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Introduction In South Africa, discussions of social cohesion and social impact tend to happen in silos. Civil society organisations and some government departments (Arts,…
Providing Civil Society Organisations with the tools needed to drive community driven accountability is connected directly to promoting social cohesion and a community’s ability…
Given the cataclysmic nature of the Covid-19 economic crisis conventional economic responses, of pursuing counter-cyclical fiscal policy, which is increasing public spending and cutting…
Theirs was a journey of hope as they travelled from the Great Lakes region (DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) seeking a better future in…
Introduction The need for oversight and accountability over service delivery failures in our communities has only been increased as a result of the Covid-19…
COVID-19 has touched almost every aspect of the social, economic, private and political lives of all South Africans. One such impact, which has wide-spread…
Elon Musk’s founding of Tesla and SpaceX is an example of the kind of entrepreneurial mindset, culture and doggedness South Africa should make a…
As women, we live with the reality that we are more likely to experience GBV by someone we know than some random stranger. It…
The Constitutional Court’s decision to declare unconstitutional aspects of the Electoral Act – which disallow individuals to stand as independent candidates for elections in…
Academics have warned suspended rights during the lockdown period should not become a new norm while the government does not have a post-Covid-19 plan…