We are proud of how far Cosatu has come since it was launched 40 years ago in Durban and the role it has played in ending apartheid, securing our constitutional democracy,…
Many women and girls have survived sexual violence perpetrated by armed groups and armed forces in DRC, when fleeing to Burundi, and incidents have also been reported in the…
This excerpt is from the recently published book, The Black Atlantic’s Triple Burden: Slavery, Colonialism and Reparations (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2024)
Much like the former footballer, the XC90 Recharge combines a tough nature with elegance
The new Abba biography gets me thinking about the band’s role in an angry young man’s life
The continent asked for more say in global health decisions after Covid. It now has that. The mpox declaration is a test of this new power
Finland has joined Nato at a critical stage and Putin’s reaction will involve a range of measures, both military and technological
Nearly half of South African women are left out of the country’s labour force — and gender-friendly budgeting could fix that
Some small to medium businesses are taking as long as 180 days to settle debts, according to an assessment by international insurer Allianz Trade
David Holeck explains why the company chose to go the Google route and become the first car manufacturer to team up with the multinational technology company
The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away…
Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year
Too often, governments talk the talk on gender equality, but fail to walk the walk
The methods that work in Western nations rarely translate into African contexts
A strict lockdown is not only unenforceable, but the question must be asked: is it necessary at all? The examples of South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden suggest perhaps not
There are no available options for containing the spread of Covid-19 that do not have serious economic costs. We need to listen to expertise, not ill-considered opinion
Thandika Mkandawire, who died in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 27 after a battle with cancer, was a renowned development economist, an institution builder and a pan-Africanist
The coronavirus epidemic has thrown issues such as gross income and ownership inequality into the spotlight, as we try to find ways to navigate through this crisis
Ciham Ali was born in the United States and moved to Eritrea with her family. When Ciham tried to leave, she was arrested at the border. After eight years, Human Rights Watch…
We need to work across all boundaries to make our systems and societies sustainable – and survivable
