Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Nation Nyoka writes with the hope of effecting social change in the interests of the marginalised. Social justice, politics and the advancement of the African continent and her people are high on her agenda.
The police killed Mathabang Ntsenyeho’s husband, the sole breadwinner, at Lonmin mine in 2012. Now she struggles to support her family while living with the pain of her loss.
As the riots in Gauteng started to ease, those employed in areas affected by the destructive violence feared losing their jobs and decried the futility of it all.
Some Gauteng residents say they took food and items to sell to stave off hunger after the Covid-19 grant was discontinued. Others were angry about the army being deployed in their area.
The Landless Workers’ Movement in Brazil fights for LGBTQIA+ people who are being murdered at an alarming rate in a country besieged by racism, capitalist domination and exploitation.
Human rights organisations are advocating a state safety net for the millions of South Africans who have been left hungry after the R350 social relief of distress grant was discontinued on 30 April.
In this follow-up to an article in August 2020 about giving birth during the Covid-19 lockdown, the mothers reveal what their parenthood journeys have been like in the ensuing months.
The occupiers of a piece of land adjacent to Sophiatown shack settlement say they have no option but to rebuild, no matter how many times the police tear down their shacks.
The president of Uganda bagged his sixth term after an election outcome that has been widely regarded as unsurprising, but citizens are already asking who will take over from him.
It could be a landmark election because of its potential impact on East Africa as well as the possibility of a youthful candidate taking over from a president who has been in power for 35 years.
Business has been booming for cross-border transporters as commuters who don’t have the necessary Covid-19 test to enter a country take the riskier route home.
As advisor to a number of African leaders during their struggles for independence, the freedom fighter and champion for women’s rights Andreé Blouin cannot be relegated to the footnotes of history.
A non-governmental organisation is taking an innovative approach to helping schoolchildren and survivors of gender-based violence who need emotional support.
In the build-up to the Tanzanian general elections on 28 October, the president enforced restrictions on citizens, the media and opposition parties, all while belittling women and girls.
A humanitarian crisis looms as a violent insurgency continues to sweep over northern Mozambique. As many flee to safety, the question remains: who, or what, fuels the fire?
Months after the reopening of religious institutions, many congregants remain at home. Despite this, church leaders are optimistic about the role they can play in relieving distress.
New Frame traces the coronavirus through the cycle of life in a series of intimate portraits from Gauteng. This is what new mothers are experiencing in the time of Covid-19.
In Ekurhuleni in the east of Gauteng, residents face hunger, unemployment, domestic violence and a lack of medical services – along with the threat of Covid-19 infection.
As Brazil’s Covid-19 cases rocket and mass graves are dug daily, beleaguered citizens have to deal with a president who refuses to acknowledge the severity of the crisis.
The DA has won a high court victory, but the ANC is taking its campaign for power to the Constitutional Court. All the while, residents are left leaderless and without services.
Despite a moratorium on evictions during the Covid-19 lockdown, shack demolition continues in Gauteng and residents who try to salvage their meagre belongings are met with harsh state force.
eThekwini and the City of Cape Town have continued to demolish the homes of shack dwellers, despite an appeal by government to suspend evictions and focus on coping with Covid-19.