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Turn the page: Marcus de Jong, owner of De Jong’s bookshop in Braamfontein, has died in The Netherlands. Photo: Corina van der Spoel

Marcus de Jong: The legacy of a bookshop pioneer and champion of progressive thought

From banned books to political activism, Marcus de Jong’s life was a testament to the power of ideas and the human spirit

Now, back in the day, the police had a habit of setting dogs on people in the township

OPINION | How I found out my dog wasn’t racist

Having a hound that barks at black people is tricky if you’re a white kid moving to a township

(Oleksandr Rupeta/ NurPhoto)

‘Skin Deep’ peels race science

This book is an important fightback against the re-emergence of racist genetic determinism

This is the story of Thandi Modise in the Weekly Mail March 23 to 30 1989 edition.

Thandi Modise, the knitting needles guerrilla

The first in a two-part series by Thami Mkhwanazi. This week: Life in the camps

The website Africa Is a Country is making its content freely available because its founder, Sean Jacobs, believes everyone should have access to African perspectives about the continent. (Nasa)

Online site a new model for journalism

The Africa Is a Country website offers a rich mix of news, comment and analysis about the continent

Photo: Gemma Ritchie/ M&G

​What should journalists be writing?

"Who is speaking to this overwhelming sense that you are stranded in this tender yet violent place and you don’t know why or what it’s for?"

(John McCann/M&G)

Weekly Mail drew a line on censorship

​In the 1980s, the apartheid state imposed successive states of emergency, including censorship of the media

From Monday: A fortnight of debate

The country’s major literary events <em>the Weekly Mail</em> Book Week, will open in Cape Town on Monday — October 31 and Johannesburg on November 7.