By: Stanley Ehiane Over the last decades, human rights have grown in popularity, and have gradually begun to appear in the discourse of international human rights […]

  Migration into SA remains a challenge and has been amplified by governance deficits in parts of Africa.  There is a perception that the South African […]

By: Akwu, Nneka Augustina The energy sector is very significant and without it, poverty is inescapable considering how important it has been to human existence. In addition, for the fundamental human needs […]

By: Maria Goyayi Human rights while it describes the basic rights to all, often there are groups marginalized. The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) together […]

By: Stef Terblanche In South Africa as indeed in Africa and around the world, many commentators are of the opinion that democracy finds itself in something […]

By: Norah Hashim Msuya Violent threats in the higher education sector against university leaders in South Africa trigger the need to consider the root causes of […]

By: Steven Friedman DEMOCRACY allows citizens to say what they want. In South Africa, the citizens whose views are taken seriously use it only to say […]

By: Stanley Ehiane Democracy is a form of government in which elected officials represent the majority’s interests and is founded on the principles of individual liberty […]

By: Dr. Adebimpe Esther Ofusori Education is one of the basic human right in South Africa, which everyone is entitled to, both young and old. Higher […]

By: Lizzy Ofusori One of the greatest innovations of our time is the Internet, as it holds tremendous potential for creating a more prosperous and equal […]

The South African government often turns a blind eye to its marginalised communities, and instead of alleviating the situation, there has been widespread corruption and misappropriation […]

    Image Source: Daily Maverick   Whilst South Africa is one of Africa’s largest economies, it is also the most unequal country in the world, with […]

By: Yolanda Yalezo Once more, South Africa has climbed the global charts ladder to being the most unequal country in the world on a dismal economic […]

31 October is a symbolic date for world literature. On this date in 1616, legendary literary writers William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la […]

By: Rorisang Moyo According to Afrobarometer, in South Africa, only 27 percent of the population trusts the ruling party and 24 percent trust the opposition. What […]

By: Rorisang Moyo The Republic of South Africa is a melting pot of multiple identities of people. In a country that is defined by its propensity […]

By: Rorisang Moyo How does one measure a successful democracy? One would say by the quality of public participation in the process of how they are […]

By: Stef Terblanche Over the past few years, we have witnessed a wave of popular protests, riots and even some regime changes in countries around the […]

By: Steven Friedman AT first glance, this country’s public debate is a democrat’s dream. On closer inspection, it looks more like a nightmare. South Africa’s debate […]

By Norah Hashim Msuya After almost three decades of democracy, South Africa faces multiple crises. The government has largely gone from crisis to crisis without fundamentally […]