Liberation was founded in Johannesburg as a magazine of quality, focusing on issues of concern to Blacks and non-establishment Whites in South Africa. It was subtitled " a journal of democratic discussion", and was aimed at the intellectual elite. Contributors to the magazine include Michael Harmel, H.J. Simons, Joe Slovo, Nelson Mandela, Duma Nokwe, D. Dhlamini, M. Mokgohlwa, G. Fasulo, Helen Joseph, Govan Mbeki, Richard Cope and other critics of apartheid. Written in English, it was published by Daniel Tloome.
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Liberation
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South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Liberation. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0108880
South African History Online (2016) 'Liberation', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0108880 (Accessed: 26 July 2026).
South African History Online, Liberation [website], https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0108880, (accessed 26 July 2026).
"Liberation." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0108880. Accessed 26 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Liberation." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0108880.
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