months later came money laundering charges, followed by charges of fraud, theft, and corruption. Read more

[Source: http://washingtonpost.com/business/economy/after-mandelas-death-anc-faces-growing-risk-of-losing-power-in-south-africa/2014/01/01/6e805736-6be2-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.html  – by Steven Mufson and Sudarsan Raghavan]

[Source: http://world.time.com/2013/12/27/case-of-czech-gangster-reveals-south-africas-dark-criminal-underworld/ by Stephanie Findlay]

Rainbow nation or not, South Africa is battling a crime epidemic. Even as the country was in mourning for their beloved hero Nelson Mandela, Radovan Krejcir, a Czech businessman and fugitive, made headlines this month when he was denied bail. The towering 45-year-old — he stands well over 6’2 and is built like a truck — was arrested in November on charges of kidnapping and assault in connection with a botched 24 million rand ($2.3 million) crystal meth deal. Read more

[Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/world/africa/south-africans-band-together-finding-a-new-enemy-in-highway-tolls.html?_r=0 by John Eligon]

JOHANNESBURG — The sleek, white structures began sprouting up over highways here about three years ago, leaving people to wonder what they were.

A place for billboards, perhaps? Decorative pieces to spruce up the region? Or maybe they were docks to mount security cameras.        Read more