Nelson Mandela once said that the Palestine issue is the greatest moral question of our time …
A reflection on the inspiration of Sindiwe Magona to go into an essay collection as she turns 80
The archbishop was a ‘strong tree’ who made life’s journey more bearable, writes Zubeida Jaffer.
His blanket apology did not cast him as a man of principle but as a man of cowardice
In 1902 she fought for emancipation, including that of women, and was the first black South African to graduate with a BSc
This book is a must read for those seeking to understand an important worldview that no longer remains hidden in the sands of the desert
The world’s business leaders gather to shape a financial system that enriches them, causing financial crises and increasing the inequality gap.
Why a book on Charlotte Maxeke? Zubeida Jaffer explains how this extraordinary woman should be remembered in South Africa today.
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/ 9 February 2007
Birth, death, love and taxes are said to be the only constants in life, but one more thing could be added: a Robert Mugabe Cabinet. One would like to think that Stan Made — a man who has presided over the near-death of Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector since the start of the land invasions — would be relieved of his duties and packed off to a place where he has nothing at all to do with anything.
Dullah Omar was a Muslim man of Asian ancestry. He was South African. An African. A man of the world. But most of all, in his own words, a ”human being”. A person equal to all others. A person who refused to differentiate on the basis of race, colour, gender or religion. The M&G pays tribute to the late former minister of transport.