The recent violence has been a cruel reminder for many South African Indians of the 1949 anti-Indian pogroms in KwaZulu-Natal
Rebuilding is crucial, but democracies cannot allow themselves to be held to ransom by the destruction of anarchists in dictating where public funds should be spent
Those of us living in relatively comfortable homes may have been rattled and shaken up but the real deep problem in this country is inequality
Don’t rebuild malls. They draw in a lot of energy and money, but give back little
The time has come for radical reforms that unleash the potential of all South Africans to create small businesses and jobs, and for the government to fix the education, health and other essential systems
Not thinking about your position critically is an affront to marginalised people the world over
The perpetrators of apartheid were treated with wisdom and forgiveness, but is the same true of how we are treating current leaders?
Sapref declares force majeure, shutting down 35% of SA’s fuel supply
This is not a protest, it is a ripple effect of poverty
Critics argue that South Africa’s latest submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a unilateral and fraught exercise
Diversity in terms of race, class, gender, sexuality and ability is critical to the field’s advancement.
By using a more transformative approach, research in communities can contribute to socioeconomic upliftment
But thousands of their success stories remain undocumented, their value unmeasured
Climate change not only affects the nutritional value of food crops, but also leaves the food supply system vulnerable to production shocks, study finds
Government must lead, but organised labour and business must play their part in tackling youth unemployment and upskilling the youth, so that the coronavirus crisis can be turned into an opportunity
The pandemic has forced a digital migration in education. We must capitalise on that opportunity
South Africa needs active citizens and real change starts in the home, with conversations about social justice
Experts offer their advice about what Finance Minister Tito Mboweni should focus on in next week’s budget speech
Education in South Africa is dismally unequal, and Covid-19 has exacerbated the crisis. Investment in infrastructure is crucial
As the fourth industrial revolution and Covid co-conspire to flip the world of work upside down, technology has the potential to address our inequalities, or deepen them
The reactions to Elon Musk’s billionaire status are evidence that far too many South Africans have not fully grasped the destructive consequences of inequality. Entrepreneur Musk was recently crowned the richest man in the world. The founder and chief of Tesla Motors sits on a total net worth of $195-billion. The rapid swelling of Musk’s […]
To simplify complex inequality into a single statistic doesn’t address how to accurately assess (or reduce) South Africa’s large wealth divide
It’s the Age of Humans — the Anthropocene — and the most serious threats to our experience and existence on our planet are human-made
We need a profound rethinking of the meaning of sustainability in sport — the global commercial model is neither environmentally nor socially sound
The pandemic has reminded us of interconnectedness and that we need to see the world from various perspectives, especially in case studies
Civil society helped topple apartheid, but the struggle is not over. The gap between rich and poor has widened and corruption and poor governance is evident
An activist art collective is refusing to leave a luxury holiday home, claiming their protest is to highlight landlessness and growing inequality in Cape Town
A 10-point plan for streamlining South Africa’s economy
South African inventions that have changed the world are all underpinned by research, development and significant financial backing — to lose this would be tragic
‘We believe that opening schools without addressing an unfair and unequal education system that disadvantages poor, working class and rural children will increase inequality.’
South Africa’s economic, racial and social divides invite unrest that will leave us all worse off
The headcount of black students at all universities stood at 84.8% in 2017 compared with 14.3% of white students. In 2005 black students comprised 74.5% of the university population while white students made up 25.3%