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A mixed bag for human rights in Southern Africa in 2019

Building a human rights agenda fit for 21st-century realities

As aid cuts threaten essential healthcare and disillusionment grows, Africa faces a vital opportunity to renew and reimagine a human rights agenda fit for 21st-century realities.

Congo remembers as the world forgets

Decades after the outbreak of the Second Congo War, the victims of relentless conflict in eastern Congo remain largely forgotten by the international community. Yet local heroes…

Doing right shouldn’t be a death warrant

South Africa celebrates whistleblowers after their deaths but fails to protect the living. This article explores the national tragedy where those who uphold integrity become…

Visionary: Buhle Phiwe Hlatshwayo believes that a lot of women, especially young women, are disenfranchised.

Building bigger tables for Africa's future

Buhle Phiwe Hlatshwayo's career is a testament to relentless reinvention, from political journalist to diplomat and now president of the Chevening Alumni Association of South…

Selective framing: Many athletes like Caster Semenya were assigned female at birth, identify as women and competed under prior legitimate rules.

Toxic sports reporting on black athletes

The BBC's coverage of the Women's Tennis Association's new genetic sex testing policy, using visuals of a black woman's hand, highlights a pattern where stories about fairness in…

Tanzania is paying its own way and investors are taking note

Tanzania unveils its most ambitious budget yet, a record $23.8 billion spending plan for 2026-27, largely financed by domestic sources. This move signals a strategic shift…