A warm spirit in a cold basement
Right in the centre of Johannesburg stands the Carlton Centre. It is a grey, tall building with more than 50 floors. The building is...
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The rich history of struggle
Thirty years ago, Jack Mantzaris lived in the slumyards of Denver on the east side of Johannesburg. He remembers how he used to sing and...
A giant is born
Moses Mayekiso has not had much reason to smile for more than a year. He was detained by police as he walked off an aeroplane at Jan...
Think once, think twice
If you think that Johannesburg is a city with a heart of gold, you have not met the jackals who dress in peoples’ clothes and who live...
Victory is certain
When COSAS was banned in 1985, the youth of South Africa were left without an organisation that they could call their own. Now, with the...
The end of skin lighteners?
At long last the Health Department is thinking of banning skin lightening creams. On 22 May the Health Department printed a copy of a new...
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