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Ras Gareth Prince, the Rastafarian lawyer fighting for Cannabis legalization – cannabis freedom – in South Africa.

1 Nov 2017 5 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Get up, stand up! Cannabis in South Africa

Alice McCool meets the Rastafarian lawyer fighting for cannabis freedom.

9 Aug 2017 4 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

South Africa's new world wine smells off

A Norwegian report uncovers harassment and illegal wages on the country's wine farms, Peter Kenworthy writes...

26 Jun 2017 4 minute read

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Remembering Lord Joel Joffe

The world will miss the lawyer and philantrophist who defended Mandela and was chair of Oxfam, writes Mari Marcel...

25 Jan 2017 4 minute read

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Can Lonmin wash its hands of Marikana’s blood?

Bishop Johannes Seoka takes the mining company to task, nearly five years after the massacre.

2 Nov 2016 4 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

South Africa faces drought and rising food prices - can GMOs save it?

Monsanto’s so-called drought tolerant GM maize won't tackle the drought and the root causes of hunger in South Africa, write...

1 Sep 2016 5 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

The fight goes on: Workers’ struggles and successes from around the globe

Around the world, trade unions are facing fierce repression. But workers are still uniting to stand up for their rights and,...

1 Jul 2016 2 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

South Africa: dying for justice

South Africa’s High Court recently ruled that 27,000 goldminers with silicosis, an incurable lung disease, could...

14 Aug 2015 4 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Marikana mining massacre: three years on, justice still denied

Tom Lebert looks on as the South African government is exonerated despite failings.

3 Jun 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Shack dwellers take on the state in South Africa

Saranel Benjamin reports on efforts to prevent illegal evictions and educate people on their rights.

28 Nov 2014 2 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Spirit of Malombo

A new album celebrates the legacy of South-African artist-turned-political activist Julian Bahula.

24 Nov 2014 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Pink dye to save black rhinos

In South Africa, a new conservation project is attempting to put poachers off targeting rhinos for their horns. ...

30 Sep 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Where has Mandela's legacy gone?

In September, the Dalai Lama was denied entry to South Africa for the third time in five years. Amanda D’Costa...

13 Dec 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Should Mandela have done more?

Moses Magadza considers the legacy of South Africa’s ‘greatest son’.

6 Dec 2013 4 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Mandela and the spirit of South Africa

Chris Brazier remembers tumultuous times when the Western world was not quite so keen on Nelson Mandela.

1 Nov 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Mandela, my hero!

The current 'beatification' of Mandela is an attempt to neutralize his political legacy, says Steve Parry.

29 Jul 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

The battle for the news: Zimbabwe and beyond

Virgil Hawkins considers the role of the media in Africa as Zimbabweans prepare to vote on 31 July.

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