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Traditional Leaders in a Democracy – Resources, Respect and Resistance
18th April 2019 What should African pasts mean in postcolonial presents, as new modes of existence are being worked out? How are the boundaries of contemporary... →
Rekindling hope is the missing elixir needed to fix South Africa's economy
17th April 2019 South Africa’s election season is underway. But current debates are stuck in a time warp. The country needs to look beyond the familiar nostrums... →
Cape Town in good position even if winter rains are poor – deputy mayor
By: News24Wire 16th April 2019 Dam levels are 10% higher than the City of Cape Town's projections for the end of summer so the city is in a good position even if the coming... →
The Messiah's Dream Machine – Jennifer Friedman
9th April 2019 This sequel to Jennifer Friedman’s enchanting first memoir picks up where Queen of the Free State leaves off: as the rebellious young Jennifer is... →
PSC urges UCT Council to ratify boycott of Israel
1st April 2019 The brazenness of the Zionist lobby and its so-called “Rule of Law Project” in exerting pressure against the University of Cape Town’s intention to... →
CTDRLI: Beyond Day Zero: Distilling the lessons from the Cape Town water crisis
28th March 2019 One year on from the height of the 2017-2018 Cape Town water crisis, a collective of academics and practitioners have launched a unique new... →
A Basic Income Grant: Do we need it?
19th March 2019 Late last year the Black Sash hosted a Social Security Seminar entitled ‘Facing a world without full employment: Social assistance for all’. The... →
Does South Africa’s finance minister have his job creation numbers right?
By: Africa Check 14th March 2019 In a speech peppered with biblical quotes and many tales about plants, finance minister Tito Mboweni outlined his budget for South Africa on 20... →
