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Latest Articles from Zubeida's pen 

  What was the recipe of the election’s success?

 Dossier : Take Charge of Your Emotions 

   'Any pretence that I was not the jealous type had been abruptly torn away from me' (pdf) 

 The Story of Bibi Dawood of Worcester 
Ayesha Mukadam (nee Dawood), or Bibi as she was fondly referred to by all, had been ordered to leave the country of her birth.

  Address by Zubeida Jaffer 

   Annual press freedom address : Rhodes University 

 Covering South Africa's TRC : The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation 

   "Cameras, Microphones and Pens" by Zubeida Jaffer & Karin Cronjé (pdf) 

 Headlines 2000 - 2003 

The quiet man of African peace negotiations
18president 
Mamisa Chabula has left her children big shoes to fill
Making the cut safer
Doctor's fight for initiates bears fruit
Following in the footsteps of a pioneer
Circumcision
  Do this first Mr President
An exile's map of one land at peace
Turning point in the fortunes of Zimbabwe
last ditch attempts at dialogue Zimbabwe at a crucial turning point
In the words of the President
SA advocates
Enigma of a strong silent president
Plea for white action to end racism
Mbeki-Leon spat must be resolved
Whites need to make one single fateful gesture
Obsession with putting pen to paper
MINISTER RULES OUT CONSCRIPTION
Compulsory service out, but voluntary youth force mooted
Don't blame all Muslims for actions of a few 
Conscription not being considered
Hajj Council warns it will take action
Big squeeze on small petrol dealers
En passant-Zubeida Jaffer   
the debate
Farewell Dame Maeve, not goodbye
British diplomat bids farewell
Clarify Aids stance, Mbeki asked
Whips come down on Mbeki on AIDS cause   
Whips asks president to clarify stance to ANC caucus   
Mandela has some-explaining to
pilgrim problems
rites of passage
Protesting petrol dealers air gripes
Abortion debate explodes in intrigue
Mbeki warns on Zimbabwe election
BRUTAL EXECUTIONS
Thabo and Tony: End the hostilities 

 Articles by Zubeida Jaffer 

  February 2008  Wisdom or foolishness?

Post the State of the Nation Address 

August 2006  Is there no difference between right and wrong?  

April 2006  Memorialisation post the TRC 

March 2006  Politics and the Cape Times over a quarter of a century 

 A selection of press articles by Zubeida Jaffer     

  A Failure to Lead 

   An overview of press freedom in South Africa for the year 2001 

Celebrating Eid at a time of global turmoil 

Edward Said on peace in the Middle East 

How will it all end? 

Lala Steyn 

Laying a basis to unite divided city 

Letter to CNN 

Mamisa Chabula : A woman interefering in a man's world 

Mandela is out of touch 

Namane 

On being a woman journalist 

Peace but not justice 

Survey shows surprising shifts in racial attitudes 

War facts 

Women in Saudia Arabia 

Workers' rights as human rights 

 Online links to articles by Zubeida Jaffer   

  8 December 2004  Surprising shifts shown in race relations 

3 March 2003  Sanctuary echoes to tales of torture 

26 June 2002  Tears spill on forecourt at memorial service 

26 June 2002  Was slaying a gang initiation? 

24 June 2002  The bodies were lying against the door 

12 June 2000  Mbeki: SA wants fair elections in Zim 

7 May 2000  Clinton offers Mbeki more Aids advisers 

19 October 1999  Press freedom under siege in Africa 

16 October 1999  Women at heart of battle to change Iran 

13 September 1999  Mbeki treks north to set up office 

22 June 1999  Women make cabinet twice as good