Shining a Light on South African (In)Justice

‘I’m still in darkness.’

This story I wrote for Leadership magazine could well be made into a film. Every now and then a story grips you emotionally, even as a supposedly dispassionate journalist. The oppression of Thembekile Molaudzi is such a story.

Just over a year ago, the editor at Leadership magazine asked me to cover Molaudzi’s release from prison …