Places and forms of power
The TRC
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Origin : South Africa after the end of apartheid in 1995 Structure : a kind of court presided by the activist and ex archbishop Desmond Tutu. Objective : its objective was to reconcile victims and oppressors who were encouraged to give testimonies about what had really happened during the Apartheid … Continuer la lecture
Apartheid
Début d’un documentaire (introuvable en dvd) sur l’histoire de l’apartheid : des premiers colons à l’emprisonnement de Mandela
The TRC
Some images about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Passbooks
What is a passbook? Watch some testimonies to know more about passbooks. Geoff Budlender, Advocate of the Supreme Court: Well the Passbook was a document which all Africans had to carry from the age of sixteen. They had to produce it on demand. It was a criminal offence to fail to produce it on demand. … Continuer la lecture
CO South Africa
2 CO sur l’Afrique du Sud. Le sous-titres peuvent être activés pour une meilleure compréhension… La 2ème vidéo est à voir sur youtube (jusqu’à 1’35 pour des conditions d’examen bac)
Nzima’s photograph
A documentary with subtitles on Sam Nzima’s famous photograph and Soweto uprising
South Africa in 2019
An article on today’s dramatic situation in South Africa https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/07/africa/south-africa-elections-inequality-intl/index.html A video in French on May 8th elections in South Africa.
Info ou intox?
Vidéo des Observateurs de France24 sur des exemples de « fake news », « hoaxes » etc.
Fake news
Débat de France 24 sur les « fake news » Le site des Observateurs http://observers.france24.com/fr/
The Rainbow Nation
A video on the Rainbow Nation from BBC News Interview of a journalist in French on the website of TV5 : http://information.tv5monde.com/afrique/afrique-du-sud-une-nation-arc-en-ciel-4317