House painter Emanuel Chisiya and other jobseekers wait for casual jobs work offers on the side of a road in Cape Town.
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Many formal sector jobs are increasingly precarious and poorly paid, meaning that formal work is not an avenue to greater social equality for many people.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the 2022 state of the nation address.
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Reviving the capacity of the state is also crucial to shoring up support for democracy in the long term.
Judge Mandisa Maya, South Africa’s Chief Justice-elect.
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Her values of integrity, impartiality, professional ethics, and court decorum make her the ideal person to head the country’s judiciary.
President of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal Mandisa Maya has been recommended as the country’s next Chief Justice.
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The egregious failures in the Judicial Service Commission’s process have muddied the water and complicated the President’s decision-making.
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Despite widespread black poverty caused by unemployment, progress has been made towards the goal of a racially equal society.
Lindiwe Sisulu pledges to uphold the constitution before fomer Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in 2014.
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The rule of law embodies the rallying cry for the fair and democratic exercise of public power, buttressed by law and fundamental rights.
A man gets vaccinated at the recent launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of a vaccination campaign.
in Katlehong, Gauteng Province.
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Most adults were prepared to sacrifice their rights to ensure the safety and health of all during the pandemic, averaging 74%.
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a State of Disaster in March 2020.
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The willingness of the executive to pre-empt criticism by amending COVID regulations has arguably strengthened its position.
Enjoy the environment in 2022 and find ways to help nature and communities thrive.
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An environmental health scholar shares four resolutions to improve your relationship with the environment – and its prospects for the future.
Change the Flag supporters protest on the steps of the statehouse on July 16, 2020 in Boston.
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Native Americans are slowly ridding America of demeaning caricatures. It’s unclear whether Massachusetts will do the same and remake its flag that now glorifies violence committed by colonizers.
South Africa’s dualistic farming structure is not sustainable.
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Eliminating the divide between commercial agriculture (mainly white) and subsistence farming (mainly black) requires effective public policy and the right incentives.
The women’s suffrage movement was one of the most successful political movements in history.
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Women’s rights activists used maps to highlight which regions hadn’t given women the vote: we can use the same tactics to push climate action.
Women march with placards calling for peace and their rights on the streets of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, in 2018.
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Trust and confidence-building are vital in divided nations where various and often antagonist constituencies are brought together.
Displaced women and children shelter in temporary camps in Metuge, after fleeing from armed militants in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique.
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Study shows that Mozambique 1992 peace agreement was never the success it was claimed to be. The country’s democracy remains weak.
Rosa Eugenia uses a capulana masks produced at a small sewing workshop in Maputo, Mozambique.
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Study shows that agriculture, one of the most important sectors, did not decline in 2020 compared to its historical trend. Service sectors were hit hard in each of the five countries.
Eswatini King Mswati II’s despotic rule is increasingly under pressure from citizens yearning for democracy.
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The deteriorating situation prompted regional leaders to intervene in a bid to restore peace and stability.
Somalia is one of East Africa’s terrorism hotspots.
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All terrorism in the region has domestic origins but is linked to regional and international events.
Politics, social justice and faith come together each week in many religious leaders’ sermons.
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Race, politics and religion have a long and tangled history in the US. And it all comes together each week in sermons across the country.
Members of the LGBT community attending the annual Gay Pride march in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2017.
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The author set out to understand how the faith of displaced LGBT people in South Africa has evolved over time, and how religion has shaped their experiences of displacement.
Iqbal Survé, executive chairman of the Independent newspaper group.
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Using state resources to sue media for spreading fake news is not the answer, and sets a bad precedent.