Is there any way out of the US student debt crisis?
By working three jobs while in college and with some financial assistance from her mother, Karen Hawkins managed to pay off her undergraduate loans of […]
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Löwy looking forward to learn from the South African left
Marxist sociologist and philosopher Michael Löwy says in order to fight capitalism effectively, there is a need for labour movements to build solidarity with other movements.
How South African churches can make LGBTIQ people feel safer
Research shows that many churches in South Africa remain “hotbeds of homophobia”. This is despite the fact that the country has enshrined LGBTIQ rights in its […]
In Brazil, thousands of people are still living under the threat of bursting mining dams
Barely 500 metres separates the first houses in the Rio do Peixe neighbourhood of Itabira and the fifth largest mining dam in the Brazilian state […]
Poor coverage of floods in southern Africa? Blame the media bosses
South African media has been criticised on social media for its initially superficial and underwhelming coverage of the massive floods in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi […]
Tropical cyclone Idai: The storm that knew no boundaries
Tropical cyclone Idai has made headlines across southern Africa throughout the month of March. Lingering in the Mozambique Channel at tropical cyclone intensity for six days, the […]
“There is war in Sudan. Many people are getting killed, women raped, men beaten. In Jordan, we just stay at home but it also feels […]
A young dancer with flowing movements is rehearsing a choreography on a large mat in the hall of Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts, […]
‘Made in Tunisia’: the worker-casualties of the globalisation of the textile industry
The manager “threw the keys down and left, passport in hand,” says one of the former employees of the small garment factory in Ksar Hellal […]
Responses to Zimbabwe highlight gulf between the region and the west
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime has yet to show it differs from that of Robert Mugabe. EPA-EFE/Aaron Ufumeli Brian Raftopoulos, University of the Free State […]
Women farm workers achieve justice on the job in Morocco
Wrapped in a warm pink headscarf and thick layers of sweaters and shirts, Nezha Chafik, a farm worker in Morocco, bends as she walks between […]
Resurrections, miracles and faith healing: the religious legacy of John G Lake
South Africans have for decades been hoodwinked by unscrupulous pastors. Recently a spate of incredible “miracles” by these self-styled, flashy miracle men offering healing and […]
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