Social justice Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/social-justice/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:40:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Social justice Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/social-justice/ 32 32 67616479 Route to reparations yet to make any headway https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/route-to-reparations-yet-to-make-any-headway/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/route-to-reparations-yet-to-make-any-headway/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:35:36 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573227 Calls for the West to pay reparations for slavery have gained momentum in recent years but the West has continued to dillydally in paying compensation. Africans on the continent and in the diaspora should continue to make spirited demands for reparations.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/route-to-reparations-yet-to-make-any-headway/feed/ 0 573227 Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/justice-yvonne-mokgoro/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/justice-yvonne-mokgoro/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 09:22:40 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573021 Justice Mokgoro’s advocacy for group solidarity and reconciliation is discernible in several of her judgments.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/justice-yvonne-mokgoro/feed/ 0 573021 Maandamano and the state of Kenyan public life https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/maandamano-and-the-state-of-kenyan-public-life/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/maandamano-and-the-state-of-kenyan-public-life/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:26:54 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572937 William Ruto’s and Rigathi Gachagua’s campaign was built on the condition of the common Kenyan or the “hustler”, but their government has proved to be hardly different from that of their predecessors seven months in.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/maandamano-and-the-state-of-kenyan-public-life/feed/ 0 572937 US$2.4 trillion in climate finance needed for developing world by 2030 https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/us2-4-trillion-in-climate-finance-needed-for-developing-world-by-2030/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/us2-4-trillion-in-climate-finance-needed-for-developing-world-by-2030/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:05:05 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72392 Richard Calland is the co-author of a hard-hitting report presented at COP27; a compelling research and data-based argument for increased and accelerated climate finance.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/us2-4-trillion-in-climate-finance-needed-for-developing-world-by-2030/feed/ 0 72392 About 300 Durban climate activists picket against oil and gas exploration https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/about-300-durban-climate-activists-picket-against-oil-and-gas-exploration/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/about-300-durban-climate-activists-picket-against-oil-and-gas-exploration/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:47:13 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72388 “We are not going to allow oil mining to exacerbate our climate change” says environmental activist.

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