Hundreds of thousands of children don’t have access to the internet and need physical resources, such as dictionaries, to further their education
The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis
The theme for World Wildlife Day on 3 March is ‘Connecting people and planet: Exploring digital innovation in wildlife conservation’
The electoral commission’s decision will weed out the one-man-and-a-TikTok-account parties clogging up the ballot paper
South Africa is more advanced on the just transition but pledges are rolling for Indonesia
Zero discrimination is essential to if we are to change the fact that 7.8 million South Africans live with HIV, but 5.8 million people are on ARVs, highlighting a treatment gap
South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio must drop below 60%, meaning some conditions have to be met – and ensuring state-owned enterprises are effective is a priority
Fatal attractions are blind and delusional and thus destructive. The consequences may be a backlash against Biden, the US losing its little moral authority is has, an end to any stability in the Middle East and, worst, a wider war
The loans, which hike up debt, the paltry loss and damage pledges, companies investing in oil and gas and the rise of the far right all show that the EU and US climate action is a mirage
Ten days before the first democratic election the extraordinary occurred when the leader of the liberation movement and that of the apartheid National Party sat down to talk
The unbearable whiteness of tourism should change to one that welcomes all people regardless of skin colour or place of origin
The ANC needs to come up with serious plans to tackle unemployment, poverty and inequality, not just catchy phrases
Setting out the concrete facts in the Amazon-linked development in Cape Town in which Transnet sold land for a song
The youth have the power to overcome the inequalities from the past that still exist today
Life is always haunted by death. This is part of what makes it so precious. But what happens when death comes too young, too often, and watches over life too closely?
The Springbok giant – known for being the man who toppled Jonah Lomu – still lives in our memories five years after his death
South Africa’s pursuit of state-capture redress is a story of stalemates and setbacks, but also some successes
The disconnect between various renewable energy plans and different departments raises concerns for the success of IRP 2023
Violent crime, unemployment, corruption: South Africans have chosen to emotionally sedate themselves as a form of self-preservation
Taxpayers’ pain has its roots set in a history that the finance minister could not overcome
Finance, not guns, plays a huge part in Britain continuing to fly the Union Jack over Africa and other parts of the world
The elections offer us the choice between the liberal/conservative group that offers no real benefits for the poor and working-class, and a populist, authoritarian form of kleptocratic nationalism
Cows on a ship in Cape Town in a horrible situation lead to more calls for it to end
South Africa’s youth are not apathetic but they don’t feel connected to the government and political parties and they don’t trust politicians
South Africans have been denied the benefits that so many countries have enjoyed for many years
It is 30 years since Nelson Mandela gave his inaugural address that spoke of oppression in the past and hope for the future
Tackling gender imbalances in our health system would save lives and herald a healthier future
Many African countries have weak democracies (or are authoritarian), while South Africa is seen as a country providing a voice for and leadership in Africa, but is it a strong democratic state?
Despite constitutional promises, millions continue to suffer from hunger and malnutrition, perpetuating cycles of poverty and inequality
We may feel overwhelmed by a multitude of problems, with statistics that alarm us, but positive trends are emerging
The very idea that BEE can empower most — let alone all — Africans in a capitalist country is a nonsense that ought to have been subject to instant and constant exposure by the left
The experience of Chile’s Salvador Allende illustrates how the private sphere and superpowers control investment and natural resource exploitation