Africa has a mixed record of holding corrupt leaders to account
Artwork by Shinji Ákhirah
While it remains unclear when National Prosecuting Authority head Shaun Abrahams will announce his decision on former president Jacob Zuma’s charges, those hoping for them to be reinstated may draw some comfort...
32 million women and children spend International Women’s Day displaced by violent conflicts
In a world overcome with war, where only 12 countries are described as
having high levels of peace, women and children suffer most.
In the last 20 years the number of people forcibly displaced globally,...
Hundreds gather in Cape Town to end violent conflicts
Though there is no major war in South Africa, like those seen in the Middle East, violence kills people daily and it is effectively a country at war.
This was the message Mzwakhe Nqavashe, chairperson...
Cape hotel’s desalination plant brings relief from dire drought
A little boy was on the beach preparing to build a castle. He dug deep enough to encounter water below. This water, however, posed a threat to his potential masterpiece. So he stuck a...
De Klerk’s Lessons on denuclearisation for North Korea
North Korean president Kim Jong Un may be recorded in world history as the second man behind a nation’s decision to break up its nuclear weapons voluntarily. The first was former South African president...
Over 1000 gather to call for freedom of religion
The Global Citizens’ Human Rights Coalition partnered up with human rights organisations, religious leaders, and youth and women organisations to call for freedom of religion at the Cape Town Company Gardens on Sunday.
The event...
Political parties contending to lead SA sign IEC code of conduct
All political parties vying for leadership of the country signed the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) code of conduct on Wednesday.
The Electoral Act required parties contesting in this year’s national and provincial elections...
Religious leaders examine the nature of religion by comparing scriptures
Religious leaders from 130 countries came together as a peace network with the aim of examining the nature of religion through comparative studies on their different scriptures.
The Era of Religion Never Fades Away
Scientific innovation...
Another ANC MP resigns
South Africans woke up to news of Bathabile Dlamini’s resignation with immediate effect as Member of Parliament (MP) and ANC Women’s League on Tuesday. Another letter of resignation was submitted a few hours later...
Outrage over Blasphemous Christian pastor
For many people across the globe this is the most wonderful time of the year but for some Christians the period, usually marked by celebration, is soured by religious leaders driving their own political...
