Tlaleng Mofokeng is a doctor, sexual and reproductive health and rights activist, and the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health
Real leaders don’t pick on the weak. They include them in problem-solving and strengthening their nations and the continent
Without a jobs audit and a drive to professionalise the public service, the state will continue to face pressures from the public sector employees. Who can blame them?
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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has consulted the South African Union of Students to solve the accommodation crisis in universities
Joe Phaahla said no one needing emergency care should be turned away from health facilities, as had happened during the strike
The South African Police Union on Wednesday also served notice that it would be joining the strike
Data released this week gave credence to the view that South Africa may be headed for another technical recession
Their demands and the reactions they solicit no longer match those of 2015’s #FeesMustFall – students need an actionable plan, funds, accommodation
Technologies rapidly transform society, allowing for unprecedented advances in the human condition but women are often barred from the race
The #FeesMustFall protests demonstrated the burden of higher education in South Africa, a concept institutions contend with annually
Nokuthula was killed on her way to work. Her story, like that of many other women, leads us to ask: what is a woman’s life worth in the mainstream economy?
Hundreds of terrified African migrants flee to embassies and camps as human rights groups warns of increasing vigilante attacks
The East African Community has sent a regional force to prevent the situation from worsening
Several unions were formed in the wake of the seminal strikes 50 years ago, including the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
The new airline will commence flights at the end of this month, heralding a new chapter in the country’s travel and tourism industry
The mineral resources and energy minister has said that Eskom does not belong to his department, ‘so I have not lost anything’
There are opportunities for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and and developing countries
The purpose of the parliamentary rules is to ensure that the parliamentary vote is based on proper grounds. Do they do that?
Nigerian reporters and analysts give their view of Tinubu and what his presidency will bring
Decline in the country’s GDP – largely due to record-levels of load-shedding – puts the size of the economy back below pre-pandemic levels
When sex work is not a criminal offence, workers are much safer because they can report crimes against them to the police
We should not be fooled into giving up on the public sector which can – and should – look out for our best interests
Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, a 30 year cabinet veteran is now the minister in the presidency responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities
Creecy’s department presents roadmap on how to achieve 23 green targets set by the global ‘Paris Agreement for nature’ framework
The president has increased his already bloated cabinet, promising once again to reduce it in time
The new minister will be expected to coordinate all departments responsible for the energy response, and will also be responsible for turnaround plans and overseeing new generation capacity
The president announced that Paul Mashatile will become deputy president and Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as the new Electricity Minister
People depend on the Kakamega Forest’s resources and three women’s groups are working to prevent it from being overharvested – and making money along the way
The president will finally announce changes to his cabinet
The NSFAS accommodation cap and other concerns will be discussed by task force comprising the department of higher education and training, Usaf and vice-chancellors
The lost story of the Harvard government professor, Samuel P Huntington’s strategies from across the equator