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Russell Pollitt, S.J., is America’s Johannesburg correspondent.
Archbishop Buti J. Tlhagale. Photo by Russell Pollitt, S.J.
FaithDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
“There is palpable outrage against the Catholic Church hierarchy for its complicity, its silence and its cover-ups. For siding [with] and hiding perpetrators at the expense of victims.”
South African President Jacob Zuma speaks on Feb. 14 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Zuma, 75, resigned that day after nine years in office. (CNS photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Reuters)
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Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Catholic leaders in South Africa praise the court decision to summon Zuma, saying it proves that no one is above the law.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
New president Cyril Ramaphosa has brought hope to South Africa, but he still comes from the party responsible for the disastrous reign of Jacob Zuma.
Fidelis Mukonori, S.J. Photo by Russell Pollitt, S.J.
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Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Just two hours after army tanks rolled out onto the streets of Harare in November, Father Mukonori got a call asking him to meet with the army’s generals.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Last week Kenyans went back to the voting polls after the Supreme Court annulled elections in August.
Workers march in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sept. South Africa's biggest union group held marches nationwide to protest what it alleges is chronic corruption fueled by President Jacob Zuma and a prominent family of businessmen, reflecting public anger over a scandal that has ensnared several international companies. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Russell Pollitt, S.J.
The bishops “urge constitutional experts and the law reform commission to guide the nation on the feasibility of establishing an anti-corruption court, with specialized prosecutors, that would ensure speedy and efficient disposal of corruption cases and financial crimes.”
Government officials joined Catholics and other citizens from across the country at a march against human trafficking on Aug. 26. (photo by Bishop José Luis Ponce de Leon)
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Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Swaziland's police commissioner praised the Diocese of Manzini and Bishop José Luis Ponce de Leon for organizing marches to help in "the fight against crime."
A supporter of opposition leader Raila Odinga celebrates after hearing the decision of Kenya's Supreme Court on Sept. 1 to nullify President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win last month. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Kenya's highest court finds irregularities in the vote tally from this summer's election, orders new vote within 60 days.
Mine workers sing during the commemoration ceremonies in Marikana, South Africa, on Aug. 16, 2017. Protestors complain that no one has been punished and conditions have not improved since Aug. 16, 2012, when police opened fire on workers demanding wage increases and better living conditions. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Despite the fall of apartheid in 1994 and the reconciliatory tone set by the country’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, the demon of racism is very much alive here.
Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, head of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, seated right, with other CRL members (photo courtesy of CRL)
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Russell Pollitt, S.J.
The director of Freedom of Religion South Africa, Michael Swain, said that government had no business “meddling with religion.”