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04 December 2020

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing...
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27 August 2020

New book alert: Mothers of the Nation – Manyano Women in South Africa

Wits School of Governance lecturer, Lihle Ngcobozi wrote a book, Mothers of the Nation – Manyano Women in South Africa...
16 August 2020

How workplace democracy can undo many of apartheid’s ills

SA’s apartheid-era corporate model, which has been unchanged in the democratic dispensation, is one of the main reasons...
Pandemic underscores burden women carry doing paid and unpaid
11 August 2020

Pandemic underscores burden women carry doing paid and unpaid reproductive labour

Debates about women's unpaid reproductive labour have been going on since the first woman received cash for her services...
06 August 2020

Nothing about democratic progress is inevitable

Last week in very different contexts, the United States and South Africa witnessed the funeral as a spectacle; a...
Economist Mariana Mazzucato is a new coach for our fractious team
02 August 2020

Economist Mariana Mazzucato is a new coach for our fractious team

She has won disciples in high places — including in SA — with her focus on innovation as key to achieving inclusive...
30 July 2020

South Africa must resolve its challenges with integrity

It's been a week of sorrow, where we weep for what the world has lost.
29 July 2020

Justice in Africa: what it means to Africans?

My interview with Dr Ruth Murambadoro about her book, Transitional Justice in Africa: The Case of Zimbabwe was a sensory...
SA needs to block transmission routes to get Covid-19 under control
22 July 2020

SA needs to block transmission routes to get Covid-19 under control

Testing and tracing has not been at a level needed to suppress the spread and must now focus on containing opportunities...

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