We do not have to tell you how the workers of this country have suffered -and continue to suffer-under apartheid. But we can remind you...

Alfred Vanqa and Michael Nqushu tried hard to get work near their homes in Queenstown. After a long search they realised that their...

Some people might find some of the pictures  in this story offensive. Because AIDS is a serious, incurable and deadly disease we had to...

The African National Congress (ANC), the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and other organisations are demanding a constituent assembly that...

In the tiny rural village of Mbhokoda, women from two co­operatives have decided to go back to “school”. They are learning to read and...

If you are able to read this story, consider yourself lucky. Nine hundred million adults – ­one out of three in the world – could not...

THE State of Emergency has finally been lifted — except in Natal of course. It is our view that it was not necessary for the government...

Dear Learn and Teach, I want to tell Sloppy that I am happy that his dream in the Namibia issue of Learn and Teach came true. Sloppy...

AN interview with Peter Mokaba, president of the South African Youth Congress (SAYCO). Learn and Teach: Could you please tell us about...

During the Easter weekend, the South African Youth Congress (SAYCO) held its first national congress in Kanyamazane, Ka Ngwane. Saul...

Health in a new South Africa Bafana Seripe is a health worker at the Workplace Information Group (WIG) in Johannesburg. WIG run workshops...

Japhta Masemola knew the bitter taste of prison much better than he knew the taste of being outside. He spent 26 long years in jail and...

What is it like to live in a women’s hostel? Ma Ambe Maseko tells us… “Life here in the hostel is terrible. We only live here because we...

Political prisoners on Robben Island try hard to make their long and difficult stay in prison easier. They discuss the struggle, study...

The Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) has started over forty pre-schools for little children in the Transvaal. Learn and Teach...

For most South Africans, Joe Slovo needs no introduction. Some see him as “public enemy number one”. But many more know him as a tireless...

The State of Emergency has finally been lifted — except in Natal of course. It is our view that it was not necessary for the government...

Since October last year some political prisoners have been released from jail. But many more have been left behind. David Moisi is one of...

Dear Learn and Teach, I was born in 1965. Many years ago my father told me about a great hero. He said his name was Mr Nelson Mandela. I...

A discussion paper by Comrade Albie Sachs — PART 2 Albie Sachs is a member of the ANC’s Department of Legal and Constitutional Affairs in...