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The Quiet Majority for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner Volker Türk highlights the Global Alliance for Human Rights, a united global movement connecting cities, youth, and civil society to champion dignity,…
Africa’s Youth Need More Than a Voice; They Need Power
Nearly 60 percent of Africans are under the age of 25, but scale alone is not power. Investing in civic skills and practical advocacy infrastructure is vital to converting…
Building a state beside a state
As presidential committees multiply and citizens take public services into their own hands, parallel structures risk bypassing South Africa's core governance systems instead of…
Kaylen Benjamin Healy
Three years ago, Kaylen Benjamin Healy walked into EleaThom Mentorship looking for guidance. Today, he is helping shape the futures of the next generation of aspiring lawyers,…
Matsetsebale wa ga Tleane
Matsetsebale wa ga Tleane is helping shape a generation of young South Africans who see leadership not as a title, but as a responsibility. As managing director of Agape Youth…
Ad hoc committee consults witnesses ahead of second phase of hearings
The parliamentary committee is scheduled to hear evidence on corruption in the policing system until 20 February
Future of SRD grant uncertain, treasury says
The Universal Basic Income Coalition said the government’s proposals to link the grant to employment-related conditions could exclude eligible beneficiaries
No dignity in displacement: Tenure insecurity in the Winelands
The conditions of people who work and live in South Africa’s farms today have remained the same as under apartheid. Will the new amendments in legislation bring about change?
Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster
The move comes nearly three years after the collapse of the diamond processing facility in the Free State
New higher education minister under fire for politically linked Seta appointments
Buti Manamela’s appointment of three administrators has raised concerns from opposition parties and civil society about potential political interference
National Dialogue gains inclusion as activists step in after foundations exit
The special project manager at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation said legacy foundations were talking to civil society on how to take the project back from the government and political…
Beyond NGOs: Why civil society will survive and thrive
Grassroots movements survive because they are driven by commitment, flexible, adaptable and hard to dismantle
Ramaphosa: National Dialogue will launch ‘a million conversations’ about SA’s problems
President Cyril Ramaphosa put a brave face on Friday to legacy foundations and opposition parties boycotting a convention to kick off a National Dialogue on how to resolve South…
National Dialogue: South Africa’s elusive search for a social compact
Critics wondered whether the convention would follow through with local ward talks and implement recommendations
Hijacked: National Dialogue faces a credibility crisis
The DA claims it was proven right to boycott the dialogue after Deputy President Paul Mashatile instructed ministers to attend the convention virtually