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Cultural script: To “be a man” is to provide. To fall short is to be diminished. The expectation persists even as the conditions that support it are collapsing.  Photo: Supplied

Masculinity should not  be reduced to money

The cultural expectation of "Indoda must" (a man must provide) in South Africa has become a significant financial burden for many men, deeply influencing how worth, love, and…

How sports shape society and the unpredictable currents of public life

When the Stadium Becomes a Mirror of the Street Public life rarely moves in straight lines. A city can feel calm for weeks, then one match, one march, one headline changes the…

A university that teaches but does not innovate, that researches but does not apply, will find itself detached from the society it is meant to serve and elevate

SA’s universities must move beyond didactic and research paradigms to advancing society

A university that teaches but does not innovate, that researches but does not apply, will find itself detached from the society it is meant to serve and elevate

The renewal of the ANC is essentially a renewal of South African society. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The renewal of South African society is the real solution

The ANC should not defend its leaders and members who have done wrong when the organisation has not instructed them to do so

African societies are organised around the requirements of duty, while Western societies are organised around individual rights

African philosophy: The inclusiveness and limitations of the continent’s political thought

African societies are organised around the requirements of duty, while Western societies are organised around individual rights

Charlotte Kneer, chief executive of Reigate and Banstead Women’s Aid refuge. (Paul Craig)

Life-saving free train travel offered to domestic abuse victims in the UK

A pioneering railway scheme in the UK is helping domestic violence victims to escape their abusers by providing them with free travel to reach refuge

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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…

Reflections on George Bizos, on whose shoulders we stand

The conviction of young activists is going to play a huge role in sustaining and improving on the legacy of our struggle heroes