350,000 Rally in Barcelona for Release of Separatist Leaders

JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Oct 26, 2019 Nine pro-independence leaders are behind bars for their roles in Catalonia's failed 2017 bid to secede from Spain. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

S. African Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies

CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2018 Her fight against white minority rule caused the former wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela to be jailed for months and placed under house arrest for years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Spain Charges 13 Catalan Leaders With Rebellion

ARITZ PARRA and BARRY HATTON / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 Five politicians from Catalonia are jailed; warrants target Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and other lawmakers who seek secession from Spain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

S. African President Jacob Zuma Quits to Prevent Ouster

CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA / The Associated Press Feb 14, 2018 His resignation, which follows years of corruption scandals, comes after the ruling party instructs him to leave office or face a no-confidence vote. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

South Africa’s Ruling Party Finally Turns Against Zuma

CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA / The Associated Press Feb 13, 2018 After years of scandals, the African National Congress has ordered President Jacob Zuma to resign. His regime is clouded by incompetence, corruption and low economic growth. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Like South Africa’s Apartheid, Israeli Occupation Will End — It Is Only a Matter of Time

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 15, 2014 Many have drawn comparisons between Israeli occupation and South African apartheid. Such comparisons are instructive, not only as a moral gauge but in terms of offering solutions to the current crisis. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

We All Must Become Zapatistas

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 2, 2014 The most important anti-globalization movement of the last two decades has shown us how to resist. And it grasps, as Subcomandante Marcos made clear in his final public appearance, that resistance must be wedded to nonviolence. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Blurring Mandela and Neo-Liberalism

By Danny Schechter Dec 15, 2013 Rather than tell how global corporations and banks pressured the Mandela government to keep economic power where it was during apartheid, Andrew Ross Sorkin and The New York Times claimed the South African hero saw "the light" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Rather than tell how Mandela was pressured to keep economic power where it was during apartheid, The New York Times claimed the South African hero saw "the light" at the World Economic Forum. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Shifting Economics of the ANC: From Liberation Movement to…

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 13, 2013 Leading anti-apartheid activist and former South African Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils told "Democracy Now!" that the African National Congress led by Nelson Mandela made a "Faustian pact" with neo-liberalism to end the official policy of segregation and avoid civil war. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mandela: Hero Thwarted

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 9, 2013 The South African underclass Mandela inspired continues to suffer in every possible way: lower incomes, marginal educational opportunities, poor housing conditions and shorter life expectancies. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Pirates Beware: The U.K. Is Handing Over Your Loot

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2012 The government of the United Kingdom plans to allow copyrighted material to be copied for personal use; Julian Assange gives kudos to Bradley Manning from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London; meanwhile, South Africa's ruling party has called for an official boycott of Israel. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

ANC Celebrates Early in South Africa

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2009 With official results expected Saturday, South Africa's presidency and a two-thirds majority in parliament will go to Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress, making Zuma the third president in the country's short democratic history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )