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Shaazia Ebrahim

Shaazia Ebrahim is a Master’s candidate at the Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS. Ebrahim is also a former Wits University student and reported for The Daily Vox during the second wave of Fees Must Fall.

While coal producers stand to benefit from stronger prices and export demand, researchers warn that increased coal production and exports carry significant environmental and social costs, from greenhouse gas emissions to the impacts borne by communities living near mines and coal-fired power stations.
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How the US-Israel-Iran conflict is reshaping South Africa’s coal exports

Middle East tension has pushed up energy prices and boosted demand for South African coal, raising questions about climate commitments and exports

Repressive: At least 80 people were injured in Eswatini on 20 October 20 when security forces cracked down on pro-democracy protests in the kingdom.  (AFP/Getty Images)

Little justice for gender-based violence cases in Eswatini

A report details how medical and legal shortages and discrimination curtails survivors’ rights

A screen grab of eswatini soldiers beating and kicking civilians following riots in eSwatini earlier this year.

Sexual abuse is still rife in Eswatini

The Sexual Offence and Domestic Violence Act was passed but much more needs to be done

Adam Habib, you can’t say the N-word

The former Wits leader won’t get away with anti-Blackness in the UK by hiding behind a politically Black identity

Grant Bodley is MEA chief executive at Dimension Data

Dimension Data will be a monolithic company

The longest-standing ICT brand on the continent and South Africa is restructuring

According to the Commission for Gender Equality’s latest report, this practice is a direct attack on HIV-positive women.

Forced sterilisation is ‘inhuman’

According to the Commission for Gender Equality’s latest report, this practice is a direct attack on HIV-positive women

Free education includes not only the absence of fees but also all other costs, including free, reliable and safe transport. (Oupa Nkosi)

An end in sight for KwaZulu-Natal learners’ long walk

A recent court ruling stipulates that the provincial government must release it scholar transport policy by January 31

Professor Tshlidzi Marwala

C-Suites and Business 4.0 helps businesses prepare for 4IR

The digital revolution may actually create jobs, which is good news for a struggling South Africa

Call to action: Former judge Yvonne Mokgoro says society must prioritise women’s rights. (Muntu Vilakazi/City Press/Gallo Images)

SA’s women are fighting for social justice remarkable women

Female activists are at the forefront of claiming socioeconomic rights through the courts

Gauteng premier David Makhura has prioritised creating employment for Gauteng’s two million unemployed youths. ‘We urge young people to seize the opportunities made available to them by their government.’

Tshepo 1 million: transforming the lives of the youth

Addessing youth unemployment is a key priority on the premier’s agenda

Linkin Park has conveyed its condolences to the family of the woman who died when a structure collapsed at its concert venue in Cape Town.

Five reasons Linkin Park’s music matters

What’s pretty profound about Linkin Park is that it’s men singing about feelings.

Toyota Quantum panel vans in use as taxis at a taxi rank in Cape Town.

How I was attacked after getting on a taxi

The spotlight is currently on the physical and sexual violence that women experience daily in South Africa.

EFFSC national spokesperson Naledi Chirwa.
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#ThisIsMyVagina: Inspiration for women in a male-dominated world

The spokesperson for the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command spoke to The Daily Vox about #ThisIsMyVagina.

Where are the black experts? The few we have in the health sector are rarely quoted in the media.

Health department frustrates medical graduates waiting for internships

In the first of a series on doctors who have graduated but are struggling to find an internship, The Daily Vox speaks to Joanne Cunniffe-Miller.

With another auction coming up at his farm this weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa better put his thinking cap on.

One month later the search in Syria for photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed continues

The photographer texted his family a day before his capture, saying there was a possibility he would be detained before leaving Syria.

Find out which departments need to step up to make free pads a reality for people who menstruate.

‘​We need national buy-in to provide sanitary pads to poor women and girl learners’

The Kwazulu-Natal education department has set aside R50-million to fund the distribution of pads to schools in the four lowest quintiles.