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Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Russell Pollitt, S.J., is America’s Johannesburg correspondent.
@rpollittsj
Articles by Russell Pollitt, S.J.
The martyr Benedict Daswa - courtesy of the Diocese of Tzaneen
Dispatches
A South African Martyr
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Benedict Daswa, a layman, was killed for his opposition to the use of traditional medicines.
Eugene de Kock - picture from CityPress
Dispatches
Mercy or Madness? Freeing Eugene de Kock in South Africa
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Notorious apartheid-era death squad commander given parole after 20 years behind bars.
VICTORIOUS. African National Congress supporters celebrate the election results in Johannesburg on May 10.
Signs Of the Times
Few Surprises, But Intimations Of Change in Election Results
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
On May 7, 10 days after the celebration of the anniversary of their nation’s first democratic elections in April 1994, South Africans went to the polls in the first vote since the death of Nelson Mandela last December. The African National Congress gained a 62 percent majority to retain p
FIVE MORE YEARS? South African President Jacob Zuma campaigns for another term of office.
A Country in Transition: South African elections 20 years after the end of apartheid
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
On May 7, just 10 days after the celebration of the anniversary of the first democratic elections in April 1994, South Africans will got to the polls. These will be the first elections after the death of Nelson Mandela six months ago. Although the ruling African National Congress (A.N.C.) will undou
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Nelson Mandela: Minister of Reconciliation
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Nelson Mandela not only forgave; he wanted the injured to forgive and the offenders to accept responsibility and with it the forgiveness he offered to them.