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Factchecking Kenya’s chief justice on judiciary funding and backlog of cases
By: Africa Check 21st September 2020 To mark the tenth anniversary of Kenya’s constitution, broadcaster NTV interviewed current and former government officials on how the law has been... →
The African Winds ...
18th September 2020 I am the winds of Africa. I am the winds whispered to by the ancients of the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, the winds that have heard the murmurs... →
What it will take to get entrepreneurship moving
14th September 2020 In a recent weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa called on young South Africans, especially those in the townships, ‘to take advantage of... →
Reflections on the fall of those on whose shoulders we stand: A young Activist’s tribute to George Bizos
14th September 2020 "There comes a time in the life of every person when you either succumb or you fight." – George Bizos While many young activists can resonate with... →
Police violence in South Africa: what do the numbers show?
By: Africa Check 14th September 2020 The death of a South African boy in August 2020 has sparked national outrage and raised questions about police violence in the country. Nathaniel... →
For Bantu Stephen Biko
14th September 2020 For Bantu Stephen Biko. Born: 18 December 1946 Murdered: 12 September 1977. You fanned the fires of black pride, facing down the racists trapped... →
GBV – A new man must emerge
11th September 2020 From the ruins of a society rotten with gender-based violence, new legislation is welcomed but change is in our hands MR President, I am in pain.... →
George Bizos 1927 – 2020
11th September 2020 In your twilight years, you stood firmly rooted, towering above your peers. Your life was one of dedication, in the service of the truncheoned, all... →
Letters, Christ and Zuma
4th September 2020 Continuing the letter-writing exercise, ‘Cyril Ramaphosa’ responds to Jacob Zuma MR former president, Dr the Reverend Jacob “Gedleyihlekisa” Zuma... →
Now is the time for social change in South Africa
3rd September 2020 Futurists and market researchers are calling this pandemic the ‘great reset’ of our society and an opportunity to reimagine a different world. What... →
