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February 28, 2013

Death following South African police incident 'shocking', says Amnesty

Media reports of South African police tying a Mozambican man to the back of a police vehicle and dragging him down the road are “shocking”, says Amnesty International.
December 24, 2012

Archbishop of Cape Town issues call for prayer for Nelson Mandela

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has issued a call for prayers for Nelson Mandela, his wife Graça Machel, and family.
December 17, 2012

South African church leaders disturbed by what they saw in Israel and Palestine

A delegation of South African church leaders has returned from a one-week solidarity visit to the cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem in Palestine-Israel.
November 21, 2012

Southern African Anglicans elect first woman bishop

While the Church of England's General Synod failed to endorse women bishops, its South African sister church has just consecrated its first woman.
August 22, 2012

Massacre of Lonmin Miners: Christian Aid partner brokers meeting between management and miners

Following one of the worst police shootings in South Africa since apartheid, Lonmin executives will meet with striking miners in Marikana
August 21, 2012

Call for judicial involvement in investigating South African killings

A judge must oversee any investigation into the deaths of 34 people at the Marikana mine complex in South Africa, Amnesty International says.
July 1, 2012

'Overweight middle-aged Englishman' to cycle the length of Africa

Paul Tolson, a fifty-year old occupational therapist, is aiming to challenge perceptions of age and disability as he cycles from Germany to South Africa.
May 17, 2012

Forced sterilisation around the world

Last month the BBC reported from Uzbekistan where reporters were told about a secret policy of forced female sterilisation.

Talking to doctors and women alike, stories emerged of ‘sterilisation quotas’ (up to eight per week), leading to secret sterilisations carried out during caesarean sections without the informed consent of the woman.
May 2, 2012

BAE 'proud' to sell arms to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

The chairman of arms giant BAE Systems has refused to rule out selling arms to the Saudi government even if the country uses them to put down peaceful protests.
January 10, 2012

Christian roots of ANC recalled during anniversary celebrations

The Christian roots of the African National Congress (ANC) were cited during weekend celebrations in South Africa marking the movement's centennial.