Graca Machel
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Nico Phooko: The music painter who makes art you can wear
Artist blends music and art to transform live performances into spontaneous masterpieces using his signature bleach technique on denim
Malala Yousafzai calls on SA to lead ‘gender apartheid’ fight
The Nobel peace prize winner said the world needs to stand up against oppression wherever it takes place This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
George’s holiday in Greece with Madiba
In his book 65 Years of Friendship: A memoir of my friendship with Nelson Mandela, George Bizos tells of their only holiday together
Continuity is key to fixing education
The M&G went to the World Innovation Summit for Education to find out how other countries are dealing with education problems similar to SA’s
Ma Africa leads the way
Graça Machel is the example of someone reaching out to other women and lifting them up
Stalwarts shop for education ideas
Both Naledi Pandor and Graça Machel understand the challenges of the future and want to find ways of getting there
Graça Machel stands up for girls’ education at Hong Kong summit
The former Mozambican education minister delivered a searing message for girls’ rights
Herstory needs to be rewritten and read
Women remain the wallpaper of history and are daily denied a voice in our patriarchal society
Obama’s Mandela salute
In your morning news roundup: Barack Obama has warned of the rise of ‘strongman politics’ and a brand of nationalism that threatens democracy.
Spending on education pays big dividends
But the predicted growth of countries in Africa will mean they won’t qualify for funding
Madikizela-Mandela dies with Qunu land ownership not fully settled
The struggle icon was never able to reclaim the land upon which the Qunu homestead of her former husband was built
Africa’s second liberation will be women’s empowerment
The Women Advancing Africa (WAA) Forum launched this weekend in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam with a call on women to take centre stage.
Rethink Mandela book recall
South Africa and the world are all the poorer for not having access to this important text. And I feel all the richer for it
Mandela book withdrawn after outrage from Graça Machel
A new book detailing Nelson Mandela’s last days has been withdrawn, publisher Penguin Random House said on Monday.
The Elders fight for health for all, but especially for vulnerable groups
As the development economist and Nobel laureate Professor Amartya Sen argued in 2015, universal health coverage is “an affordable dream”.