Israelis free SA Olympian after sea detention

JANET SMITH|Published

SA Olympian and Free Palestine activist Leigh-Ann Naidoo is expected to arrive at ORTIA on after a night in detention in Israel.

The advocate takes charge

JANET SMITH|Published

Dali Mpofu was a surprise element at the Wits protests. If this was a test of his personal power, what lies in the background?

SA activist faces Israeli arrest

JANET SMITH|Published

There’s a high possibility of SA Olympian and activist Leigh-Ann Naidoo being arrested by members of the Israeli naval forces today.

SA Olympian faces Israeli arrest

JANET SMITH|Published

There was a high possibility of South African Olympian Leigh-Ann Naidoo being arrested by members of the Israeli naval forces this morning while on board a humanitarian ...

'Winnie's story is far more interesting than Madiba's'

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Anant Singh’s Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom best encapsulated Winnie Mandela on film. He talks to Janet Smith about working with her.

The day Winnie took Malema and pals to police

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s influence on young black revolutionaries was immense, as Julius Malema recalled in an interview with Janet Smith.

The soldier who never looked back

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s influence on young black revolutionaries was immense, as Julius Malema recalls

'I got what I wanted, which was to achieve that shock'

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MMC for finance Rabelani Dagada answers questions from Janet Smith

The enduring pain of Khwezi

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Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser is back in the public frame after Ronnie Kasrils this week donated his defamation settlement to her, drawing attention to what happens ...

Watch VideoTesting the truth of SA's democracy

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The High-Level High Panel on the Assessment of Key Legislation and Acceleration of Fundamental Change aims to to drill down to the truth of our democratic State, ...

To the creatively maladjusted: your country needs you

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Four years after #Marikana and justice is still waiting to be served, writes Janet Smith

We have to reflect the truth, get to the ground

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This week Judge Navi Pillay delivered the keynote address at the 77th Biennial Conference of the International Law Association. Janet Smith spoke to her

Populist politics in refugee policy

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Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba released the Green Paper on International Migration. Janet Smith spoke to Loren Landau, director of the African Centre for Migration ...

Tlokwe could set local polls’ crisis in motion

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JOHANNESBURG: Julius Malema was still campaigning for the ANC in Tlokwe in 2011, and his drive had its entertainment. This came mostly through his lively crossing ...

Uncovering truth behind Timol’s death

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Apartheid magistrate JL de Villiers told the world that young South African, anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol had committed suicide upon the instruction of the ...

Spreading the culture of right of return

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Hamas members are visiting SA as guests of the ANC. Janet Smith interviewed Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al in Doha, Qatar

We can’t stop till we reclaim our land

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In one hundred years struggle, Palestinians have practised all options, Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al tells Janet Smith.

‘State is happy to trade with Israel’

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Woolworths defends its position to continue doing business with Israel to Janet Smith

SA on alert for AU arrivals

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With arrest warrants being sought for the leaders of Egypt and Sudan, government is keeping a weary eye on AU summit arrivals, writes Janet Smith

Young man without liberal albatross ready to rule DA

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Mmusi Maimane peered forward politely to have a closer look at photographer Boxer Ngwenya's pictures.

For Mac, the knife cuts both ways

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As ANC veteran Mac Maharaj's days in office come to an end, loyalists salute him and foes condemn him, writes Janet Smith.

‘There are things you can’t spin’

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According to his detractors, Mac Maharaj’s retirement from politics is tainted by ignominy

Ours is a flawed democracy

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Even as we celebrate Human Rights Day tomorrow, the institutions that protect us are troubled, writes Janet Smith.

Gender equality a signature failure

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189 countries signed the Beijing blueprint for equal rights but scant progress has been made, writes Janet Smith.

Political fight for rights of soap stars

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Like the Lonmin miners, these actors wanted promises kept and three-year contracts, writes Janet Smith