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People queue to cast their votes In Soweto, South Africa April 27, 1994, in the country's first all-race elections. South Africans celebrate "Freedom Day" every April 27. Denis Farrell/AP hide caption
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: A young woman smells the blooms inside the branch of one of the cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin near the National Mall March 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
South Africa Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola and South African Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela attend the International Court of Justice. Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
South Africa's case for preventing genocide in Palestine; plus, why people love cults
Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela delivers a policy statement in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 8, 1994. Mandela called on all South Africans to pledge themselves to peace. Later that year, Mandela became South Africa's first Black president. Walter Dhladhla/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A legacy in speeches: Remembering Nelson Mandela 10 years after his death
Boys play in a stairwell in Cissie Gool House, an abandoned hospital now home to over 1,000 people. By painting, decorating and maintaining the building, its new residents have managed to turn it into a decent home for themselves and their families within striking distance of central Cape Town. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
A woman sweeps outside the house where Desmond Tutu lived in Soweto, South Africa. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died. Shiraaz Mohamed/AP hide caption
Desmond Tutu smiles after he became Anglican archbishop of Cape Town in 1986. His wife, Leah, is at his side. David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
Desmond Tutu, an icon who helped end apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90
South African President Nelson Mandela, left, and Deputy President F.W. de Klerk chat on May 8, 1996, outside Parliament after the approval of South Africa's new constitution. F.W. de Klerk, who oversaw the end of South Africa's country's white minority rule, has died at 85 it was announced Thursday. Mike Hutchings/AP hide caption
A checkpoint is seen on a West Bank highway near Jerusalem which critics have branded an "apartheid highway." The highway features a large concrete wall segregating Israeli and Palestinian traffic. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption
Annah Goba, 20, carries water to her shack in Azania, the name squatters gave to a section of private property they took over in Stellenbosch. Goba said the lack of running water was a challenge, but she couldn't afford to pay rent in crowded Kayamandi township. Her shirt is from the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters party, which encourages supporters to occupy the land of wealthy farm owners. Daniella Cheslow for NPR hide caption
A quarter million Herero are estimated to live in Namibia today, with the population growing in recent years. Harry Hook/Getty Images hide caption
Cyril Ramaphosa seen delivering a speech Sunday at the Grand Parade in Cape Town, South Africa, before he was elected president. AP hide caption
Hugh Masekela performs during the International Jazz Day 2015 Global Concert in Paris. Kristy Sparow/Getty Images hide caption
Former anti-apartheid activist Mohamed Timol, brother of the late Ahmed Timol, holds up a copy of the book "Timol: A Quest for Justice" at the judgment proceedings in Pretoria on Thursday. Gulshan Khan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ahmed Kathrada, an anti-apartheid activist and close friend of former South African President Nelson Mandela, died Tuesday in Johannesburg. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada talks during a tribute to his close friend and former South African President Nelson Mandela at Gandhi Hall on Dec. 8, 2013, in Johannesburg. Kathrada died on Tuesday at 87. Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Indian Oven's bunny chow features shrimp with a side of tomatoes and cucumbers. The restaurant is located in Hout Bay, a suburb of Cape Town. Alan Greenblatt for NPR hide caption
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel allegedly told two of his classmates at Stanford that he thought South Africa's apartheid was "a sound economic system." Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
A mine worker sings and dances during a gathering at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, on Wednesday. Some 270 miners were charged with murder Thursday in connection with the deaths of 34 of their striking colleagues. Themba Hadebe/AP hide caption