Louis Freedberg

Louis Freedberg, born and raised in South Africa, is a veteran journalist who reported on the 1994 elections when Mandela was elected president, as well as the ant-apartheid movement before then, and the transition to democracy thereafter.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa campaigning at an ANC rally in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal.

In the Face of Broad Disillusionment, the ANC Makes a Big Push to Gain Majority Support in South Africa’s Election In the Face of Broad Disillusionment, the ANC Makes a Big Push to Gain Majority Support in South Africa’s Election

For the first time since the end of apartheid, the party may be forced into a coalition government. Decades of broken promises have left many former supporters disillusioned.

May 29, 2024 / Louis Freedberg

Reforming Three Strikes Reforming Three Strikes

In November, California voters will have their first chance in a decade to reform the state's "three strikes and you're out" law, which has imposed cruel life sentences on th...

Oct 14, 2004 / Louis Freedberg

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