apartheid
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In 1995, Michael Atherton led his team to a meeting with Nelson Mandela on England's first tour of South Africa following apartheid.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Evaton West may indicate that South Africans are moving beyond loyalties forged in the struggle against apartheid, said local government expert Susan Booysen.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Amid the social inequity and climate apartheid, Fox tries offering hope, preaching about empathy with lines like “sharing is stronger than hoarding.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The anti-apartheid campaigner came to the UK in the 1980s to avoid conscription to the "apartheid army" where he became part of the "anarchist squatting scene".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Obviously, I was not the only child born to black and white parents during apartheid.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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