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“South Africa”

Stories26
Editors picks9
Supports2
Dossiers3
Drones
April 12th, 2019
Drones drive development revolution in Africa
in:Humans, Economy, Technology
by:Bob Koigi
While the rest of the world remains apprehensive about moving drones from warzones and instituting strict legislation on drone use, Africa has leapt in.
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south africa racism xeno
April 08th, 2019
South Africa’s political class is culpable for recurrent xenophobic attacks
by:Bob Koigi
The recent spate of attacks in SA targeting African foreigners has rekindled painful memories of a cyclical problem that has been running for over a decade.
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March 19th, 2019
Join SERI in the fight to protect civil and socio-economic rights in South Africa
type:NGO, Volunteering
by:Yair Oded
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa engage in litigation, research, and advocacy to protect the human and civil rights of South Africans.
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sa human rights
March 18th, 2019
Human rights month in SA: the long walk to freedom
by:Bob Koigi
South Africa prides itself as benchmark for democracy and progressive rights, but the government should use this month to place a pulse on its human rights.
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Andile Phehlukwayo
January 26th, 2019
Racism is not acceptable in sports
by:Shadi Khan Saif
The captain of Pakistan’s national Cricket team, Sarfaraz Ahmed, delivered a racial slur against the South African batsman Andile Phehlukwayo - no way!
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sanitary pads
January 17th, 2019
South African government on a test drive for sanitary pads
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
After many years of promises, the South African government has recently kick-started three pilot projects of issuing sanitary pads to girls.
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medical africa
October 23rd, 2018
Mandela Castro medical program continue to transform South Africa
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
Diplomatic relations between South Africa and Cuba have resulted in the establishment of a successful medical collaboration programme.
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land redistribution
September 17th, 2018
South Africa land reforms: A black and white affair
by:Bob Koigi
The decades-long debate on land redistribution and racial segregation in South Africa has now reached epidemic proportions.
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housing south africa
July 30th, 2018
Housing shortage and corruption
in:Humans, Economy
by:Shasha Seakamela
South Africa’s post-apartheid Constitution emphasises the everyone's right to adequate housing.
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ralph camp watching
July 29th, 2018
Rhino Force - a new and determined player on the horizon of southern Africa
by:Frank Odenthal
Saving Rhinos is a difficult, complex and costly task. We're looking into the case of the direct action organisation Hemmersbach Rhino Force that has [...]
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December 29th, 2017
Developing Story
Saving Rhinoceros
by:Frank Odenthal, Murat Suner, Ama Lorenz, Shira Jeczmien
Over the past decades, we have already lost up to half of all animals who shared the planet with us. Unlike previous mass extinctions, this loss is [...]
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Nuclear Power Plant
June 19th, 2017
South African court stands up against nuclear deal
in:Humans, Nature, Economy
by:Shasha Seakamela
Speculation has been rife for a few years now that SA has concluded a secret nuclear procurement deal with Russia. Some local media have gone on to say [...]
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March 15th, 2017
Butt lifting for Africa’s middle class
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
It is an industry spawning creams, surgeries and padding, and it has now seen an unprecedented surge in the number of plastic surgeons and clinics across [...]
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south africa xenophobia
March 01st, 2017
South Africa’s xenophobic attacks slamming the brakes on a United Africa
by:Bob Koigi
The current spate of attacks in South Africa targeting African immigrants is threatening to spiral out of control as ransacking of shops and [...]
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January 16th, 2017
The bath without water
in:Humans, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
The idea came when he was in high school and had a friend who hated bathing. In the Limpopo area on the northern-most part of South Africa, people use a bucket bathing method [...]
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October 26th, 2016
Sugar tax – paying for your sweet life
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
The scale of taxation that would be required to make even a dent in obesity rates would be so vast that any government that attempted it would not be in government for [...]
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October 18th, 2016
South Africa's land expropriation bill – a decoy for votes
in:Humans, Nature
by:Shasha Seakamela
Less than ten percent of land in white ownership has been transferred to black owners since the end of apartheid. In order to speed up the slow-paced [...]
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September 30th, 2016
Rape, culture and the president
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
It was the day following the release of the 14th August 2016 municipal election results. Organised by the Independent Electoral Commision (IEC), [...]
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September 20th, 2016
Black hair - bridging a ‘code of conduct’
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
The core of the South African Apartheid system was the division of people into racial groups using a complex and trivial series of hair tests. Between 1948 and [...]
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July 08th, 2016
Marikana: police brutality and a failing democracy
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
Although the South African Constitution has been labelled one of the best in the world, in recent years reality sees it differently. "All animals are equal, [...]
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June 23rd, 2016
Gauteng cab drivers up in arms against Uber
in:Humans, Economy
by:Shasha Seakamela
Uber is one of the world's biggest car companies by market share. The San Francisco-based company allows users to summon taxi-like services online using their smartphones. The company [...]
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Ascension Island Green Way
May 23rd, 2016
The first solar powered airport is in... South Africa!
in:Humans, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
In Sub Saharan Africa seven out of ten people do not have access to electricity. The abundant sun is, however, being harnessed to reverse the sorry [...]
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April 29th, 2016
#RhodesMustFall – more than just a campaign
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
What came to be known as the #RhodesMustFall campaign began at The University of Cape Town (UCT) when students were calling for the removal of the [...]
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April 20th, 2016
What native South-African languages can do for the country
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
For one to be able to understand the language and education situation in South Africa today, it is first necessary to look at the historical [...]
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April 06th, 2016
South Africa - the country where the corrupt go to parliament
in:Humans
by:Shasha Seakamela
South Africa’s democracy is now over twenty years old, but the euphoria that followed Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as the first black president [...]
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December 02nd, 2015
On World Aids Day, we look forward
by:Vanessa Ellingham
South African constitutional court judge Justice Edwin Cameron has written a moving account of his experiences with HIV as the battle to destroy stigma in South Africa continues. "I started on [...]
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Nelson Mandela's Day
September 15th, 2015
Rwanda's football fosters peace
in:Humans, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
Started in 2002, the Association of Kigali Women in Sports (Akwos) has been pivotal in healing thousands of women who were the greatest casualties of [...]
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flea-market
August 27th, 2015
Tales of a sinking Zimbabwean economy
in:Humans, Economy
by:Henri-Count Evans
The streets of Harare and Bulawayo are literally impassable as they are deeply congested by hordes of vendors, most of whom sell second-hand clothes [...]
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August 04th, 2015
Half-pipe dreams: empowerment through skating in Afghanistan
in:Humans
by:Vanessa Ellingham
According to UNICEF, Afghanistan is one of the worst places in the world to be born a woman. As international forces begin their withdrawal from the [...]
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July 20th, 2015
Xenophobia in South Africa
by:Henri-Count Evans
Despite xenophobic violence having subsided in South Africa, the scars and trauma it left on the victims are still fresh and alive in their memories. The victims still live in fear of a repeat of the [...]
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sudan-omar-al-bashir
June 15th, 2015
Will South Africa keep Sudan's president Al-Bashir in the country?
by:Murat Suner
Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir, is currently the only head of government who faces war crimes charges, which were issued in 2009 by the the [...]
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June 15th, 2015
South Africa: arrest al-Bashir for genocide
type:Petition
by:Murat Suner
Troops under al-Bashir’s command in Darfur have spent years attacking and destroying villages, chasing survivors into the dessert, surrounding refugee camps, [...]
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mixtapeagainstracism
March 20th, 2015
#MixtapeAgainstRacism: Share a song, take a stand!
by:Ama Lorenz
March 21st marks “The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination”, a unique opportunity for everybody to speak out and now [...]
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goodluck-jonathan
March 06th, 2015
Goodluck: I will not lose
by:Ama Lorenz
Last night, the Iraqi government reported another attack by the IS on a national cultural monument in Namrid. There is evidence that IS and Boko Haram cooperate and [...]
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September 09th, 2014
Can voluntourism make a difference?
in:Humans
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Voluntourism – that is holiday time spent in exotic locations with an altruistic bent – provides something affluent lives back home cannot [...]
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July 25th, 2014
Albinos don’t die, they just disappear
in:Humans, Arts
by:Marc Hairapetian
Marc Hairapetian: How did you come to the subject of Albino hunting in East Africa? Noaz Deshe: „White Shadow“ is not entirely about the [...]
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October 18th, 2013
Privilege V. Privation
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jonathan Lutes
The Hewitts are white, which made them an unusual sight in their adopted neighborhood. For thirty-one days, the family lived the life of one of the millions of poor families in [...]
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June 06th, 2013
Somali Shop Owner Stoned to Death in South Africa
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
Eastleigh, a suburb of Kenya's capital Nairobi, is a prime example for the success of Somali immigrants in the world of small-scale business. [...]
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February 10th, 2013
Siyavula - A Cape Town-based organization breaks down barriers to education for South African students
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
Our world is changing - and with it are approaches to education. The digital age has transformed the way we communicate with one another [...]
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January 28th, 2013
AFRICA'S AUDACITY OF HOPE? What might Africans expect from a second Obama Administration?
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jack Bicker
As Barack Obama is sworn in for a second term as US president, Fairplanet asked five young Africans about the ways in which US relations with their [...]
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