Here’s Why The Saudi Government Is Cracking Down On Activists
On May 15, the Saudi Arabian government arrested a large number of women's right activists, featuring many of the prominent activists who had advocated...
The Steep Price Of Being Family To Abahlali’s Most Famous Activist
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S'bu Zikode, the founding president of the radical shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo has had to be in hiding numerous times after...
#WalkForFreedom: Capetonians take a stand against modern-day slavery
Human trafficking still exists, both internationally and locally, yet not many South Africans are aware of it. On Saturday international advocacy group A21 held...
What to do when you are faced with hate speech
We all have those friends on Facebook who claim they have an absolute right to their opinion. "Well, that's my opinion and I am...
NORBA: Government To blame For Local Xenophobic Tensions
The Northern Businesses Associations (NORBA) has blamed the ongoing tensions between local and foreign nationals shopkeepers on the government. This, following a meeting was...
Anti-migrant Sentiment Fuelling Durban Evictions, Abahlali Claim
Abahlali baseMjondolo on Monday returned to the Durban High Court to apply for another court interdict against eThekwini Municipality. This was following the city's...
“Conspiracy Of Silence” Happening Around The Rohingya Muslims
After last year's condemnation around the violence which was being committed against the Rohingya Muslims, the world seems to have gone silent once more...
Mashaba points finger at civil society: #JhbFire “was bound to happen”
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has once again shown anti-poor sentiment, this time in the wake of the devastating fire at the Cape York building...
Case Against Total Shutdown GP Canned By Police Top Brass
UPDATE: In a media statement issued by the office of the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, on Monday afternoon, National Commissioner...
Learning on an empty stomach: food insecurity hits students hard
For 21-year-old Tebogo Mabye, finding inexpensive, healthy food has always been a problem. Raised in Hillbrow by a single mother as one of four...
Durban: The Government Is Attempting To Evict People Living With Disabilities
"All we want is to remain at the centre, work and get our money. Our families are hungry," visually impaired Evelyn Gumede told the...
Making economic policy in South Africa in hard times: the role...
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...
Stop Telling Black People How To React To Racism
On Tuesday, Supersport released a report on the now-infamous Ashwin Willemse walkout and racism accusations at the television studios. In May, Willemse walked off...
Zimbabwe’s villagers hope for an end to Grace Mugabe’s land grab
Seventeen years ago, hundreds of families were resettled onto a lush green estate in Mazowe, a farming district 35km north of Zimbabwe’s capital. In...
DUT Strike: “We Do Want To Go Back To Work…â€
On Tuesday, 27 February, the deputy minister for higher education and training Buti Manamela met with the Durban University of Technology (DUT) management as...
Wits To Hold Memorial For Engineering Student
The memorial service of the late Wits Engineering student, Sanele Dhlamini, will be held by the university. Dhlamini passed away after falling from a residence...
Here’s How Plastic Is Destroying Our Ocean
On June 5th, World Environment Day was celebrated. It marks the day on which the United Nations (UN) uses to encourage awareness and action...
These Young Activists Are Working For Safer Schools
Lays dos Santos (18) has to leave home in the early parts of the morning to go to school or work every day. Travelling...
Marievale Evictions: The SANDF Is Still Barring Residents From Their Homes
Marievale residents have yet again been barred from returning to their homes despite a court ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg stating they...
These inhospitable living conditions are the reason the #HoutbayProtests erupted
At least one person died after being caught in a hail of rubber bullets and tear gas when protests broke out in Imizamo Yethu,...
