Niren Tolsi, Mail & Guardian

On June 4 activist Napoleon Webster will have spent 150 days in Rustenburg prison.

He has been charged with the murder of an ANC councillor in Marikana, in the North West province, but his lawyers and supporters are adamant it is a stitch-up.

They contend that Webster, an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member who has been involved in support campaigns linked to the 2012 Marikana massacre and in Marikana’s housing struggles, is being persecuted for his activism.  Continue reading →