Put young women, especially those in rural areas, at the centre of development

Lebogang Mulaisi of the Presidential Climate Commission used AI to generate this projection for South African women in the just energy transition based on the commission’s research indicators

The beneficiaries are corrupt government officials, politicians and officials who create patronage jobs in policing, business exploiting cheap labour and criminal groups such as Operation Dudula

Public and private entities need to work together to plan for disasters and to implement measures to mitigate the effect of such events

The TICAD 9 conference brings together African and Japanese leaders to co-create innovative solutions, boosting collaboration and addressing global challenges

A ‘Social Summit’ will be held before the G20 Leaders’ Summit to ground macroeconomic talks in the everyday realities of people’s lives

Facial recognition technology is widespread, eroding privacy and anonymity, echoing apartheid-era controls, with lax legal enforcement

Behind the facade of certification and social investment, inequality stems from an arrangement designed to protect corporate profits and maintain elite land ownership

The new Transformation Fund for companies in distress as a result of Donald Trump’s tariffs should be transferred to workers

Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth

Ruth First’s ‘activist research’ approach, combining rigorous inquiry with political purpose, offers a guide for the fight against graft

But we must still work to reduce Donald Trump’s 30% tariff and look to and maintain other markets

It promises people’s voices will be heard through ward-level conversations and submissions on a digital app, but South Africa has not bridged the digital divide