No Childhood for Working Children
US-based Tony Magliano brings us up to speed with the reality of child labour – 168 million children are affected
Human Rights
The Hate Speech Bill: A Blessing or Danger?
A new proposed law will make hate speech and incitement a prosecutable crime. Bishop VICTOR PHALANA sees the point of such a law — and big risks. Parliament will debate a proposed law that will make hate speech illegal. The draft of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill still needs revision, especially in terms of conforming to the Constitution.
The Reality of Human trafficking in South Africa
What is the nature of human trafficking in South Africa, who is involved in it and where do trafficked people come from? And what can we do to fight this modern slavery? JESSICA DEWHURST looks at answers to these questions.
Tough Times for Family Farmers and Farmworkers
Farmers and farm workers have many challenges and in some cases are exploited as Tony Magliano discovers. For most of...
Nuns Tell Us the Real Story of Migrants who Land in Italy
Italian youth lead the lively Sunday worship at St. Pius X Catholic Church in this southern Sicilian town with the...
Hunger Causes: The ‘Indifference of Many, Selfishness of a Few’
The international community must not remain resigned to the plight of those suffering hunger and malnutrition, which is often caused...
Walking in the Footsteps of Migrants
US-based Tony Magliano walked where desperate migrants have walked… Recently I was given a unique opportunity to taste some of...
To Work is a Central Human Right?
This month South Africans celebrate the most precious rights we possess and the rights for which the struggle for our...
Pray for Asia’s People, Give Thanks for Freedom to Worship God
As we unite in a solidarity of prayer for people living in difficult conditions in far-off places, we...
