South Africa will not move into the light until the social value of access to electricity is affirmed.
Social justice
Politics and Society Renewable energy by force: Does the West have any moral high ground to interfere in Uganda and Tanzania’s oil and gas development projects?
The European Union parliament has passed a resolution that calls on Uganda and Tanzania to halt their oil and gas projects, stating that the immense risk to the surrounding communities and further contribution to worsening climate change is not worth it. While their sentiments are true and well documented, the state of their own failures in tackling climate change or curbing fossil fuel emissions brings their interference into question.
Politics and Society A Dutch government fund will help raise awareness about the legacy of slavery
In lieu of a formal apology the Dutch government which might or might not come later this year, is setting up an approx. €200 million fund to ‘raise awareness about the legacy of slavery’.
Politics and Society Evil Empire: Let the Monarchy Die Along With Elizabeth
There is no good reason to allow the evil empire to retain any legitimacy as the British royal family papers over the pillage it continues to benefit from.
Politics and Society Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell
South Africa: The High Court has ruled that the exploration rights granted to Impact Africa and Shell along the Wild Coast were unlawful. The court has put a stop to the seismic survey along the Wild Coast.
Politics and Society Racism in South Africa: why the ANC has failed to dismantle patterns of white privilege
Non-racialism is one of the unexamined dogmas of the governing ANC, which has never fully understood how white racism functions.
African identities Being gay is not un-African. A philosopher’s perspective
Being gay in Africa can pose culturally specific challenges which the dominant, heterosexual culture may find difficult to accept.
Politics and Society Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa may find themselves undocumented on 1 January 2023. About 178,000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders will find themselves undocumented. The Helen Suzman Foundation is trying to stop this.
Politics and Society Cartoon | Some animals are more equal than others
The Maasai Indigenous community in Loliondo, in Tanzania’s northern district of Ngorongoro are being violently uprooted from their ancestral land by Tanzanian authorities.