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Mamphela Ramphele

Mamphela Ramphele is the co-founder of ReimagineSA, a public benefit organisation and nonprofit and co-president of the Club of Rome

People take part in a group psychotherapy session organised by the local civil society organization Obouni in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), August 14, 2018. Obouni organizes group therapy exercises and listening sessions in different neighborhoods of Bangui during the week to help people cope with trauma experienced during the conflict. The sessions often include a mix of singing, yoga, stretching and discussions. (Image: Will Baxter)

Mamphela Ramphele: Africa Day — a celebration of resilience

We have an abundance of land, sun, wind, and rivers to power up an ecologically sound development process for the 21st century

Graphic: John McCann/M&G

Five changes that can fix the school system

These include improving teachers’ knowledge and pay, and teaching in the mother tongue

Ramphele: Speaking truth to power, from the World Bank to Thabo Mbeki

Agang leader Mamphela Ramphele’s autobiography tells how the Machiavellian bank culture helped her prepare to address HIV denialism.

Poverty is a result of denialism of the way corruption taxes poor people

Ramphele: Poverty is not the problem, inequality is

It is unusual to be given three opportunities to address one of the most crucial issues facing humanity – the uprooting of poverty and inequality.

There is a cruel irony in our celebrating 36 years of youth leadership that was triggered by the rejection of “gutter education” while we witness a post-apartheid education system failure.

Walking over the wounded

Damaged by our past, South Africa allows poor governance that ultimately will cost us our civil liberties, writes Mamphela Ramphele.

House of freedom is open to all

House of freedom is open to all

Its pillars are access to information, freedom of expression, accountability and the rule of law, according to <b>Mamphela Ramphele</b>.

Beyond the talk of the deaf

Beyond the talk of the deaf

Social science is the missing link in our development approach as a changing society, argues Mamphela Ramphele.

Looking back at the road ahead

The Transformation Audit of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation is a revolutionary idea, because it is an audit of national performance; it questions how we, the South…