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Resurrections, miracles and faith healing: the religious legacy of John G Lake

6th March 2019 Barry Morton 0

South Africans have for decades been hoodwinked by unscrupulous pastors. Recently a spate of incredible “miracles” by these self-styled, flashy miracle men offering healing and […]

African migrants survive in ‘The Cemetery’ to work in the fields and greenhouses of Andalucía

5th March 2019 Equal Times 0

Sidy and Mamadou are two of approximately 800 people who live in El Cementerio (The Cemetery) – a migrant squatter camp of chabolas, or shacks, abutting […]

Africa’s student movements: history sheds light on modern activism

27th February 2019 Dan Hodgkinson Luke Melchiorre 0

On 9 March 2015, a student hurled faeces at a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes. This act led to the statue’s removal. It also inspired the […]

SAFTU demands a people’s centred budget

19th February 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

SAFTU believes that the budget speech that will be delivered on Wednesday will not be different to the ones before it.

Communities, mining corporations and corruption in South Africa

8th February 2019 Llewellyn Leonard 0

During the apartheid era in South Africa, the mining industry operated without restraint and had undue influence over government decision-making. This created an environment where […]

Stranded after shacks were demolished by Anti-Land Invasion unit

30th January 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

18 structures were demolished by the Anti-Land Invasion Unit of the City of Cape Town on open land adjacent to a ‘temporary’ settlement

From the fields of San Quintin to the supermarkets of North America: Mexican farmworkers call for solidarity

12th December 2018 Equal Times 0

They produce nearly half the fruit and vegetables eaten every year in the United States, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Mexican farm workers, […]

Amadiba Crisis Committee suspicious of Mantashe’s intentions

15th November 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

Gwede Mantashe will for the first time since he took the position of Minister of Mineral Resources in February meet with the Amadiba Crisis Committee.

Why giving South Africans title deeds isn’t the panacea for land reform

14th November 2018 Simon Hull 0

The land reform debate in South Africa has become increasingly polarised since Parliament resolved to consider amending the country’s Constitution to allow for the expropriation […]

Survey shows a majority of South Africans support land reform

9th October 2018 Benjamin Roberts Narnia Bohler-Muller 0

Unequal access to land in South Africa continues to prevent citizens from enjoying human dignity, rights and security. The ongoing debates and recent public hearings […]

As Kerala succumbs to the sea, the Indian government ramps up coastal construction

8th October 2018 Equal Times 0

Between June and August this year, the southern Indian state of Kerala experienced the heaviest rainfall it had seen in over a century. More than […]

Protest by unemployed in De Doorns takes a xenophobic turn

28th September 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

Looting of shops owned by foreign nationals flared up in De Doorns during a protest against unemployment and bribery for jobs on farms in the area.

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