Despite a biting wind and a grey, sodden sky, the Mowbray town hall in Cape Town is overflowing. The audience — from gogos to grandchildren — fills the seats in the large room below the main stage decked out in maroon and dusty pink curtaining.
They have come to hear the testimony of individuals and organisations who have struggled to get information out of the state: the history of their ailing housing project, a nuclear safety plan for the public, or rape statistics. Read the rest of this entry »

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