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Posted inEquality, Lifestyle

Zanzibar: Paradise meets purgatory

by John Davenport 26 January 202228 February 2022

Instagram beaches, but the misogyny, poverty and remnants of slavery can sour the tropical food in your mouth

Posted inEquality, General

South Sudan pushes hard to raise quality of education, improve adult literacy

Deng Deng Hoc Yai by Deng Deng Hoc Yai 24 December 202124 December 2021

Education offers a way out of poverty, but Covid-19’s disruption to the nation’s schooling system risks undoing much recent progress

Posted inEquality, Gender violence

The different dimensions of gender equality

by Sarah Setlaelo 20 September 20215 October 2021

Women are not a homogenous group and the notion of gender equality cannot be reduced to power struggles between women and men, Catherine Albertyn, Constitution,

Posted inEquality

Your dreams are valid, girl child

Zukiswa Mqolomba by Zukiswa Mqolomba 5 September 20215 October 2021

The only way out of gender inequality is to live an example to other girls, and to seek representation for women at every level of society

Posted inEquality

Escaping the laager of racialised politics

Jeff Rudin by Jeff Rudin 3 September 20215 October 2021

Race is both merely a social construct and used to camouflage class inequalities

Posted inEquality, Gender violence

Conversations are the key to greater resilience and equality for women

Sarah Rice by Sarah Rice 30 August 20215 October 2021

Without good communication there will never be equality. Women’s voices must be heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored

Posted inEquality

What happens to an ambitious young South African?

Paballo Chauke by Paballo Chauke 27 August 20215 October 2021

It seems three degrees from top international universities, including Oxford, are not enough to navigate this sea of hopelessness

Posted inEquality

Where is the compassion for the African immigrant?

by Maruping Phepheng 16 August 20215 October 2021

The African immigrant is an investment in our country. And not all are interested in a job but rather in self-employment

Posted inEquality

For us, by us: Africa must tell its own stories

Yaya Moussa by Yaya Moussa 6 August 20215 October 2021

We can build a richer narrative about Africa, one that includes a celebration of our continent’s talented individuals and demonstrates how we are contributing to global progress

Posted inEquality, General

What the banning of Twitter in Nigeria could mean for the country’s queer community

by Elvis Kachi 24 June 202124 June 2021

When queer Nigerians fear for safety and the ultimate loss of lives, social media, and Twitter especially, has been a reliable tool to draw attention to the very real issues they are faced with

Posted inEquality, General

Appoint former offenders as prison wardens. Here’s why

by Casper Lӧtter 22 June 202124 June 2021

International experience has shown former model offenders to be high-performing and effective if they are employed in prison

Posted inEquality

No more excuses for land inertia

by Tembeka Ngcukaitobi 21 June 202122 June 2021

In the second of a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi says the constitution is clear: land seized under colonial states must be returned. But there is only policy confusion and elite possession

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