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Stephanie Nieuwoudt
Fallen soldiers of SS Mendi dragged into battle
The fated SS Mendi has been remembered, ignored and revived for political gain.
Stellenbosch’s lessons for living together
Integrated student housing at Stellenbosch University is key to smoothing over the campus’s charged racial divides.
She will overcome
Jenni Williams has been jailed more often than she can remember. Yet she refuses to give up the fight for justice.
Return of the intolerant Rwanda
The arrest and subsequent release of American human-rights lawyer Peter Erlinder in Rwanda on charges of "genocide denialism".
Is inviting Africans to G8 meeting ‘window-dressing’?
Questions are being asked whether the G8 invitation to African states to its summit reflects its concern about the litany of unmet promises.
The brandy and coke approach
Despite sporadic talk of Eugene Terre’Blanche’s murder triggering a civil war, analysts say the AWB is too weak to pose a significant national threat.
Manuel, Mbeki resignations welcomed by some
The resignations of President Thabo Mbeki and Finance Minister Trevor Manuel have shocked many, but some have welcomed the news.
What’s the carbon footprint of SA’s fruit and wine?
South African fruit and wine farmers have launched an initiative to determine the environmental impact of their industries.
Crafts that steal hearts
Margret Woermann is the owner of and creative force behind the Heartworks craft shops.
Made in Khayelitsha, sold in New York
A Cape Town beading initiative is improving the lives of poor women in the townships around the city.
Botswana’s Bushmen in lodge controversy
A planned lodge development at the settlement of Molapo in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve has become a source of controversy. Tourists who frequent the 40-room lodge’s…
Surviving in the blackboard jungle
Violence in South African schools has claimed the lives of a number of children in recent years, while many more have been hospitalised with injuries. In one of the latest…
Zuma and the death penalty: Critics cry populism
Since his recent election as head of the ruling party in December, Jacob Zuma has indicated that he is in favour of opening a debate on the issue of capital punishment. The death…
Food security hobbles SA biofuel strategy
Worried that it may be seen as insensitive to the food needs of Africa, the South African government, which is facing a general election in 2009, has chosen food security in…
Rwanda tribunal’s most wanted remains elusive
Félicien Kabuga has a reward of several million dollars on his head, and tops the list of fugitives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Yet, he’s managed to…