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At the last supper, Jesus commands his friends to follow him by “continuing in perpetuity the sacred rite, the Eucharist”. (File photo)
BEYERS NAUDE

The God Edition | The road to Emmaus and a call for justice

During the Easter Triduum, we reflect on Christ’s resurrection, finding in it a timeless call to justice, hope, and shared humanity beyond the grave

  • Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
7 min read
A plaque at JHB Central Police Station commemorating all the people who died in detention during apartheid. Included in the list of names is Ahmed Timol and Bantu Stephen Biko.
AHMED TIMOL

Timol inquest highlights striking similarities to present day South Africa

The experiences of activists who were tortured during apartheid and those tortured after 1994 are chillingly similar.

  • Staff Reporter
10 min read
ANGELA DAVIS

Angela Davis: Nina Simone’s music was so much more than the soundtrack to a movement

Black feminist activist and theorist, writer and teacher Angela Davis will deliver the annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture at Unisa on Friday.

  • Angela Davis
7 min read
People queue in makeshift camps following past threats of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Today, rescinded health department memos requesting foreigners pay in full for healthcare have sparked a national debate. (Fredrik Lemeryd)
FEMINISM

Letters to the editor: May 15 to 21 2015

Readers write in about Biko, oppression and struggle, and the KZN police.

  • Letters
8 min read