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Abram Mofokeng, 87, one of the survivors of the Sharpeville Massacre, arrives with other survivors and relatives of the victims at the memorial site in Sharpeville on September 3, 2026.
SOUTH AFRICA HISTORY

Survivors of South Africa's 1960 massacre launch legal claim

The Sharpeville Massacre became a defining moment in the fight against white-minority rule, exposing apartheid's brutality to the world.

  • AFP
3 min read
The 1928 Springboks' ill-advised Impi war cry was quickly retired after drawing snickers and confusion from the crowd. | Supplied
RUGBYS GREATEST RIVALRY

The day the Springboks did the "Geejimalayo"

Ahead of the latest Springboks vs All Blacks Test series, a look back at the historic first meeting on African soil in 1928, defined by Bennie Osler's brilliance and a forgotten…

  • Morgan Bolton
6 min read