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Living up to our promise of ubuntu

Opinion Bruce Layzell & Pontsho Segwai - 22 Feb 2021

South Africa needs active citizens and real change starts in the home, with conversations about social justice

Published contracts are a powerful antidote to corruption

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The oil, gas and mining industries will benefit from the extractive industries transparency initiative in 2021

When education is neglected, there can be no progress

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Development cannot be achieved unless we achieve universal access to education

How to feed thousands

Opinion Alison Misselhorn - 12 Sep 2020

During lockdown, a powerful civil society network stepped up to the plate and managed to feed hundreds of thousands. People kept asking how this was done...

Eusebius McKaiser: What happens if we accept Ramaphosa is a monumental disappointment?

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 27 Aug 2020

We cannot divorce President Cyril Ramaphosa from the ANC. Now it’s up to citizens to organise for change and mobilise against corruption

Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 11 Aug 2020

ANC superfans are so vested in a romantic vision of a political party with a great past that they struggle to accept the realities of what this party has become.

The secrets behind the success of Malawi’s opposition coalition

Africa Mphatso Moses Kaufulu - 27 Jul 2020

It took more than just a united front to unseat the governing party in the recent presidential elections in Malawi

Rule of law must first be strengthened by people power

Africa Doug Coltart - 23 Jun 2020

Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken

The rise of civil society in South Africa

Coronavirus Siphelele Chirwa - 31 May 2020

Organisations need to collaborate and connect in order to take the lead

The democratic process of voting was wearing thin before lockdown

Article Mikhail Moosa - 4 May 2020

The number of adults who didn’t vote in the 2019 elections reflects citizens’ disenchantment with their representatives. Perhaps Covid-19 presents government with the chance to change this

Covid-19: A new order for civil society organisations

Article Paul Kariuki - 3 May 2020

The sector needs to adapt to changed circumstances by revisiting strategies, budgets, missions and objectives and work collaboratively

The pandemic is being used to erode democratic freedoms. Civil society must fight back

Africa Nic Cheeseman & Jeffrey Smith - 17 Apr 2020

Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers

Where is civil society when you need it?

Analysis Michael Edwards - 3 Jan 2020

Polarisation is defining society; we need honest conversations and bridges built amid differences

If women behaved like men when it comes to sex, our society would fall apart

Article John Davenport - 15 Nov 2019

We seem not to consider this behaviour particularly remarkable. Indeed, we take it for granted

Southern Africa Trust rebrands as it seeks to deepen its impact

Article Advertorial - 8 Nov 2019

The Trust is helping corporates to put their money in the right places to ensure that SADC communities are truly empowered

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Living up to our promise of ubuntu

Published contracts are a powerful antidote to corruption

When education is neglected, there can be no progress

How to feed thousands

Eusebius McKaiser: What happens if we accept Ramaphosa is a monumental disappointment?

Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk

The secrets behind the success of Malawi’s opposition coalition

Rule of law must first be strengthened by people power

The rise of civil society in South Africa

The democratic process of voting was wearing thin before lockdown

Covid-19: A new order for civil society organisations

The pandemic is being used to erode democratic freedoms. Civil society must fight back

Where is civil society when you need it?

If women behaved like men when it comes to sex, our society would fall apart

Southern Africa Trust rebrands as it seeks to deepen its impact

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