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Bunny Wailer – the stone that the builders refused

Not as commercially successful as his bandmates, Bunny Wailer was a consummate songwriter

Majority rule: Zimbabweans struggled for many years to achieve majority rule peacefully, but faced with a white minority determined to hold on to privileges, the armed struggle became the only option. (Basler Afrika Bibliographien)

Soon we’ll find out who is the real revolutionary: Marley and the birth of Zimbabwe

The iconic concert to celebrate independence in Zimbabwe would prove to contain a warning

Gareth Prince is still burning to be a lawyer

During his first court appearance Prince learnt that ‘the disrespect and disgust for our indigenous people and our practices were quite apparent’

Rastafarians and activist celebrate outside the Western Cape High Court after the court allowed for the possession

Drug authority: SA doesn’t have the necessary discipline to allow dagga judgment

The Central Drug Authority says US evidence proves this and wants to challenge a court ruling.

Members of the Shembe faith walk towards the Nhlangakazi Mountain during their annual pilgrimage near Inanda

Holy hair: The long and short of it

Present-day Nazarites have relaxed strictures around hair but Rastas resolutely hold on to their dreads.

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo in 2009.

My weed-smoking should not surprise you, says AbaThembu king

Self-confessed dagga-smoking AbaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo says he is not perturbed by being constantly associated with the illegal smoke.

The rise and rise of the Rastafari

The rise and rise of the Rastafari

The Rastafari community is embracing a new-found Khoisan identity that underlines old conflicts, writes <b>Niren Tolsi</b>.

‘I want my kids to be righteous and Rasta’

A community of Rastafarians in Soweto struggles to get the message of its faith through to its neighbours, writes <b>Ayanda Sitole</b>.

Battle of the dreads rages on

Navalsig High School in Bloemfontein has asked the Equality Court to throw out a controversial case involving a learner’s right to wear dreadlocks.

Rhetorical Rasta

Rhetorical Rasta

<em>Percy Zvomuya</em> and <em>Karabo Keepile</em> speak to Jamaican dancehall artist Sizzla Kalonji.