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Nomavenda Mathiane
Holy rollers
In her late fifties, softly spoken and immaculate in her yellow uniform, ”MaMofokeng” could easily pass for a school matron. But appearances are deceptive. Masechaba Mofokeng is…
How the poor perish
As Pastor Thandi Sithole walked into the bereaved family’s shack, at the back of the main house in Mapetla, Soweto, she was hit by the smell of poverty. "It’s difficult to…
Ay-men!
It is Sunday morning and at the Donaldson Young Men’s Christian Centre in Orlando East, Soweto, people hurriedly file into the hall. They are members of the Faithways Community…
Bronze tribute to gold miners
The old National Party stronghold of Krugersdorp is to be the site of a unique memorial site featuring a bronze statue of a mineworker and walls of remembrance for miners who…
Payment for sacked soldiers
Louise Flanagan A group of former Ciskei soldiers fighting for reinstatement four years after they were fired for blowing the whistle on illegal military activities may finally…