Fathers and Sons
Joseph H. Cooper : Jails & Prisons
A teacher discovers that sixty years after its publication, Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country still stirs deep emotions about fathers and errant sons.
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Can Soccer Stop the Violence?
Dave Zirin : Sports
In South Africa ethnic violence against foreigners is beginning to spread and the growing voice of opposition comes from an unlikely source--soccer stars.
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Energy Lessons from South Africa
Nicholas von Hoffman : Energy
South Africa's growth rate is outstripping its ability to generate electricity. There's a message here for us.
2007
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Revenants
In South African writer Zakes Mda's fiction, the past hovers like a ghost--seductive and terrifying.
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South Africa's Winter of Discontent
William Johnson : Labor Organizing & Activism
As the gap widens between rich and poor, millions of black workers are challenging African National Congress rule. How did a victory against apartheid turn into class war?
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Northern Ireland, South Africa in Secret Iraq Peace Talks
Peacemakers from countries that have moved from sectarian strife towards national reconciliation met with Iraq Sunnis and Shi'as in an effort to resolved the crisis.
2003
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Paying for Apartheid
John S. Friedman : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability
Two major lawsuits--filed against multinational corporations for abetting apartheid--are at a critical juncture.
2001
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The Cosatu Strike
As the UN racism conference begins in Durban, South Africa, a nationwide labor strike and the US's downgraded presence highlight a global North/South divide.
This week: A look at the advocacy group MoveOn.org at 10. Plus: Controversy in Africa over the indictment of the Sudanese President; Amy Alexander and Chris Rabb on the challenges facing minority journalists in their transition to the web; and The Nation's new sex column. (13mb mp3)
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