apartheid
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Telecoms companies in South Africa, including those with foreign investment, are required to provide 30 percent equity to historically disadvantaged groups -- a policy created to mitigate the legacy of racial inequality left by apartheid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
That was the year apartheid fell, and a good part of the credit went to the broad international pressure on Pretoria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
They need the world’s help, the way pressure helped break South Africa’s apartheid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Amid the social inequity and climate apartheid, Fox tries offering hope, preaching about empathy with lines like “sharing is stronger than hoarding.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Dozens of black leaders were also detained, including several prominent whites opposed to apartheid: Beyers Naude of the Christian Institute, and Dcnald Woods, editor of the East London Dispatch and a friend of Biko’s.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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