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    Press Release: amandla.mobi “We demand a better R350 grant for all!”

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    As the year comes to an end, it once again ends on a difficult note for many R350 grant beneficiaries after Sassa stopped paying...

    The Qatar FIFA World Cup: It’s only ‘sportswashing’ if we let...

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    In July 2018 I was studying in the United Kingdom, and paused for an afternoon to watch the England men’s national soccer team play...

    Emergency services in South Africa are overwhelmed: how one community created...

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    In a medical emergency, the time it takes emergency services to respond could be the difference between survival or death. Ambulance response time is...

    How to show solidarity towards the women in Iran

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    For the past few weeks, women in Iran have been taking to the streets to protest against government control. The protests were sparked by...

    Five years on: Rohingya people talk about their past, present and...

    August 24, 2022 marks five years since Rohingya fled the latest and largest campaign of targeted violence against them in Myanmar. Rohingya are still stateless and...

    In their own words: reflections on the #JulyUnrest 

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    July 2022 marks a year since the 2021 July Unrest. It was a time of intense unrest, and violence sparked by many different factors....

    Film about the recent fire in Langa

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    A fire in the Joe Slovo informal settlement broke out on the 16th of April 2022. The massive blaze took close to six hours...

    South Africa remains a nation of insiders and outsiders, 27 years...

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    Twenty seven years into democracy, South African politics is still for the few. And those who complain the most have the least to grumble...

    Charlotte Maxeke: Remembered in 5 quotes

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    The year 2021 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of liberation struggle heroine and human rights campaigner, Charlotte Maxeke. Mam' Charlotte Maxeke was...

    Finding Fordsburg for a Part-time “Paki” by Anas Hamidi

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    I have lucid recollections of the day it all came to a head. I doubt I’ll ever forget some of the stubbornly persistent, yet...

    Hundreds of migrants detained after mass arrests in Tripoli

    Tuesday, January 11, 2022 — “More than 600 migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, peacefully demonstrating for relocation, protection, and evacuation from Libya were arrested and...

    KhoiKhoi is the mother of all mother tongues says Jeffrey Oarasib

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    Jeffrey Oarasib has been elevating the preservation of the KhoiKhoi language through poetry, and rapping. He is a Khoi language reclamation artist and activist....

    Making economic policy in South Africa in hard times: the role...

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    Sandra Liebenberg, Stellenbosch University The role that human rights should play in South Africa’s economic policy has been the subject of intense controversy and debate...

    Endometriosis: Recognising and Understanding it

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    According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) endometriosis affects roughly 10% (190 million) of menstruators globally. Raising awareness to educate the public and healthcare...

    Poverty Shaming has no place in South Africa

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    The unemployment rate in South Africa is at 32.6%. The pandemic worsened employment opportunities as many industries were affected adversely.  Added to this are...

    Marikana settlement residents begin rebuilding

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    After a fire ripped through 49 households in the Marikana informal settlement in Cato Crest, the community is beginning to rebuild.  Read more: Marikana settlement...

    No to benches to memorialise forced removals from Simonstown

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    Ling Shepherd visited Simonstown to see a new set of benches commissioned to commemorate the forced removal of Black and Coloured people from the...

    France and the hijab: The problem is France

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    By Iram Yousuf  Earlier this morning the French Senate passed an amendment that would make it illegal for girls to wear the headscarf worn by...

    Marikana settlement residents in desperate need of help after fire

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    Residents at the Marikana informal settlement in Cato Crest, Durban are in desperate need of assistance after a fire destroyed several households. A 38-year-old woman,...

    Cape Town wildfires: Here’s how you can help

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    As wildfires in Cape Town continue, forcing evacuations in several areas, many of us are watching in horror, feeling helpless. There is however an...