Monumental disparities raise the risk of epic upheaval in South Africa and globally
inequality
Posted inEquality
Your dreams are valid, girl child
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
Race is both merely a social construct and used to camouflage class inequalities
Posted inEnvironment
Jobs or clean energy: is it better to go nuclear or to melt down?
SA’s black female unemployment crisis forces us to think differently about job creation and the effects of human behaviour on the planet
Posted inGender violence
Women’s rights are human rights
We are a far way from realising our lofty ideals of gender equality, but we must keep working towards them
Posted inNews/Politics
Clean-up after South Africa’s violence reveals a deeper rot
Is a system that leaves people with nothing left to lose in any way worth supporting?
Posted inGeneral
Winner: Hear our Voices competition
This essay, exploring how a classic 18th century gothic novel shines some light on modern-day South Africa is
in response to the competition’s prompt: How do art and social justice influence each other?
Posted inGeneral
Winner: Hear our Voices competition
Welcome to Mo’s is a creative essay in response to the competition’s prompt: How do art and social justice influence each other?
Posted inNews/Politics
Zuma is playing for time, a privilege of the powerful and wealthy
People with the means to employ the best legal minds to plot a course through the labyrinth of legalese can milk the system’s preponderance for fairness
Posted inEquality, General
If land expropriation is evil, it is the evil we all need
The Expropriation Bill is needed to undo evils in South Africa, and lies and fear-mongering to scare investors will not bring this democratic process to a halt
Posted inEquality
Coming of age in South Africa
Young people inherit generational inequalities, but cling on to a hope of self-authorship
Posted inLifestyle
Cooking up resilience in our unjust world
Small acts of resistance and reinvention may be our most significant victories yet