Category: Opinion

By Steven Friedman Claiming, as South Africa’s official opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) does, that policy must ignore race in South Africa, is like insisting that economic inequality should have … Read More

From Left: Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams and Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from … Read More

By Ronit Frenkel In his 71 years, Achmat Dangor was many things to many people, both in South Africa and across the world. He was a lifelong activist and social justice advocate. He was … Read More

Anton Harber, the veteran South African journalist, editor and journalism professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, has a new book out. So, For the Record: Behind the Headlines in an … Read More

From Left: Jennifer Anne Hart, Nate Plageman and Tony Yeboah ……………………… Months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers have begun discussing what the “new normal” might look like in metropolitan environments Some … Read More

By Dr Anthony Ogbuokiri Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University .. .. .. .. .. .. Dr Emmanuel Manu Associate Professor in Quantity Surveying and Project Management, Nottingham Trent University .. … Read More

The clichéd adage “boys will be boys” has, over the ages, normalised unbecoming behaviours. It has also socialised young men into thinking that being a man could entail getting away … Read More