Beyond 67 Minutes: A 2026 Mandela Month Blueprint for Active Citizenship
July 2026 marks 18 years since Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s passing. It also falls three years after the 2024 national and local elections, which bro…
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Our evolving reality: The becoming of South Africa’s youth demographic
Since the early 2000s, I have been working in the youth sector, and I have benefited as a youth development practitioner and as a young person in Sout…
The Father Behind the Paintbrush: Polelo Huma Challenges Society’s Narrow View of Modern Fatherhood
For generations, fatherhood has been measured through a simple but complicated question: “What does a father provide?” In many communities, especi…
Yes, We’re Clapping for the Fish for Swimming: The Radical Rise of the Millennial Dad
Every June, South African social media timelines split into two completely different cultural realities. On one side, corporate marketing engines push…
Dying to Be Men: Patriarchy, Fatherhood and South Africa’s Male Mental Health Crisis
Society has become adept at counting dead men; we count them when they are murdered. We count them when they die in mines, construction accidents, and…
Moral Decay in Mzansi: Alcohol and the Dangerous Normalisation of Addiction
South Africa does not merely drink. It glorifies drinking. We are a country where bottles are stitched into celebration, heartbreak, masculinity, grie…
Should we question the caliber of leadership South Africa has in the public sector?
If the last three administrations in our country are to go by, we have a leadership crisis in our country. To resolve this the former state President …
Menstrual Health Month: The Bleeding Crisis
For the last decade the month of May has been universally recognized as Menstrual Health Month. During this period, the global community gathers in va…
What the Constitutional Court’s Asylum Ruling Really Means for South Africa
Last week, South Africa’s Constitutional Court delivered a judgment that immediately reignited national conversations around migration, asylum syste…
345,000 Jobs Lost as South Africa Celebrates Workers’ Month
South Africa recently celebrated Workers’ Day, as May is recognised as Workers’ Month in the country. Addressing workers at a Congress of South Af…