Christopher Nichols

Canada’s apartheid

Are we 20 years behind South Africa? By Christopher Nichols I'm sitting on a metal bunk in a medium-security prison in South Africa as I write this.  The blazing sunlight and gorgeous natural scenery outside seem strangely juxtaposed with the barred windows and razor wire-topped walls, but I suppose Africa has always been a land of contradictions. The cold concrete walls do something to alleviate the 35 degree temperature outside, but I can’t quite stave off a slick of sweat. I am, by the way, referring to the long-defunct prison on Robben Island, just off the coast of Cape Town, where…

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