Role Models
latest news & developments
From a boy-child to a man
Gautrain campaign focuses on raising the men South Africa needs
Parents need healing before children can thrive
A new initiative aims to bring hope for South African families to achieve warm, loving and secure homes
Why science ‘needs to listen to African voices’
New research projects should focus on building stronger bridges between scientists in the Global South, says Connie Nshemereirwe
Head of Uganda’s banana-research programme wants more girls to enter science
‘Girls need to be encouraged; to look at themselves as equally good,’ says Ugandan scientist Priver Namanya Bwesigye, who was mentored by her father
Former model C schools need to employ more Black teachers
Having Black teachers in the classrooms of what are commonly still considered ‘white schools’ would not only be beneficial to Black learners, but to learners of all races
Role model? South Africa’s obsession with Beyoncé
Beyoncé is the standard upon which all black women are expected to aspire, argues the writer.