Washington has its Lincoln Memorial, Paris its Arc de Triomphe, Rio its Christ the Redeemer, and Delhi its Gandhi Memorial. Now Port Elizabeth is to build the Freedom Tower, a structure taller than the Statue of Liberty, to express the spirit of freedom and celebrate the life and work of Nelson Mandela.
Sophiatown: recalling the loss
It was on 9 February 1955 that the forced removal of over 60 000 people from Sophiatown began. Fifty years on, the City of Johannesburg pays tribute to the sons and daughters of its lost suburb.
I see it with my own eyes: Mbeki
South Africa has transformed in the last 10 years - "I have seen it with my own eyes" - President Thabo Mbeki said in his address to the nation on Reconciliation Day.
South Africa's Heart of Hope
In 1989, Irishman Padraig O'Malley set off on a 10-year journey to document the experiences of men and women from all walks of life during SA's volatile transition to democracy. A new website publishes the results in full - including hundreds of hours of interviews - offering a vital record of the new South Africa in the making.
Fast forward to the future SA
South Africa's future looks bright indeed, according to a new book about what the country might look like in 10 years' time.
SA's science & technology decade
From mosquito-repellent candles to the Southern African Large Telescope, developments in science and technology in South Africa since 1994 have put the country on the international map, according to a new book.
Alf Khumalo: 5 decades in photos
To take a photograph is to aspire to an art form. To have taken pictures of the most prominent South African leaders of the past five decades, from Albert Luthuli to Thabo Mbeki - that is a privilege, says internationally renowned photograher Alf Khumalo.
72 days that shaped South Africa
Just how miraculous was SA's transition from apartheid to democracy? How close did we come to civil war? Check out our press clipping snapshots of the 72 days leading up to Nelson Mandela's inauguration as President in 1994 - and see how heavily the odds were stacked against the rainbow nation.
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Drumming is believing in SA
The IMC's new advertising campaign encourages South Africans to become part of the rhythm of our nation - literally: by drumming to the same beat. View the TV ad, listen to the radio ads, start catching the rhythm!
Nine South African families
The fates and fortunes of nine South African families, shaped by events both personal and political, come to life in an extraordinary exhibition that has travelled all the way from Amsterdam to Pretoria.
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