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The struggle in the cities
A small simple office in the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg carries the hopes of thousands of black people living in the city....


A long way from home
‘As a lawyer I have seen a lot of suffering because of the apartheid laws. But I do not think I have seen people suffer more than the...


Oukasie yes, Letlhabile no!
Just outside Brits, near Pretoria, you will find Oukasie. The houses of Oukasie suit the name – they are old and rusty. But they are...


Sharpeville -township with a history
The name, Sharpeville, is known all over the world. And every year, on 21st March, people remember Sharpeville. They remember the 69...


Unity in struggle
Early one Sunday morning last month, while most of you were still in dreamland, we crawled out of bed and made our way to Mathopestad, in...


One day here, one day there
Mrs Violet Voyiya is a widow with two children. She lived in Nyanga Bush squatter camp, near Cape Town, with her family until May this...
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