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Israel: Five days in an apartheid state prison

While Francesca Albanese’s Mandela Lecture chronicled the suffering of the people of Palestine, South African author Zukiswa Wanner experienced first-hand the brutality of the Israeli regime when she and others were abducted and detained by the Netanyahu administration. This is the first of a two-part series on life inside an Israeli jail

Between the lines of power

Between the lines of power

One of the essays that was awarded the top prize in the annual Canon Collins Troubling Power Essay Competition, which invites participants to write on social justice issues relevant to Southern Africa

The 15th plan’s leap: China’s strategy for a balanced, modern future

The 15th plan’s leap: China’s strategy for a balanced, modern future

In an era when the global economy staggers under the weight of inflation, trade wars, and geopolitical fractures, China’s Communist Party has just unveiled a roadmap that feels less like a policy document and more like a quiet revolution. The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee, which wrapped up in Beijing on October […]