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Terry Bell
Un-schooling is better for children
Education in South Africa is a mess but alternative education is, well, an alternative
Bus services expected to resume tomorrow
The sticking point that delayed a settlement was the insistence by the unions that the agreed 9% pay rise be backdated to April 1
Light at the end of the bus strike tunnel?
Two ministers will meet with bus operators and unions in another attempt to end the deadlocked talks
Saftu submits first parliamentary objection to minimum wage
The minimum wage was initially supposed to be introduced on May 1. However, this has been delayed.
Unsung rights activist and mother of Pallo Jordan, Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan, dies
Though not as widely known as she perhaps should have been, Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan spent her life advocating for the rights of different people.
South African women’s rights activist Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan dies at 96 in the US
One of South Africa’s great fighters against apartheid and for women’s rights died on Sunday in the US. Phyllis Priscilla Ntantala-Jordan was 96.
Afcon festivities belie Equatorial Guinea’s tyrannical history
With the world’s eyes on the tiny African nation, its president is hoping the Africa Cup of Nations will bring the approval he so desperately seeks.
Resilient in the Struggle
Fiercely nonsectarian, outspoken and with a keen mind, she had a deserved reputation for speaking out against perceived injustices.
Distorted story has raised doubts about a reputable forum
Terry Bell responds to the M&G’s stories over two weeks concerning the Forum for Public Dialogue and its chairperson, Moeletsi Mbeki.
Bigotry rides rampant
Bigotry is again riding rampant in reaction to last week’s Zapiro cartoon in the <i>Mail & Guardian</i>, argues political analyst <b>Terry Bell</b>.
When free lunches are hard to swallow
Within the trade union movement, billions have been made by those who chose the path of investing the money of unionised workers.
State agencies punch hole in Act
South Africa’s much-vaunted right to freedom of information was undermined last year, simply because the directors general of some of the country’s intelligence agencies…
Media misled over missing TRC files
The national archivist and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development last year deliberately lied to the Mail & Guardian about the whereabouts of 34 boxes of…
Location of missing TRC files remains a mystery
The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) are flouting the law and blocking access to our constitutional right to…
‘Missing’ truth files are in NIA’s hands
A formal investigation has been launched by the National Archives into the 34 boxes and two folders of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) documents earlier reported…