How South African wineland workers used global networks to fight for their rights: Workers harvest grapes on a wine estate in Stellenbosch outside of Cape Town. Anna Zieminski/AFP via Getty Images)Echoes of apartheid-style exploitation of workers have resurfaced in recent years in South Africa. Debates around these malpractices were given fresh impetus four years ago with the … [Read more...] about How South African wineland workers used global networks to fight for their rights | The Conversation
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Dance softly and carry a big voice: understanding Joseph Shabalala | The Conversation
Dance softly and carry a big voice: understanding Joseph Shabalala: Lars Baron/Getty ImagesWhen Joseph Bekhizizwe Shabalala passed away I stopped in my tracks and just let the sadness pull me down. And then inspiration from his beacon of a life lifted me back up. Shabalala’s own response to the devastating murder of his wife Nellie in 2002 was the … [Read more...] about Dance softly and carry a big voice: understanding Joseph Shabalala | The Conversation
Desmond Tutu’s long history of fighting for lesbian and gay rights | The Conversation
Desmond Tutu's long history of fighting for lesbian and gay rights: Robert Tshabalala/Business Day/Gallo Images/Getty ImagesArchbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu is mostly known to the world for his highly prominent role in the campaign against apartheid in South Africa. This role was internationally recognised by the awarding of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. … [Read more...] about Desmond Tutu’s long history of fighting for lesbian and gay rights | The Conversation
Africa’s growing lead battery industry is causing extensive contamination | The Conversation
Africa's growing lead battery industry is causing extensive contamination: Serious lead poisoning cases are a growing problem on the continent. GeetyImagesAfrica is facing a serious lead poisoning problem. In Senegal, for example, researchers linked the deaths of children from processing lead waste to supply a lead battery recycling plant in a poor suburb of Dakar. Villagers … [Read more...] about Africa’s growing lead battery industry is causing extensive contamination | The Conversation
The politics behind South Africa’s property clause amendment | The Conversation
The politics behind South Africa's property clause amendment: Farmers work in a field donated to the black community in Coligny, some 120kms west of Johannesburg. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty ImagesIt is hard to comment on a draft constitutional amendment that is apparently not in its final form. But the stakes surrounding the proposed change to section 25 of South Africa’s … [Read more...] about The politics behind South Africa’s property clause amendment | The Conversation
