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Israeli Checkpoint 2001

Memories of Jenin 20 years ago… so little changed and now Gaza today…

A Day in the Life of a war correspondent, South Africa

The town of Jenin is a tiny enclave of Palestinian territory surrounded by Israel.  Since the start of the new intifada over eighteen months ago, the town has been virtually sealed off by Israeli tanks and soldiers.  As violence has escalated in Israel and the occupied territories in recent months tensions have spilled over into open conflict.  Nearly 60 Palestinians have been killed in fighting with the Israeli military.

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Adriaan Vlok – the old man and the dark shadow of the past

Adriaan Vlok – the old man and the dark shadow of the past

A Day in the Life of a war correspondent, Justice, Reconciliation, South Africa

5 January – EWN: The inquest into the deaths of former apartheid activists known as the Cradock Four has been reopened following new evidence.
Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto, Fort Calata and Sicelo Mhlauli were abducted and killed in 1985 while on their way home to Cradock in the Eastern Cape.

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The tangled thread that joins Steve Tshwete to Siya Kolisi and World Cup victory

The tangled thread that joins Steve Tshwete to Siya Kolisi and World Cup victory

Blog, Justice, South Africa

Photo Credit: Thomas Serer on Unsplash. As we celebrate our truly fabulous World Cup victory, it is worth remembering the context in which it was made possible. It’s worth remembering the journey of Steve Tshwete and so many others like him. As we celebrate our truly fabulous World Cup victory, it is worth remembering the

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Honouring the handful of heroes like Ismail Momoniat who held the line against the Guptas and Jacob Zuma

Blog, Justice, South Africa

Image by Carola68 Pixabay.com My university maths tutor was an island of sanity, integrity and courage in the frightening, dangerous days of apartheid and he remains such an island in these sadly now treacherous times that we find ourselves in today. It was his eyes I remember best, carefully watching us through his glasses as

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South Africa has Passed its Omicron Outbreak Peak, Top Researcher Says

Blog, Coronavirus, South Africa

The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved. By Hamilton Wende and Niamh Kennedy, CNN CNN — South Africa has passed the peak of its Omicron outbreak, according to one of the country’s top scientific researchers. The country has “surpassed the peak of the Omicron wave now, driven by the

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