EDITORIAL: Remembering Harry Belafonte’s role in fighting apartheid
The US actor and singer who died last week, was a friend to SA
03 May 2023 - 05:00
It has become fashionable to downplay the role of the international community in helping SA attain its freedom from apartheid and colonialism. Undoubtedly, South Africans owe their freedom to themselves — those who stayed in the country braving a brutal regime and those who left to fight it. However, we need to remember the friends around the world who helped.
Among those who contributed to the global anti-apartheid movement were artists. One of those was Harry Belafonte, who died last week at age 96...
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