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22/06/2026

We called her the Mother of the Nation.

She helped build the South Africa we know today. Yet somehow, we have forgotten what Winnie Madikizela-Mandela knew, what she witnessed, and what she never stopped reminding us:

Our freedom was not won by South Africans alone.

Across the continent, African nations sheltered us, protected us, and stood with us in our darkest hour. They opened their borders to exiles, gave refuge to freedom fighters, and paid a price for supporting the struggle against apartheid.

If we owe our freedom to the solidarity of Africa, how can we now turn our backs on the very people who stood with us?

History is not only about remembering who fought for us. It is about remembering who stood beside us.

16/06/2026

Today, 50 years ago, tens of thousands of students marched through the streets of Soweto.

Dan Moyane of Morris Isaacson High School recalls that as they gathered, “We were singing and it was jovial.” What began as a peaceful student march would become one of the defining moments in South African history.

Reflecting on the events years later, June 16 leader Seth Mazibuko challenged how we remember the uprising: “When we speak of women of June 1976, we speak of them as just being crying. Some of them did not just cry. Some of them stood to the bullets of the time.”

The Soweto Uprising was not only a turning point in the struggle against apartheid. It was a testament to the courage of a generation that refused to accept the future that had been chosen for them.

Fifty years on, we remember those who marched, those who never came home, and those who continue to share their stories. Because history is not preserved in dates and textbooks. It lives in the voices of those who were there.

29/05/2026

History remembers the freedom fighters. We must remember how they were created.

The Trials of Winnie Mandela screening on Netflix

25/05/2026

This , we are reminded that to understand where we are going, we must first understand where we come from.

The African Oral History Archive exists to preserve African history in one of the continent’s oldest and most powerful traditions — storytelling.

Through more than 150 in-depth interviews with the people who shaped our continent, the Archive serves as a living record of Africa’s struggles, triumphs, ideas, and identity for generations to come.

Because history is more than memory. It is a map for the future.

15/05/2026

What is truth? Everyone claims to know the truth. Is it fixed? Or does it depend on who tells the story?

The question then becomes: whose truth survives history?

The Trials of Winnie Mandela now streaming on Netflix

06/05/2026

They banished her. They made her.

The Trials of Winnie Mandela now streaming on Netflix

30/04/2026

Absolute.
Unflinching.

Not everyone could carry it.

The Trials of Winnie Mandela now streaming on Netflix Africa

29/04/2026

Winnie Mandela.
He preached peace.
She lived through a war.

What was she meant to choose to survive?

The Trials of Winnie Mandela now streaming on Netflix South Africa

27/04/2026

Freedom Day is more than a date. More than a public holiday.

It is a reminder of those who fought for freedom — from leaders like Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Albert Luthuli, Oliver Tambo, and Ruth First, to countless others whose stories are less known, but no less important.

We believe these stories must be preserved and shared. Through our initiatives like the African Oral History Archive, we work to ensure that the voices, memories, and lived experiences behind this history are not lost. And to ensure that the Youth of the continent and the world have access to these stories.

Because freedom was not inevitable. And it must be protected.

For the next generation, remembering is not optional. It is essential.

We remember the past to shape the future.

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