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Greg Nicolson

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Journalist. Attempted photographer.

 Johannesburg
Joined June 2009
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“At our age, we should have access to proper sanitation. How are we supposed to live with dignity?” dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Coronationville residents take to the streets, fed up by persistent Johannesburg water outages

Coronationville residents take to the streets, fed up by persistent Johannesburg water outages

Coronationville residents are sick of waking up in the dead of night to collect dwindling supplies as Johannesburg Water struggles.

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'There has been no development in Langa's Zone 17 and residents live without formal electricity and use buckets as toilets.' groundup.org.za/article/lang…
In photos: one of the worst places to live in Cape Town

In photos: one of the worst places to live in Cape Town

“Our parents lived in this poverty, we are living in this poverty, and now our children are living in this poverty”

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Suicide Mission: What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane prospect.org/infrastructure/…
Suicide Mission - The American Prospect

Suicide Mission - The American Prospect

What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane

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"If, indeed, there exists an afterlife where we may meet, I long to embrace her and convey my boundless love,” said Khumbulani Kubheka, the father of 16 year old Melita Mhlebi, one of the 77 victims who died in Joburg's Albert St fire. dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Albert Street fire – remembering Melita Mhlebi, one of 77 who died

Albert Street fire – remembering Melita Mhlebi, one of 77 who died

The devastating Albert Street, Johannesburg has left a profound mark. Each victim had a personal tragic story. We remember one of them.

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Colombia to pay reparations for role in extermination of leftwing party theguardian.com/world/2023/f…

Colombia to pay reparations for role in extermination of leftwing party

Inter-American Court of Human Rights concludes state allowed extermination of 6,000 Patriotic Union party members in 1980s

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Colombia to pay reparations for role in extermination of leftwing party theguardian.com/world/2023/f…
Colombia to pay reparations for role in extermination of leftwing party

Colombia to pay reparations for role in extermination of leftwing party

Inter-American Court of Human Rights concludes state allowed extermination of 6,000 Patriotic Union party members in 1980s

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IN PICTURES: People gather on Marikana’s koppie of death to reflect on 10 years of lingering pain and unfulfilled promises dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
People gather on Marikana's koppie of death to reflect on 10 years of lingering pain and hanging...

People gather on Marikana's koppie of death to reflect on 10 years of lingering pain and hanging...

The commemoration was attended by families of the miners who died, survivors of the massacre, Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa and others.

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#Marikana Luke Sinwell, an associate professor at UJ, said “any process of restoration within and beyond the borders of Marikana must begin by acknowledging the social forces that gave rise to the killing of 34 mineworkers”. dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Mine workers symbolising SA’s tragic day: ‘We’ll fight another 10 years to taste justice’

Mine workers symbolising SA’s tragic day: ‘We’ll fight another 10 years to taste justice’

Victims are still fighting for justice a decade after Marikana and have vowed to continue trying to hold President Cyril Ramaphosa and others accountable for the massacre as so much, but so little,...

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How a Phoenix record store owner set the audiophile world on fire washingtonpost.com/music/202…
How a Phoenix record store owner set the audiophile world on fire

How a Phoenix record store owner set the audiophile world on fire

MoFi claimed its expensive reissues were purely analog reproductions. It had been deceiving its customer base for years.

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“It seems odd that Manchin would choose as his legacy to be the one man who single-handedly doomed humanity,” said John Podesta. nyti.ms/3Pcfm1F
How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan (Published 2022)

How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan (Published 2022)

Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up.

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'I stopped reading the news. Is the problem me — or the product?' This is an interesting opinion piece by Amanda Ripley on how media can incorporate hope, agency and dignity in the news to stop people from tuning out. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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On a Divided Mount Everest, Climate Cooperation Is Being Tested nyti.ms/3y8Lf5c
Opinion | On a Divided Mount Everest, Climate Cooperation Is Being Tested (Published 2022)

Opinion | On a Divided Mount Everest, Climate Cooperation Is Being Tested (Published 2022)

China and Nepal have both established unmanned weather stations high on the world’s tallest mountain.

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80% of Gaza children suffer depression after 15 years of the Israeli blockade on the territory aje.io/rkdswa
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Sunday Times writing about Nhlanhla Lux like it's still June 2021, continuing the mythologising while downplaying xenophobia and criminal charges. timeslive.co.za/sunday-times…
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just a reminder to be livid about a R22m flag when one of the biggest collections of African art is falling apart Once vibrant Joburg Art Gallery is crumbling into ruin dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Once vibrant Joburg Art Gallery is crumbling into ruin

Once vibrant Joburg Art Gallery is crumbling into ruin

‘It was like walking into a graveyard. Something which had once been gleaming and energised, into something which has collapsed to ruin,’ said Christopher Till, director of the Joburg Art Gallery in...

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The heartbreaking consequences of mismanagement and austerity: Children are dying because of the horrendous state of our public hospitals dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
A wake-up call for Health Department heads: Children are dying because of horrendous state of our...

A wake-up call for Health Department heads: Children are dying because of horrendous state of our...

Paediatrician Dr Tim De Maayer’s open letter to Health Department heads: ‘How do you manage to come to work every day, fail at your job of ensuring basic healthcare for the people you serve and still...

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The 2015 documentary Luister asked: “What is it like to be a black person and exist and be alive at Stellenbosch University?” It's worth rewatching. See it here youtube.com/watch?v=sF3rTBQT… and our write-up here dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Luister

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Luister is a documentary about the lives of students of colour who ...

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Ex-Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré found guilty of Thomas Sankara murder bbc.in/3DMmfSx
Thomas Sankara murder: Ex-Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré found guilty

Thomas Sankara murder: Ex-Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré found guilty

Burkina Faso's former leader Blaise Compaoré is found guilty of complicity in killing his close friend.

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20 days in Mariupol: The team that documented the city's agony apnews.com/article/russia-uk…
ANC’s regional and provincial elective conferences being stalled by party staff strike over unpaid salaries dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Strike by unpaid ANC employees brings organisation to virtual standstill

Strike by unpaid ANC employees brings organisation to virtual standstill

ANC staff members said the party’s head office, Luthuli House, as well as provincial and regional offices were empty as unpaid workers had abandoned their tasks and offices for weeks and months.

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