By: Steven Friedman SOUTH African democracy is weakened by money’s influence on politics. But the governing party now has a plan to make the problem worse […]

By: Stef Terblanche As we emerge from one tumultuous event after the other with more being put on our collective plate with each passing day, we […]

By: Norah Msuya Over the years, South Africa has seen a spate of xenophobic clashes between locals and African Migrants. The worst episode took place in […]

By: Maria Goyayi With intra Africa female migration on the rise in recent years, much concern needs to be placed on the experiences of migrant women. […]

By: Obalade Adefemi Apartheid is a practice of institutionalised racial discrimination that subsisted in South Africa over the period 1948 to early the 1990s. Following decades […]

By: Dr. Nneka Akwu Zondo’s commission or state capture commission of inquiry was set up by the former South African President, Jacob Zuma, among other things, […]

By: Lizzy Ofusori Introduction Violence directed against an individual based on gender is known as ‘Gender-based violence’ (GBV). Both men and women experience GBV; however, statistics […]

By: Adebimpe Ofusori The community of Sharpeville and Langa townships on 21 march 1960 joined other community to protest against pass laws. During this period, the […]

By: Dr. Olusola Bodede Socioeconomic rights are the rights that enable people enjoy basic necessities to ensure a dignified life. In most cases, the government, organizations, […]

By: Sanusha Naidu Recently a colleague and I were debating the age-old adage that democracies do not go to war with each other. We were trying to […]

South Africa is facing several crossroads on multiple fronts. One of these crossroads is human rights and how ordinary citizens, including migrants, access them. For the first twenty-six […]

By: Stef Terblanche Politicised fear and resentment have once again become a major force in global political and economic discourses, fuelling the dangerous phenomena of blame […]

By: Norah Hashim Msuya One of many significant changes which have been done by the South African democratic Constitution in the Judiciary is how judges are […]

By: Steven Friedman NOT choosing sides in a conflict doesn’t have to mean you are confused – it may mean you are the only one who […]

By: Maria Lauda Goyayi Migration to South Africa (SA) is commonly depicted as a crisis by government officials, the media and members of the public. While […]

By: Adefemi Obalade Political accountability is the bedrock of representative government. It entails politician making choices on behalf of the people and the people having the […]

By: Nneka Akwu In November 2017, after the investigation report into an allegation of state capture by Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, the report indicted Zuma and […]

By: Olusola Bodede Social compact encompasses an elaborate but dynamic cooperation between the society and the government. It involves collective reasoning on how to foster unity […]

By: Adebimpe Ofusori Parliament is the legislative authority of South Africa, endowed with the power to make laws in accordance with the constitution, for the country. […]

By: Lizzy Ofusori The United Nations (UN) refers to the Rule of Law as the principle that no one is above the law. English and Stapleton […]