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Aluwani Chokoe

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Aluwani Chokoe

Aluwani Chokoe, a Mail & Guardian 200 Young South African, is the deputy director of parliamentary and stakeholder relations in the Gauteng department of economic development. She writes in her personal capacity.

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COMMISSION FOR GENDER EQUALITY

SA must close gender pay gap

While our situation is complicated by multiple historical inequalities, it is imperative that women participate meaningfully in all economic sectors

  • Aluwani Chokoe
3 min read
A picture taken in Vosloorus, southeast of Johannesburg, on July 12, 2021 shows the Gold Spot Shopping Centre after being looted. – South Africa said it was deploying troops to two provinces, including Johannesburg, after unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma led to six deaths and widespread looting. Overwhelmed police are facing mobs who have ransacked stores. Six people have died, some with gunshot wounds, and 219 people have been arrested, according to a police tally issued before the army deployed. (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP) (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images)
ZUMAUNREST

The looting of shops during protests is a greater societal problem than meets the eye

This is not a protest, it is a ripple effect of poverty

  • Aluwani Chokoe
3 min read