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I refuse to serve in the SADF
On Thursday, the 3rd March this year, a doctor from Cape Town was sentenced to 630 days in jail. His crime was refusing to serve in the...


The big clampdown
The 24th February 1988 will always be remembered as the day the government turned its back on peace. On that day the government...


Long live the people’s market
The pavement is buzzing. It’s alive. A woman is frying mala mogodu on a dustbin lid. There’s an inyanga selling muti and an old granny is...


A mother’s memories
Sicelo Dlomo’s mother has always wanted the best for her six children. Like all mothers, her greatest wish was to see them all grow up...


Who killed Sicelo Dlomo?
When Sicelo Dlomo died last month, his name was added to a terrible and frightening list – a list of the enemies of apartheid who have...


A hunger for freedom
Few 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....
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