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Southern Africa’s invisible crisis
South Africans may be transfixed by our own domestic crises of load shedding, deepening unemployment, stagnant growth and a bankrupt national airline, but across our border in Zimbabwe half the population is facing acute hunger. According to the World Food Program (WFP) 7.7 million Zimbabweans are facing the worst hunger emergency in a decade. Sources […]
Turning the tide calls for calm and consistency
For the past few months, I have been engaged as part of the country’s National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) committee. Comprised of a diverse range of people from civil society, government and trade unions, the process has been rigorous and offers some key takeouts as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation debate closed out in […]
Land reform: is there a right and a wrong?
Whilst South Africans have until the end of February to share their comment on the draft national policy for beneficiary selection and land allocation, it feels like the land reform debate largely remains a dialogue of the deaf. Many spend their energy shouting about how they are right and others are wrong. Perhaps conflict resolution and problem-solving skills […]
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Sudan’s military head is betraying the revolution
A secret meeting reportedly arranged by the UAE and Saudi Arabia between Sudanese military leader and Chief of the Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday has ignited a wide range of reactions, both internationally and within Sudan. The high-level meeting is the first of its kind between the two […]
Southern Africa’s invisible crisis
South Africans may be transfixed by our own domestic crises of load shedding, deepening unemployment, stagnant growth and a bankrupt national airline, but across our border in Zimbabwe half the population is facing acute hunger. According to the World Food Program (WFP) 7.7 million Zimbabweans are facing the worst hunger emergency in a decade. Sources […]
Turning the tide calls for calm and consistency
For the past few months, I have been engaged as part of the country’s National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) committee. Comprised of a diverse range of people from civil society, government and trade unions, the process has been rigorous and offers some key takeouts as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation debate closed out in […]
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Achieving a digital balance in a technology-driven world: At what cost?
Exactly 2 years ago, I wrote about something that I felt was shameful for an academic like me to write about. It was how...
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Land reform: is there a right and a wrong?
Whilst South Africans have until the end of February to share their comment on the draft national policy for beneficiary selection and land allocation, it...
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Queen bees muscle out other women in the workplace
The Queen Bee Syndrome is one in which a woman in a position of authority views or treats subordinates more critically if they are female,...
