Donors keep telling Africans to ‘be patient’ and ‘remain hopeful’, but most haven’t increased their funding since Covid-19
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The race for profits complicated racial identity in South Africa
There are Afrikaners with West African ancestry, blue-eyed amaMpondo, English amaZulu
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Translocal networks are an alternative approach to governance
They support governance change in communities and connect to share ideas and improve what they do — and they push for inclusion, equality, and justice
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Deepfakes: Next level of disinformation and the need for regulation
The creation of convincing fake videos has huge ramifications for society and we should be suitably cautious
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Enough is enough: recognise the signs of burnout
Asking for help when work becomes too much is not only necessary, it is an unmatched leadership quality
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If we want change, we need to build strong communities
A tech platform is one way for neighbourhoods and communities to communicate and coalesce around issues, events and emergencies
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Exposing the myth of the mbokodo women
Women are expected to be able be superwomen, but some struggle, particularly if they have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is often undiagnosed
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Sex workers, former inmates and people who use drugs help to feed the world during the pandemic
But now funders need to explicitly include food provision as an essential part of Covid-19 relief
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African feminism and its project of decolonisation
African feminism is engaged in the project to recoup indigenous knowledge systems and to salvage identities that were destabilised by foreign incursions
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Covid in science fiction writing
Reflections on teaching students to write speculative fiction in a pandemic
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A sense of purpose is vital when work is not in the office
When you can no longer swivel your chair or walk to the water cooler for a chat, purpose begins to dwindle
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How to share a karmenaadjie
An Afrikaner living abroad finds a trip home sets loose thoughts about land, farming, killing and sharing