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A hunger for freedom
Few people are tough enough to go without food for 33 days. Only the strongest are ready to die of hunger for something they believe in....
A bitter pill to swallow
It is 9 o’clock in the morning. The trade union officials are walking up and down outside a big hall at Wits University. They check the...
Working with poison
Deep in the forests of Natal where nobody can see her, you will find Maria Sibiya hard at work with a tank of poison on her back. Like...
A union born in prison
You could say that organising people is in Jerry Nxgjola’s blood. Even when trade union organiser Nxgjola was sentenced to six years in...
Spare a thought for Jonas
Come rain or snow, Jonas Lechaba will always show! Is that not the golden rule of every postman? “Well, it’s mostly true,” says Jonas. “I...
Broken promises
“Start a new way of life. Earn well and improve your lifestyle… We help our students find jobs,” says the advert in the newspaper. The...
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