SA’s black female unemployment crisis forces us to think differently about job creation and the effects of human behaviour on the planet
unemployment
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
Our responses to social unrest and structural uncertainty are not enough
Social protection strategies that emphasise systemic responses only to ‘livelihood shocks and uncertainties’ hardly take into account the ways in which poverty and unemployment are produced and reproduced in South Africa
Posted inGeneral
Youth Day: Meet your presidential hopefuls for 2031
Thought Leader and Activate! Change Drivers went on the campaign trail to find young people doing it for themselves
Posted inGeneral
Backyard rooms offer a solution to SA’s housing crisis
Letting outside quarters has been seen as a means of survival, but what if it is the natural evolution of urban development that could provide homes and livelihoods simultaneously?
Posted inEquality
The struggle of being young in South Africa
Our aspirations are left high and dry, but we should take ownership of our efforts to get there
Posted inEquality
Active citizenship must be revived
Because all we have now are commemorations of Freedom Day and the dreams it once carried
Posted inGeneral
The pandemic has permanently changed the world of work
The work-from-home genie is out of the bottle, and technology to automate processes has been adopted far faster than under normal circumstances. Students should think carefully about what this means for their studies
Posted inNews/Politics
Political elites, not foreigners, are to blame for South Africa’s problems
What if we told foreigners to voetsek? We have fallen victim to the illusion of scarcity. And we are led to wrongly believe immigrants are a threat.
Posted inEquality, Gender violence, General
Gender-based violence: The epidemic that will take more lives than Covid-19
The relationship between gender-based violence and the home in South Africa means that lockdown leaves women particularly vulnerable, yet the government has been largely silent on this issue
Posted inBusiness, Environment, Equality, Gender violence, General, Health
Stagflation
Stagflation is an economic condition where inflation is high, economic growth is slow and unemployment is high. To say that South Africa is suffering in a state of stagflation is an understatement. Everyday the cost of living increases, the availability of economic opportunity diminishes and joblessness expands. To confirm this we have been told that […]
Posted inEquality, General, Health, Lifestyle, News/Politics
Breaking down South Africa?
In 2015, it was reported that Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, speaking to followers at Nongoma, criticised black South Africans for not building further on the country they had inherited from the National Party, opting instead to destroy or break down infrastructure, in this way cancelling out the (economic) progress made during a time when the […]