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A ‘beautiful, imperfect journey’ — a photographer recalls the ‘near miracle’ of SA’s 1994 election

South Africa

A ‘beautiful, imperfect journey’ — a photographer recalls the ‘near miracle’ of SA’s 1994 election

By Paul Weinberg

Democracy in danger: Hate has taken hold in India

South Africa

Democracy in danger: Hate has taken hold in India

By Sunita Viswanath

My personal reflections about writing The Eye of the Needle

South Africa

My personal reflections about writing The Eye of the Needle

By Foszia Turner-Stylianou

The ethics of eco-sabotage: Is it ever worth blowing up power stations in an act of environmental activism?

World

The ethics of eco-sabotage: Is it ever worth blowing up power stations in an act of environmental activism?

By Ethan van Diemen

January 20: The Day #MeToo became just Me Too

World

January 20: The Day #MeToo became just Me Too

By Tiffany Jackson-Zunker

Life in a time of global civil war: In conversation with Pankaj Mishra

World

Life in a time of global civil war: In conversation with Pankaj Mishra

By Radmila Nakarada and Jelena Vidojević

Democracy – India’s Great Equaliser

World

Democracy – India’s Great Equaliser

By Greg Mills

Ela Gandhi, a witness to two historic transformations, now riding the back-roads

Politics

Ela Gandhi, a witness to two historic transformations, now riding the back-roads

By Richard Poplak