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On AI itself, Pope Leo calls for technological projects that protect what he describes as the grandeur of humanity. He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories.

Pope Leo’s AI encyclical and the urgent need for human leadership

He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories. Once technology becomes the standard by which human beings are judged, it…

Salvation: The significance of Easter is that, through the death and resurrection of His son Jesus Christ, God saved the world.  Photo: Garrison Gao

God’s gift of hope  for new life

Easter people cannot ask, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” because Jesus, on Good Friday, died for all, not just the chosen few. Our brothers’ situations in Sudan, Palestine and Iran…

Around the world, women continue to face structural barriers in accessing justice systems that are often expensive, complex, slow and, at times, retraumatising

Justice cannot be optional: Why access to justice for women and girls is the foundation of equality

Around the world, women continue to face structural barriers in accessing justice systems that are often expensive, complex, slow and, at times, retraumatising

Banner of protest: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with leaders and other officials at the 2025 Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha 15 September. Photo: Qatar News Agency/ AFP

Israeli attack on Doha is an assault on the very idea of peace itself

The attempt to betray the mediator and trivialise the values of dialogue represents a moral collapse — not only for the region but for humanity at large

Nigeria has asked for South Africa to back its bid to join Brics and to become a member of the G20,

Nigeria seeks SA support for membership of Brics

The 11th binational commission also saw a call for South Africa to shore up peace efforts on Sudan

The UN faces a pivotal moment. To stay relevant and advance human rights, reform must move beyond basic housekeeping.

Why the UN Pact of the Future must address global crises head-on

Without addressing democratic backsliding, ongoing conflicts and the climate crisis, the pact risks becoming another set of unenforced promises

Photo by Paul Zinken/picture alliance via Getty Images

Proudly woman, proudly South African

Women exhibit a radical resistance to the war within and the war experienced in their daily lives.

Members of the ANC give testimony in Cape Town about human rights abuses committed during apartheid. (File photograph by Gallo Images/ Oryx Media Archive).

Truth commissions are lessons for societies in transition

South Africa and Colombia attempted to deal with a violent past through telling truths about human rights violations – even if both processes faltered one some measures

Operation Dudula members gathered in front of Kalafong and then Hillbrow hospitals to try to stop ‘illegal foreigners’ from receiving healthcare. Photo: File

How does SA heal from Dudula bullies and Stellenbosch varsity racists?

Our reactions would be more positive if we understand that bullies act out as result of their own pain

The anniversary of King Goodwill Zwelithini’s death was on 12 March; he wished for his successor to bring peace and prosperity.

Will the Zulu people act in goodwill and for the will of good?

The anniversary of King Goodwill Zwelithini’s death was on 12 March; he wished for his successor to bring peace and prosperity

Having failed to heed the lessons of the Cold War during a brief window of peace in the early 1990s, the world is now living with the consequences. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)

The Ukraine-Russia standoff is a watershed moment for Nato

If diplomatic efforts cannot avert further conflict between Ukraine and Russia, a dramatic shift in international relations could occur

Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu speaks during a press conference in Cali, Colombia. (Photo by Mauricio Dueñas / AFP)

Charter For Compassion is a good guide for continuing Tutu’s legacy

The best way to honour Tutu’s legacy is to champion his values of unity, justice and compassion, as espoused in the charter to which he contributed

There must be a consensual reform of the electoral system, certainly before the planning of any new elections, to avoid the post-election conflicts that have festered for the past 17 months.

Cameroon can achieve peace. But first, it needs a ceasefire

The country has been wracked by conflict between the government and separatists. Both sides need to work on finding a path forward. Here’s what they can do

Thich Nhat Hanh, who has written over 100 books on mindfulness and peace, says we need to really listen to those whom we fear to reach a compromise. (Photo: upliftconnect.com)

Deep listening will serve us better than building walls

To stand a chance of fixing our planet, we need a seismic cultural and spiritual transformation

Peace isn’t an event – it’s a multifaceted process

Undoing what decades of structural violence does to a society takes more than ostentatious political moves

(John McCann)

We must build on psychology of peace

The privileged classes need to develop solidarity with those groups who have been marginalised.

Global peace declines for first time since WWII

World peace is deteriorating after six decades of gradual improvement since World World II, according to a new global security report.

Threats to peace in shackland

The mining unions’ alleged tit-for-tat violence is being stoked by stillborn promises.

Violence-scarred Zim promotes peace programme

Zimbabwe will hold a three-day programme to promote peace, as political violence remains a problem despite the creation of a unity government.