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Terry Bell

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Political/economic analyst, Inside Labour columnist & writer (Fin24, City Press & DailyMaverick) investigative journalist

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Pretoria-born Terry Bell, a former political detainee and 27-year exile, is a journalist and social activist who has worked as a broadcaster, editor and educator. He has written mainly on politics, economics and labour issues. His latest book, A hat, a kayak & dreams of Dar, with recipes by Barbara, follows the 2016 biography of MK volunteer Amin Cajee, Fordsburg Fighter. The first principal of the primary division of the ANC school in Tanzania, he and Barbara co-wrote the primary school curr…

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Terry Bell | United as never before | City Press

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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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INSIDE LABOUR | Remember the heroes who fought for justice on the rugby field Original

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South Africans were united, perhaps as never before — and that includes 1995 — by the 2023 Rugby World Cup. As a result, the final game — along with the score, the closest possible to a draw — made for a fitting celebration of the 50th anniversary of the event that triggered the beginning of the end for official racist rugby. That trigger was the almost last-minute cancellation of the proposed 1973 Springbok tour of New Zealand.
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Terry Bell | Israel/Palestine conflict goes beyond religious lines

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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Get back to basics. It is a cry regularly heard within a globally weakening trade union movement. And this is usually spelt out as dealing with localised bureaucracy and corruption within the state. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.
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