We must reignite noble dreams of South African youth
Research reveals that South African youth are not optimistic about the future. What can we do to empower them positively? asks Ivor Ichikowitz
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Why do Black lives still not matter in South Africa?
Twenty-five years after the end of apartheid, Black is still the natural hue of injustice in South Africa, says Kelebogile Motswatswa
South Africa’s ghosts of white supremacy continue to rise
Do Black lives matter more in today’s South Africa than under apartheid? Mushtak Parker finds the reality falls far short of the hopes of 1994
Too Black to Wear Whites – a timely book on sport in South Africa
This timely book brings the long-forgotten story of Krom Hendricks, who was barred from playing for South Africa in the 1890s, to the surface. Review by Mushtak Parker
South Africa’s coronavirus consensus begins to crumble
Swift action by President Ramaphosa appears to have nipped the epidemic in the bud, but a blanket lockdown and heavy-handed enforcement is hitting ordinary people the hardest
Zimbabwe: IMF hammers country already on its knees
Mercifully, Zimbabwe’s infection and death rates from Covid-19 are so far very low but the economy, already labouring under the effects of drought, has been …