Patrick Laurence
latest news & developmentsHomeland leader faces torture probe
The chief minister and prospective president of KwaNdebele, George Mahlangu, may be charged with abducting and torturing youths.
Fears, but NPU stands firm with the rest
The debate within the press about how best to counter government moves to impose new controls on dwindling press freedom raged with renewed intensity.
Decoding the thoughts of prisoner Mandela
The State President quotes him to prove a point… People risk detention to demand his release. Patrick Laurence on the Mandela mystique.