No serious conversation can be had about South Africa’s Constitution if it is divorced from the history of how it came to be, the process through which it was drafted, and by whom. By avoiding history, we are avoiding complexity and by avoiding complexity we are avoiding reality.
The adaptation of the Black Lives Matter slogan in countries around the world has underscored the common theme of racial inequality, but also raised questions about the intersectionality of Black identities around the world and how this influences demands for racial justice. This complexity was highlighted in the vibrant discussion held on April 14 to launch the MIT Africa Distinguished Visitors program.
Last year protests erupted in the U.S. and parts of South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with the central message - Black Lives Matter. Ignited by.
Economic decline and social malaise
The Zimbabwe Constitution guarantees social protection, but provision and accessibility are hampered by fiscal limitations
Small scale farmers at Monzou village after their crops were destroyed in an eviction attempt by former first lady Grace Mugabe to annex their land PHOTO Graeme Williams
In contemporary African countries social protection is broadly perceived as central and indispensable to human development. Persistent and chronic forms of poverty that often find expression in people’s failure to access life’s basic necessities, such as nutrition, health and education, have focused attention on social protection as a human and socio-economic right.
Third-wave risk is rising in parts of Gauteng, experts warn Advisory committee using artificial intelligence to forecast the pandemic’s trajectory says Sedibeng has been above the ‘medium risk’ threshold for weeks 04 May 2021 - 15:48 Tamar Kahn Healthcare workers at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Johannesburg. Picture: GALLO IMAGES/SHARON SERETLO
Gauteng premier David Makhura’s advisory committee on Covid-19 has warned the risk of a resurgence is rising in some parts of the province, and it is vital to step up non-medical interventions to slow transmission of the coronavirus. The situation is particularly worrying in Sedibeng, 50km south of Johannesburg, it said.