Undressing for redress: the significance of Nigerian women’s naked protest
Social media went abuzz on July 23, 2020, when hundreds of women – mostly naked – staged a protest in the northwestern state of Kaduna, Nigeria. Wailing and […]
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Why Kenya’s urban poor are exploited by informal water markets
Informal urban water markets – as opposed to piped water – have long supported many of Kenya’s urban areas. Those that use them are either unserved, or […]
Care workers demand better working conditions
For the second time under the covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, community care workers in Khayelitsha protested for better conditions of work.
The “normalisation of mass surveillance” could pose a threat to social mobilisation, warns digital rights advocate Diego Naranjo
Long before the arrival of 2020, the ‘year zero’ of Covid-19, efforts to safeguard digital rights and the public debate on fundamental rights (often disregarded […]
In Valencia, a local neighbourhood offers an example of how to resist speculative urban planning
Neighbourhoods in the limelight usually attract media attention either for being hotbeds of conflict or hubs of investment. El Cabanyal in Valencia, Spain, has fit […]
As well as missed opportunities, ‘Generation Corona’ is also grieving lost moments
For Rebecca McKeon, a 19-year-old living in Wexford, Ireland, graduating from secondary school was a quick and rather uneventful experience. In mid-June, her school organised […]
African nationals remain outsiders in SA
South Africa is said to have overcome the peak in covid-19 cases, while many African nationals will take much longer to recover from the lockdown.
Zimbabwe teachers’ strike continues as government announces examination dates
There could be a showdown between the teachers’ unions and government when schools re-open in Zimbabwe next week.
Land occupiers homeless after sewage pipe burst
Land occupiers whose homes in Empolweni and Ethembeni were wrecked by the flood of sewage have appealed to the City of Cape Town for help but the City is refusing.
Men threaten female job-seekers
Women job-seekers have asked for government protection from sex pests.
Day care centres demand support
Affected by the pandemic and the lockdown, early childhood development centres around the country are calling for government support.
Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?
COVID-19 has had a dire effect on global economies. Rising infection rates have led to social distancing directives, persistent lockdowns, the closing of businesses, travel restraints, salary cuts, […]
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