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Humanity

The God Edition | Prayer and the spirit of ubuntu
Columns
/ 20 April 2025

The God Edition | Prayer and the spirit of ubuntu

Nichiren Buddhism can awaken our highest nature, foster compassion and change suffering into strength

By Loren Braithwaite-Kabosha
We’ve forgotten Covid’s lesson of humanity
Opinion
/ 7 December 2024

We’ve forgotten Covid’s lesson of humanity

It seems as if the world has become much more selfish and that attitudes have hardened

By Donovan E Williams
Proudly woman, proudly South African
Opinion
/ 9 August 2023

Proudly woman, proudly South African

Women exhibit a radical resistance to the war within and the war experienced in their daily lives.

By Quraysha Ismail Sooliman and Nomusa Mlondo
Charter For Compassion is a good guide for continuing Tutu’s legacy
National
/ 5 February 2022

Charter For Compassion is a good guide for continuing Tutu’s legacy

The best way to honour Tutu’s legacy is to champion his values of unity, justice and compassion, as espoused in the charter to which he contributed

By Nic Paton
‘Gross human rights abuses’ in Eswatini
Africa
/ 13 November 2021

‘Gross human rights abuses’ in Eswatini

Civil society has called for an investigation into King Mswati’s alleged crimes against humanity

By Zweli Martin Dlamini
Racial capitalism destroys ubuntu
Opinion
/ 28 August 2021

Racial capitalism destroys ubuntu

South Africans’ behaviour and attitudes show that poor black working-class people, and black women in particular, are denied
their innate humanity

By Andile Zulu
The Portfolio: Stories of our Soil explores womanhood, nature and exploitation
Friday
/ 9 July 2021

The Portfolio: Stories of our Soil explores womanhood, nature and exploitation

Once we have borne the brunt of what has happened to us, we must decide to begin again and change ourselves

By Ruzy Rusike
Distraction, intimidation and future alliances define events at Senekal
Opinion
/ 22 October 2020

Distraction, intimidation and future alliances define events at Senekal

The lack of compassion towards Brendin Horner’s family is the failure of identity politics

By Jan Schuiling
We must fight the scourge of child domestic labour
Article
/ 17 March 2020

We must fight the scourge of child domestic labour

More than 17-million children around the world are involved in domestic labour. The recent death of 17-year-old Salome Zacharia in Tanzania highlights their plight

By Jacqueline Halima Mgumia and Rainer Ebert
​#FeesMustFall anthem is a historic modern spiritual
Article
/ 21 October 2016

​#FeesMustFall anthem is a historic modern spiritual

Iimbali! is a space for stories and other narrative-based social analysis.

By Milisuthando Bongela
How brute force yielded to naked resistance
Article
/ 7 October 2016

How brute force yielded to naked resistance

“That was the whole point of the nude protest: to get closer to the police and to convey our grievances to them."

By Govan Whittles
Who have we become? A vignette on everyday humanity, or the lack thereof
Article
/ 19 August 2016

Who have we become? A vignette on everyday humanity, or the lack thereof

Iimbali is a regular column by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela, and is a space for stories and other narrative-based social analysis.

By Milisuthando Bongela
Humanity before religion
Article
/ 23 March 2016

Humanity before religion

How we live our lives and govern our society should be motivated by what’s good for all of us, regardless of individual metaphysical beliefs.

By Jacques Rousseau

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