Staff / TruthdigNov 15, 2016
In the movement for equality, justice and peace, we smile at trouble and gather strength from distress. We grow brave by reflection and do not shrink. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 31, 2014
On June 16, 1976, some 20,000 students rose up to protest in the slum of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 23, 2011
In what looks to many civil rights watchdogs like an ominous throwback to the days of apartheid, the South African parliament passed a law Tuesday that significantly curtails the ability of the press to cover stories about politically sensitive subjects, according to the government's standards. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 2, 2009
Former South African politician and anti-apartheid crusader Helen Suzman, a white woman who was once the only member of parliament to openly oppose the pernicious system of racial separation in South Africa, died Thursday at her home in Johannesburg. She was 91. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Gbemisola Olujobi / TruthdigDec 27, 2008
As the dust settles from the feverish dances that greeted Barack Obama’s victory in the American elections, Africans wonder what “our son and brother” will be able to do for Africa in the face of daunting challenges in the United States and other parts of the world. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 13, 2008
As his country teeters on the brink of collapse, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his information minister, Sikhanyiso Ndlovu, are pointing fingers at the U.K. as the source of the recent cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds in the African nation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 18, 2007
Truthdig tips its hat this week to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who took the Anglican Church to task for what he called its "homophobic" attitude, declaring in a recent interview with BBC Radio 4 that, "If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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