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Defend Truth

Terry Bell

Terry Bell is a journalist, commentator and author specialising in political and economic analysis, and labour matters.

Latest Work

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: South of the border, down Mahikeng way

21 October 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: South of the border, down Mahikeng way

6 min

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5 October 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Wanderings in the diaspora as exiled, stateless, brand-new parents

5 min

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Reflections of a Wayward Boy: The ABC of getting from Douala to Ndola — an assassination, bribes, and a crop-duster

8 September 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: The ABC of getting from Douala to Ndola — an assassination, bribes, and a crop-duster

5 min

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Reflections of a Wayward Boy: A diet of bananas on the cusp of history in Spanish Guinea

19 August 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: A diet of bananas on the cusp of history in Spanish Guinea

5 min

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Terry Bell

9 August 2021

Women’s Day: Two of South Africa’s forgotten heroines, Phyllis Ntantala and Dora Taylor

4 min

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Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Bearing witness to the birth of Equatorial Guinea

15 July 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Bearing witness to the birth of Equatorial Guinea

5 min

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Terry Bell

30 June 2021

South Africa’s electoral reform: We sure don’t need another political party

4 min

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Reflections of a Wayward Boy: All our worldly goods stolen… free at last

27 June 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: All our worldly goods stolen… free at last

4 min

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Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Whoops, I lost the compass…

26 May 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Whoops, I lost the compass…

5 min

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Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Skulking through the Thames estuary guided by naked canoeists

27 April 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: Skulking through the Thames estuary guided by naked canoeists

6 min

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Reflections of a Wayward Boy: A hat, a kayak and dreams of Dar

29 March 2021

Reflections of a Wayward Boy: A hat, a kayak and dreams of Dar

6 min

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Terry Bell

22 March 2021

Technology can help us confront the farce that masquerades as democracy

3 min

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