Read more Editor's PickEducation The state of education in South Africa February 24, 2022 1283 views South Africa is grappling with inefficiencies and inequalities in its education system, brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic. As…
Read more Editor's PickHealth, Safety & Wellbeing Teenage Pregnancy: The True Pandemic in South Africa January 24, 2022 714 views South Africa is afflicted by the scourge of teenage pregnancy. For far too long, society has ignored the problem, while…
Read more Democracy & ParticipationGovernance Aftermath of South Africa’s Municipal Elections December 19, 2021 513 views “It always seems impossible until it’s done,” Nelson Mandela once said. It takes faith to seek to do the impossible,…
Read more Gender Equality & LGBTISocial Development Living our grandmothers’ wildest dreams March 9, 2020 1902 views Women who inspire, (clockwise) Bonang Matheba, Basetsana “Bassie” Kumalo, Palesa Mokubung, Shaney Vijendranath and Lauren Dallas .
Read more Gender Equality & LGBTI “Only ‘faux-feminism’ disempowers men by classifying them as ‘trash'” June 11, 2017 5369 views Giving in to the ‘#menaretrash’ trend could sabotage the progress that feminists have long fought for, writes Tshwanelo Fokazi, 24, a…
Read more Culture “We ‘follow’ celebrities; they aren’t our leaders” March 24, 2017 5002 views Young people devote time and energy to ‘following’ celebrity news and styles, writes Tshwanelo Fokazi, 24, a Correspondent from Ekurhuleni, South…
Read more Peace Building “Africans need to say no to xenophobia” March 16, 2017 9612 views Recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa lead Ludwekazi Ndlazi, 24, a Correspondent from Durban in South Africa, to consider that…
Read more Gender Equality & LGBTI “Being virginal – is this the key to success?” July 19, 2016 3102 views A controversial scholarship raises questions about education around the issues of sex and health, writes Bonolo Madibe, 20, a Correspondent…
Read more Peace Building “Disturbing whiteness and land claims” June 20, 2016 2490 views Overcoming the effects of colonisation and building equality means creating peace and justice for all members of society, writes Bonolo…
Read more Human Rights "Xenophobia – a matter violating law and morality" May 19, 2015 3421 views With xenophobia making headlines in South Africa, Denise Juvane, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mozambique now living in England examines the…