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'Where Others Struggle, We Who Are Free Need to Be Present': SA's Former FM on Anti-Apartheid Legacy
'Where Others Struggle, We Who Are Free Need to Be Present': SA's Former FM on Anti-Apartheid Legacy
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"Our freedom was won through the support of many throughout the world who really understood that what we were going through should not be suffered by any... 02.10.2026, Sputnik Africa
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"Our freedom was won through the support of many throughout the world who really understood that what we were going through should not be suffered by any person," Naledi Pandor emphasized to Sputnik Africa, commenting on the launch of "From Cairo to Cape," a book by Russian Africanist and historian Vladimir Shubin on Africa-USSR ties.Having played "a very important role in supporting the liberation movements of South Africa," the Soviet Union showed that those who are free have a responsibility to help those suffering oppression, Pandor highlighted. ℹ "From Cairo to the Cape" explores Professor Shubin's life and work supporting the fight against colonialism and apartheid, offering "a wide history of the relationship" between African liberation movements and the USSR.
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'Where Others Struggle, We Who Are Free Need to Be Present': SA's Former Cabinet Minister on Anti-Apartheid Legacy
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"Our freedom was won through the support of many throughout the world who really understood that what we were going through should not be suffered by any person," Naledi Pandor emphasized to Sputnik Africa, commenting on the launch of "From Cairo to Cape," a book by Russian Africanist and historian Vladimir Shubin on Africa-USSR ties.
Having played "a very important role in supporting the liberation movements of South Africa," the Soviet Union showed that those who are free have a responsibility to help those suffering oppression, Pandor highlighted.
ℹ "From Cairo to the Cape" explores Professor Shubin's life and work supporting the fight against colonialism and apartheid, offering "a wide history of the relationship" between African liberation movements and the USSR.
