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Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row

World

Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row

By Reuters

Zimbabwe on right side of history as it prepares to abolish the death penalty

South Africa

Zimbabwe on right side of history as it prepares to abolish the death penalty

By Lucia Masuka

Patriotic Alliance manifesto: (our) God first, others must stay out

Politics

Patriotic Alliance manifesto: (our) God first, others must stay out

By Ferial Haffajee

IFP manifesto — free primary education and a debate on the death penalty

Politics

IFP manifesto — free primary education and a debate on the death penalty

By Ferial Haffajee

Death penalty imposed as Uganda passes law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Africa

Death penalty imposed as Uganda passes law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

By Reuters

The politics of crime — and the crime in politics

South Africa

The politics of crime — and the crime in politics

By Stephen Grootes

Geoff Budlender, a raconteur and mensch whose work in human rights ‘is bigger than Mount Kilimanjaro’

South Africa

Geoff Budlender, a raconteur and mensch whose work in human rights ‘is bigger than Mount Kilimanjaro’

By Biénne Huisman

South Africa's prisons are crowded with ‘lifers’, at great cost to our economy and even human rights

South Africa

South Africa's prisons are crowded with ‘lifers’, at great cost to our economy and even human rights

By Edwin Cameron

The ropes that tied the future and the present: Young people’s reflections on the meaning of sacrifice

South Africa

The ropes that tied the future and the present: Young people’s reflections on the meaning of sacrifice

By Siphokazi Mahlangu, Bonginkosi Zengele, Dudu Makhubo and Bongani Masanabo

In South Africa, you might be put to death for almost any crime

South Africa

In South Africa, you might be put to death for almost any crime

By Brent Meersman

Death penalty debate: South Africans deserve more than cheap political tricks

South Africa

Death penalty debate: South Africans deserve more than cheap political tricks

By Clare Ballard

Calls for reinstatement of the death penalty are futile

South Africa

Calls for reinstatement of the death penalty are futile

By Sylvia Maila