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Disequilibrium, the Church and Immigration in SA
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Disequilibrium, the Church and Immigration in SA

As this Women’s Month draws to a close, we remember the women who stood together against the Pass Laws in the mid 50s, refusing  to accept a system that determined where they could live, work and move. Their struggle remains part of South Africa’s memory, and yet this August we find ourselves facing an unsettling...

Rainbows Tattooed Over Open Wounds
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Rainbows Tattooed Over Open Wounds

I grew up with the smell of late afternoon thunderstorms marching across the South African Highveld, came of age to the rhythmic sound of feet toyi-toying across the streets of Cape Town, and traversed the world for the first time wrapped in the rainbow nation miracle banner. I was a proud member of a nation that personified a moment in history where we imagined humanity living free of the effects of colonialism, cold war conflicts and racial division.