Projects in North West and Limpopo grow hope of surviving climate change
Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro and the Rwenzori mountains are all retreating faster than the global mean
In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex
The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
The Life Esidimeni tragedy is a stark illustration of how people’s socioeconomic standing affects the mental health services they are able to access
Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank
Empowering the poor should be what underlies every debate and policy adopted in South Africa
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
Some 36% of Gauteng households live in poverty, according to a new survey, with poverty levels having shot up during the course of the pandemic
Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September
In Madlala, the police and army broke into homes in an operation to retrieve stolen goods. After they left, a woman lay dead in a pool of her blood behind a shack
The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s QU Dongyu says food systems have to be transformed to make them more resilient and inclusive.
It is becoming clear SA needs a BIG, as many ANC cabinet members, opposition parties and experts agree. But there is still dissent from some quarters
The social, political and economic problems of poor governance need to be fixed so that public resources are managed and distributed equally
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
The perpetrators of apartheid were treated with wisdom and forgiveness, but is the same true of how we are treating current leaders?
This is not a protest, it is a ripple effect of poverty
Every child deserves the chance to grow up well-nourished and reach their full potential
Fight the equity divide so that African families have adequate food, social protection and access to technology
A bunch of flowers on Mother’s Day expresses gratitude but mothers need more – recognise all their work, listen to them, include them in decision-making
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
Can President Ramaphosa turn the economic development ship in a new direction?
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
All the minerals are here, so a golden opportunity exists if our governments provide incentives
The pandemic has forced some companies to cancel or pause capital expenditure, jeopardising long-term economic growth
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 […]
The vaccine can break the surge cycle, if the poor and the newly poor are prioritised
Anxious Jo’burg, edited by Nicky Falkof and Cobus van Staden, acknowledges the city as a real place and not a horrifying stereotype
A new book has collected writing about the condition of living, yes, with a high crime rate, but also other, more pervasive existential urban stresses particular to the Global South