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Sarah Ruden
Sarah Ruden is a freelance writer living near Cape Town, South Africa.
Disgrace, by J. M. Coetzee
In this novel, perhaps his masterpiece, J. M. Coetzee emerges as the most old-fashioned kind of literary genius: a person whose strong imagination is guided by firm and deeply held beliefs....
Harsh politics, extravagant forgiveness: No Future Without Forgiveness.ByDesmond Mpilo Tutu.Doubleday, 244 pp., $22.95.
No Future Without Forgiveness, by Desmond Mpilo Tut...
What happened to Allan Boesak? Corruption in South Africa: corruption in south africa
When Allan Boesak entered Pollsmoor prison last month, even some of the prison guards demonstrated on his behalf....
AIDS in South Africa: Why the churches matter: A "realistic" sexual morality
South Africa has the world’s second largest AIDS epidemic (in gross numbers). Its neighbor, Zimbabwe, ranks first....
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