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President Cyril Ramaphosa with twenty new Heads of Mission-designate. Photo: Marion Smith

A moment of diplomacy and global connection

The presentation of credentials is a cornerstone of diplomatic protocol, symbolising mutual recognition and the formal commencement of an ambassador’s duties

The G20 leaders summit was held in South Africa last week. (GCIS)

Of flags, flowers, fashion and flashlights

Johannesburg not only hosted a successful G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first to take place on African soil, but also delivered an impressive and memorable global event.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and President Cyril
Ramaphosa at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

How Ramaphosa Trump-ed his US counterpart: A global communication masterclass

The G20 Summit was a moment that announced to the world that the Global South is ready not only to contribute to global discourse but to shape it

There has been progress since 1994. South Africa now has a black middle and upper middle class but the means of production remain largely owned by white people and black people swelling the ranks of labour. Photo: Mujahid Saofodien/AFP)

A future without broad-based BEE and affirmative action is not possible

‘The new economic dispensation should match the aspiration for economic freedom and the fulfilment of the highest ideals of our democracy.’

The CCMA uses dialogue based on conciliation and mediation to transform labour relations.  Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Workers’ Day: How the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration can promote social justice through ubuntu

The CCMA uses dialogue based on conciliation and mediation to transform labour relations

Many in the legal profession today continue to benefit from systems of exclusion they did not create, but from which they continue to draw advantage. (Getty Images)

The legal sector code is a tool for substantive equality in SA’s legal profession

Many in the legal profession today continue to benefit from systems of exclusion they did not create, but from which they continue to draw advantage

The land question is an issue of race but it is also about class and what the land is used for. Photo: Rogan Ward

The land question is about social relations as well as race

Organisations such as South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo, Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement and the Diggers in England’s 17th century have faced violent repression from the…

In schools across the country, particularly those in rural and under-resourced areas, learners face uphill battles that many of us can scarcely imagine.

Settlement of the Bela Act dispute has shifted to adults’ concerns, sidelining those of children

Clauses 4 and 5 of the Basic Education Laws Amendment can create a more inclusive and equitable education system

President Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa’s G20 presidency will focus on climate change and Africa’s development problems

The focus would also be on Africa’s high debt levels, financing the just energy transition and the strategic use of critical minerals

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IN PICTURES: Power of Women 2023

The vision of a world where women have equal rights, opportunities, and agency is within reach. Accelerating equality and empowerment in women demands a comprehensive and…

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IN PICTURES: Power of Women 2024

The vision of a world where women have equal rights, opportunities, and agency is within reach. Accelerating equality and empowerment in women demands a comprehensive and…

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Dialogue for democracy: We need to deliver the Bill of Rights

The national dialogue is more than a discussion, it is our chance to forge a path towards a more just, equitable and democratic South Africa

Photo: Leon Sadiki/Getty

South Africa’s lack of an integrated transport system hinders freedom and equality

It’s expensive, time-consuming, limits people’s ability to work, get to school and hospital, and in some rural areas does not exist at all

Divisions: People like apartheid South Africa’s foreign affairs minister Pik Botha testified at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. But the country still has much to reconcile. Photo: Gallo Images/Oryx Media Archive

Equality in South Africa: If we want change, we must be ready to feel uncomfortable

To build trust among South Africans and create an equitable society, we each need to dismantle our ‘built-in’ biases and become aware of our blind spots

If we really want change, we must be prepared to feel uncomfortable

To build trust among South Africans and create an equitable society, we need to dismantle our ‘built-in’ biases and become aware of our blind spots

Caster Semenya.

The fight for gender equality in sport continues

Those in power continue to ignore the increasing calls for change from successful sportswomen

The tobacco industry says vaping is 95% safer than smoking. Should you believe it?

The tobacco bill violates human rights

Harm reduction, not regulations will help South African smokers to quit

The Anc celebrating its election win in 2019 national elections – Photo Delwyn Verasamy

South Africa has produced a stunted democracy

The country has failed to sustained the momentum of the national democratic revolution

Kgolo gives an insight into African customs and traditions

Heritage day: A reminder of the communal promise to work towards an equality for all country

Acknowledging the plurality of perspectives, opinions, priorities, emotions and interests of the different travelers on our transformation road is vital

Gender equality is good for everyone

When human capital is more diverse and more representative, companies are more creative, more sustainable and more profitable