Opinion

AU should strengthen its framework to curb violence against women 

Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. As of 2023, it is estimated that one in three women and girls between ages 15 and 49, have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Last November, South Africa classified violence against women as a national disaster. When the African Union adopted its Convention on Ending […]

A tribute to Mosiua “Terror” Lekota: Partner in state-building and constitutionalism

A tribute to Mosiua “Terror” Lekota: Partner in state-building and constitutionalism

We mourn the passing of Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota, a devoted servant of our democratic transition and a comrade whose life was deeply intertwined with the pursuit of a free South Africa. To those of us who had the distinct honour of working alongside him—from the trenches of our first democratic elections to the complex theatres […]

The station is the strategy

The station is the strategy

In a city that functions well, the station is the address everything else organises itself around.

An elite detached from daily struggles

An elite detached from daily struggles

When workers marched and criticised the macroeconomic direction under Minister Trevor Manuel, it was never about personalities. It was about policy. It was about defending jobs, state capacity and redistribution

Grief allowed,  grants us room to heal

Grief allowed,  grants us room to heal

There is a way we find refuge from mourning. We distract ourselves. We move cities. We change jobs. We scroll endlessly. We convince ourselves that strength means silence. But strength is not the absence of tears. Strength is the courage to feel

Post-diagnosis: Towards a just food system

Post-diagnosis: Towards a just food system

The South African Human Rights Commission inquiry into food systems arrives at a critical juncture, offering a rare opportunity for a turning point, where no stomach goes to bed hungry or wakes up uncertain of their next meal