#south africa

I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down the apartheid flag and raise the new flag. ↗

— Al Sharpton

#apartheid #down #during #elections #first

No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism. ↗

— Joe Slovo

#destroy #done #first #first thing #matter

It's not difficult in South Africa for the ordinary person to see the link between capitalism and racist exploitation, and when one sees the link one immediately thinks in terms of a socialist alternative. ↗

— Joe Slovo

#alternative #between #capitalism #difficult #exploitation

We believe that the world, too, can destroy apartheid, firstly by striking at the economy of South Africa. ↗

— Oliver Tambo

#apartheid #believe #destroy #economy #firstly

Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud. ↗

— Oliver Tambo

#africa #corner #derive #discovery #globe

On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned. ↗

— Christiaan Barnard

#i #known #little #monday #renowned

If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn't concern the central issues, it wouldn't be worth publishing. ↗

— Alan Paton

#central #concern #issues #novel #publishing

I don't mind snakes. Growing up in South Africa there were a couple a snakes around... and I'm not talking just about the government! ↗

— Trevor Rabin

#africa #around #couple #government #growing

Do you think that the people of South Africa, or anywhere on the continent of Africa, or India, or Pakistan are longing to be kicked around all over again? ↗

— Arundhati Roy

#again #anywhere #around #continent #india

All of our forebears contributed to what South Africa has become. That does not, however, mean that I must apologize to anyone for being born a Zulu, or for having that culture. ↗

— Mangosuthu Buthelezi

#anyone #apologize #become #being #born