Apartheid

Witness History. South Africa’s first inter-racial marriage. Audio, 9 minutes
For almost 40 years, marriage between people from different ethnic backgrounds was banned
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BBC World Service
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Witness History. Arrested for "immorality" in South Africa. Audio, 9 minutes
Dr Zureena Desai was arrested in South Africa for breaking the Immorality Act
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BBC World Service
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Mass killer who ‘hunted’ black people says police encouraged him
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Africa
Posted
22 July
1954: Interview with ANC's Chief Albert Luthuli. Audio, 00:13:07
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BBC
Posted
8 July
1983: Abandoned baby in apartheid South Africa. Video, 00:02:28
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BBC
Posted
5 July
South Africa's new coalition government unveiled
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Africa
Posted
1 July
1991: News - Apartheid Laws Scrapped. Video, 00:03:35
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BBC
Posted
27 June
1990: South African President promises Mandela’s freedom. Video, 00:01:08
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BBC
Posted
27 June
1998: Apartheid report released by Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Video, 00:02:04
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BBC
Posted
27 June
1982: English cricket rebels in three-year ban. Video, 00:03:55
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BBC
Posted
25 June
1988: News - Bomb Attack in South Africa. Video, 00:01:26
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BBC
Posted
20 June
1994: Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president. Video, 00:04:06
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BBC
Posted
13 June
1976: The World in Focus - Soweto. Audio, 00:04:12
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BBC
Posted
13 June
Witness History. The Irish shopworkers strike against apartheid. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1984, 11 Dunnes store workers walked out after refusing to handle South African goods
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BBC World Service
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Surrey gallery to display Nelson Mandela artwork
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Africa
Posted
31 May
Cynthia voted for Nelson Mandela. Now she's abandoning his successors
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BBC InDepth
Posted
25 May
1992: South Africa votes for change. Video, 00:02:31
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BBC
Posted
24 May
Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?
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Africa
Posted
27 April
Witness History. Oliver Tambo returns to South Africa from exile. Audio, 9 minutes
Oliver Tambo returned to South Africa in 1990 after 30 years in exile.
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BBC World Service
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Witness History. Soweto uprising: Children who marched against apartheid. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1976, an uprising was sparked when demonstrating children were gunned down
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BBC World Service
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Witness History. South Africa's referendum on apartheid. Audio, 9 minutes
The last whites-only vote in South Africa was held in 1992
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BBC World Service
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Sporting Witness. Victory for South Africa: The Africa Cup of Nations. Audio, 9 minutes
How a football victory in 1996 helped South Africa heal the wounds of apartheid
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BBC World Service
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South Africa's Zuma lays down election challenge to ANC
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Africa
Posted
18 December 2023
The Documentary Podcast. The Children of Paradise: Without hope you're dead. Audio, 28 minutes
30 years after South Africa's momentous changes what’s happened to the hope and promises?
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BBC World Service
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