Representation
latest news & developmentsMeet Dr Nonkululeko Dladla: SA’s first black woman to earn a PhD in marine geology
Dr Nonkululeko Dladla, who grew up in a landlocked town, defied expectations to become South Africa's first black woman to earn a PhD in marine geology. She reflects on this…
Mond Motadi
Mond Motadi, 30, is using the power of storytelling to amplify queer voices and reshape South Africa's media landscape. As the founder and director of Mond Motadi Media, he has…
Oratile Mogoje
Oratile Mogoje is crafting stories that do more than entertain — they challenge convention, broaden representation and ensure audiences see themselves reflected on screen. For…
Miss SA 2025 Qhawekazi Mazaleni on pageantry, purpose and possibility
She’s a researcher, speech therapist, author — and now Miss South Africa. But for Qhawekazi Mazaleni, it’s all part of one calling
Youth for Parliament: South Africa needs intergenerational leadership
Political parties and voters need to understand that a fundamental principle of democracy is that political systems should represent the desires and best interests of all citizens
Represent the under-represented by championing who we as South Africans truly are
By not considering the heritage of the people advertising agencies communicate with, we create work and shape brands that are irrelevant, inappropriate, offensive and meaningless
SMMEs call for inclusion in reviving the post-Covid tourism sector
In 2019 SMMEs provided employment to about 47% of the workforce, with their total economic output accounting for about 20% of GDP
Most climate science is written by white men
In deciding how the world responds to the climate crisis, policymakers rely on research that tends to be written predominantly by men in the Global North
Princess Shuri gives girls a science boost
The smart, fun and easy-going warrior scientist in the film ‘Wakanda’ challenges gender stereotypes
Facts and figures: The proportion of women legislators worldwide
Twenty-six years after the Beijing Declaration, which set the target for reaching gender balance in political decision-making, women are still underrepresented across all levels…
Reframing women in Namibia’s early history of photography
Women photographers, and black African women photographers in particular, are largely absent from early histories of the medium. This is slowly changing
A ‘necessity being the mother of invention’ type thing
Danai Gurira on theatre and representation