Gender and caste violence persist in India
There is an unprecedented rise in sexual violence against women from lower castes under Narendra Modi’s right-wing government, which has empowered the dominant upper caste groups.
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Another child killed by callous police action
Video footage shows that members of the Western Cape police’s public order unit fired blithely at the homes of protesters in Laingville, resulting in the death of nine-year-old Leo Williams.
New social grants are more than money
Converting grants introduced during the Covid-19 lockdown into permanent ones is not only about securing the bare conditions for life, the prospects for even a limited progressive state are at stake.
Could reparations solve the gender gap in football?
Co-author of Soccernomics Stefan Szymanski argues that one way of addressing the huge gender pay gap in football is to divert money from the men’s game into women’s football.
White, liberal and ‘civilised’? The DA wants you
Recent developments in the party show that politically active black people are welcome only if they don’t dare to think for themselves and are prepared to follow, not lead.
Givon broke down art barriers and built up artists
Linda Givon founded the Goodman Gallery and showed works by artists of all races when it was illegal to do so. Her death is a loss to the artists and institutions she championed.
Ratlou: A violent place for young girls
In the North West’s Ratlou Municipality teenage girls living in impoverished communities, without access to decent healthcare and proper policing, endure statutory rape and exploitation.