In the hospitals of 1980s South Africa, Naeemah Abrahams saw how often women showed up battered and bruised, a phenomenon her colleagues didn’t make much of. Three decades later, she’s one of the researchers turning the tide on gender-based violence
Pitch perfect Mo Salah believes he is the best player in the world. Who are we to contradict him?
Yvette Raphael describes herself as a ‘professional protester, sjambok feminist and hater of trash’. Government officials would likely refer to her as ‘a rebel’. She’s fought for equality her entire life, she says. And she’s scared of no one
The connection between the preparation, consumption and sharing of food is a sacred one
The latest on the spread of covid-19, how it is affecting the world, and what efforts are being made to prevent the spread of the virus
Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times
Editor-in-chief, Khadija Patel, writes about the year that was, what we reported and why we reported on it
The beleaguered cricketing body could well swing the axe on Saturday but swapping the bodies in the boardroom will not be enough
We had gathered the fragments of ourselves in a moment of togetherness, sharing a memory of someone well known, but better loved.
Nearly 2 000 people were arrested in Egypt this week. Their crime? Daring to protest against the country’s military government. The act of protesting is outlawed, so many of those arrested had already weighed up the risk of arrest before taking to the streets.Most of those arrested are said to be teenagers and, as rights groups […]