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France’s trade unions have managed to galvanise the largest movement in decades in opposition to pension reform. What will happen to them once the bill has been passed or abandoned?
South Africa’s courts are likely to set a high bar in cases brought against the government’s most recent state of disaster declaration.
The absence of reliable quantitative data makes it difficult – if not impossible – to hold Home Affairs, the police and other state entities to account.
The newspaper confounded critics with its contextually relevant and informative stories.
Very little attention has been paid to the justice implications of electricity distribution.
Social grants are the largest source of support for many vulnerable groups. They are the government’s primary response to poverty, food insecurity and inequality.
Though entrepreneurship of any kind is not easy, it can instil tenacity in the face of adversity. There are lessons here for trainee teachers.
A 1971 law, and the parallel growth of an illegal economy, shaped South Africa’s unique cannabis landscape.
A BBC Wales investigation reported claims of a ‘toxic culture’ of sexism and misogyny within Welsh rugby’s governing body.
Lowering spatial inequalities can reduce economic and social inequities.
A younger generation of feminists will remember her, above all, for her remarkable championing of the struggle against patriarchy.
Skewed reportage on the land debate contributes to entrenching the injustices of colonialism and apartheid.
The court should have given the public a much clearer understanding of how it came to its decision, and what consideration it had given to public opinion.
As they negotiate with Mauritius, British leaders are mostly interested in securing guarantees that America’s military interests will not be harmed by a transfer of authority to Port Louis.
The decision is likely to be relied on by courts to order the Department of Correctional Services to grant offenders parole.
The spy watchdog needs to make its findings on complaints against the country’s intelligence agencies public as a matter of principle.
South Africa had one of the best national gender machineries globally. But, these were dismantled and replaced with a dysfunctional ministry for women, youth and people with disabilities.
The activist is today the subject of songs, sculptures, an annual lecture and even a new musical.
Study finds that the language used in news reports is often part of the problem, not the solution.
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Senior Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
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Divisional Executive, Developmental, Capable and Ethical State research division, Human Sciences Research Council
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Director and Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council
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Head of Department, Public and Environmental Law Department, University of Limpopo
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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NRF/British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow under the SA-UK Bilateral Chair in Political Theory, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior lecturer, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
