The lion of the LowveldThe people of Matsulu, a village next to the Kruger National Park, can sometimes hear the lions roaring at night — but do they know that...
The best news of the yearIt’s been a bad year so far. The government is on the attack like never before. In February they banned 17 organisations. They have...
A hunger for freedomFew people are tough enough to go without food for 33 days. Only the strongest are ready to die of hunger for something they believe in....
A bitter pill to swallowIt is 9 o’clock in the morning. The trade union officials are walking up and down outside a big hall at Wits University. They check the...
Working with poisonDeep in the forests of Natal where nobody can see her, you will find Maria Sibiya hard at work with a tank of poison on her back. Like...
A union born in prisonYou could say that organising people is in Jerry Nxgjola’s blood. Even when trade union organiser Nxgjola was sentenced to six years in...