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Under apartheid, South Africa segregated black South Africans from their white counterparts, leading to the systematic discrimination of the non-white population. The first free elections were held in 1994.

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A sea of corrugated iron huts on the outskirts of Cape Town, with the silhouette of Table Mountain in the distant background

A sea of corrugated iron huts on the outskirts of Cape Town, with the silhouette of Table Mountain in the distant background

30 years on, South Africa's dream of unity lies shattered

30 years on, South Africa's dream of unity lies shattered

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply divided society.

Members of the Galela movement staged a sit-in protest at the South African Constitutional Court

Members of the Galela movement staged a sit-in protest at the South African Constitutional Court

South African apartheid victims demand reparations

South African apartheid victims demand reparations

Many victims are still being ignored, they say, even though the government has a reparations fund worth $100 million.

The picture shows abalones growing in a box at Doringbay Abalone Farm. The company strives to provide a sustainable and legal alternative, growing the snails on land and in the ocean in Dooringbaai, South Africa.

The picture shows abalones growing in a box at Doringbay Abalone Farm. The company strives to provide a sustainable and legal alternative, growing the snails on land and in the ocean in Dooringbaai, South Africa.

South Africa takes on illegal abalone trade

South Africa takes on illegal abalone trade

A huge demand for abalone, the world's most expensive shellfish, has led to widespread poaching and overfishing.

A man stands next to a colorful mural

A man stands next to a colorful mural

Fighting Cape Town's crime with street art

Fighting Cape Town's crime with street art

The Cape Flats area is notorious for gangsters and crime, but one man aims to change that with open-air galleries.

Jacob Zuma addresses supporters

Jacob Zuma addresses supporters

South Africa: Zuma's MK party surges amid ANC struggles

South Africa: Zuma's MK party surges amid ANC struggles

Will South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma run for president on behalf of a new political organization?

The Peace Palace in The Hague, a red-brick building resembling a castle, seen from afar, with a flagpole flying the blue UN flag

The Peace Palace in The Hague, a red-brick building resembling a castle, seen from afar, with a flagpole flying the blue UN flag

What does the International Court of Justice do?

What does the International Court of Justice do?

Israel must defend itself against genocide accusations in The Hague. But what is the International Court of Justice?

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Joel Back stands outside his supermarket in front of a wall covered in posters with the names and pictures of hostages abducted by Hamas

Joel Back stands outside his supermarket in front of a wall covered in posters with the names and pictures of hostages abducted by Hamas

South Africa's Jews troubled by ANC government

South Africa accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. This puts it at odds with its very own Jewish community.

The International Court of Justice in The Hague

The International Court of Justice in The Hague

What is third-party intervention at the ICJ?

Germany says it will intervene on Israel's behalf at the International Court of Justice. Here's what that means.

Vladimir Putin addresses the BRICS summit in August 2023

Vladimir Putin addresses the BRICS summit in August 2023

Will BRICS expansion set a new agenda for the Global South?

The five-nation bloc is expanding, and so is its influence. Can the alliance challenge Western political dominance?

Two people speak through a window with a metal grate

Two people speak through a window with a metal grate

Meet 2 South Africans confronting anti-immigrant violence

DW meets two young people who have turned their backs on the xenophobia that is rife in South Africa.

Torn hostage posters and Israel flags after a demonstration in Cape Town

Torn hostage posters and Israel flags after a demonstration in Cape Town

South Africa's anti-Israel stance alarms country's Jews

The conflict in the Middle East has also left its mark in South Africa, home to Africa's largest Jewish community.

A disgruntled South African job seeker holds a banner reading "Foreigners Must Go Home"

A disgruntled South African job seeker holds a banner reading "Foreigners Must Go Home"

South African anti-immigrant group to run in 2024 election

The group has become notorious for raiding businesses owned by foreign nationals, aiming to make them leave the country.