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Russell Pollitt, S.J., is America’s Johannesburg correspondent.
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
The mounting refugee problem in Europe—often seen as a result of the Syrian war—has attracted the attention of the world’s media. But there is another, often forgotten, dimension to the crisis which has been on going for a number of years: the political instability in North Africa, Eritrea specifically.
A new human-like specie named Homo "naledi" has been discovered in South Africa
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
The discovery will, researchers claim, change our ideas about early human ancestors.
South Africa's first martyr, Benedict Daswa
FaithDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Benedict Daswa was brutally murdered for refusing to participate in witchcraft just nine days before the release of Nelson Mandela on Feb. 2, 1990.
A camp set up to house foreigners in South Africa after widespread xenophobic attacks broke out
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
In response to the recent spate of xenophobic attacks the South African Government launched Operation Fiela a word which means to ldquo sweep clean rdquo or ldquo clear out rdquo the rubbish Although the national police force led this operation the military were also brought in to assist Th
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
While the world rsquo s attention was focused on the outbreak of deadly xenophobic attacks in South Africa another deplorable murder took place Eighty-six-year-old Missionary Sister of the Precious Blood Stefani Tiefenbacher was allegedly gang raped and murdered in her bedroom Police are waiting
South African Police attempt to control widespread xenophobic attacks
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Church and civil organizations are working to bring relief to victims.
Discussing the Family Synod Questionnaire in South Africa
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Eurocentric view of family—father, mother and children (nuclear family)—found problematic
The statue at the centre of the #RhodesMustFall Protest at the University of Cape Town
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
RhodesMustFall has become a headline story and frequently used hash-tag in social media It is has become the label given to a raging debate around curricula race white privilege and colonialism at institutions of higher learning in South Africa The Rhodes Must Fall campaign began at one of Afri
Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters being removed from the South African Parliament.
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Parliament erupted into a brawl just a few sentences into the president's speech
Locals run with items from a shop in Soweto, South Africa, Jan. 22. Local media reported that violence broke out Jan. 19 after a 14-year-old South African was allegedly shot dead by a foreign shop owner (CNS photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Reuters).
Dispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
In recent weeks South Africans have once again witnessed xenophobic violence The violence broke out after a Somali shop owner in Soweto shot a 14-year old local dead The shop owner claims that the boy part of a gang of youths was trying to steal from him One of the youths dropped a gun in the p