Odds favour criminals

This month has seen the death of the notorious British child killer Myra Hindley, the “Moors murderer” who spent the remaining 36 years of her life behind bars. Read more…

Time to speak out

Two weeks ago we identified, not for the first time, Zimbabwe’s Muga-be regime as displaying traits of fascism. Read more…

How the government fails

It is noteworthy that the recent series of bomb blasts by suspected right-wingers in Soweto and Bronkhorst-spruit should roughly coincide with reports of the deplorable racially charged outburst of sports minister Ngconde Balfour. Read more…

Don’t blame the Church

This week we quote Pope John Paul as saying that the Church is always holy, despite the failings and scandals in the Church, today and through the centuries.It is a message that merits amplification. Read more…

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