By Reem Rahman and Lynsey Farrell Shootings and flying petrol bombs turned Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, South Africa, into a war zone for a week in late March 2015. Buses and taxis refused to enter the township established by…
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The #MustFall movements, #FeesMustFall and #RhodesMustFall, that were started by students in South Africa in early 2015 have opened up a chasm of opportunities to address the legacy of the country’s colonial and apartheid history. While the world celebrated in…
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By Zodidi J. Gaseb ”What tribe are you?” The question is a daily reminder from taxi drivers, vendors, and random people on the street who impose on my identity because I don’t look Namibian. I often respond with a question of…
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For the second year running, South African university students continued the Fees Must Fall movement, taking to the streets to voice their demand for the free, decolonized education their government promised them in the 1995 African National Congress (ANC) freedom…
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By Faith Kiarie South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, made ambitious promises to the masses back in 1955, as outlined in the Freedom Charter, and again in 1994, when it came to power as the country’s first democratically…
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By Ndumiso Daluxolo Ngidi The Youth Uprising South Africa recently witnessed 10 days of student-led protests that shut down tertiary institutes across the country. Only comparable to the 1976 Student Uprising, the #feesmustfall protests have arisen as the biggest act…
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By Dr. Zaheera Jinnah Migrating for work is one of the oldest and most common forms of migration in the world. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) there are approximately 232 million migrant workers in the world today. For…
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By David Stevens Much has been made of the development of the African consumer as the driving force of long term African growth. In 2012, McKinsey’s The Rise of the African Consumer saw the consumer market as the “single-largest business…
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By Faith Kiarie South Africa is currently embroiled in a debate regarding interest rates in the microfinance sector. In my previous article, I briefly referred to a “dearth of microfinance” in South Africa. This is a term that’s often associated…
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By Roland Rugero The morning of Aug. 20, the phone buzzes and a message comes through Whatsapp: “The President will take his oath in a few minutes…” However, the day before, most credible sources had confirmed that the presidential inauguration…
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