Once united in its stand against apartheid in South Africa, Latin America shows deep divisions over genocide in Gaza
Nigerian drivers had no idea why they kept receiving fake trip requests. The answer lay 7,000 kilometres away
South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ has restored pride among its people
‘Active citizenship’ sounds like a great idea – but used against undocumented migrants it can encourage murder
There are no quick fixes to South Africa’s problems – but politicians across the spectrum talk like turning on immigrants is a silver bullet
Some conservative groups are trying to block a long-awaited Hate Crimes Bill, which has been urgently called for by LGBTIQ+ communities
Some radical right-wing South African groups have travelled to the US in efforts to expand their organisational networks
There is extensive evidence of corruption, and the government is widely regarded as acting against the working class.
Failure to address the needs of the most vulnerable will hasten the infection rate and flame the fires of xenophobia, already too well known in South Africa.
Controlling COVID-19 is worsening Africa’s HIV epidemic and destroying HIV services, with sex workers facing hardship, illness and death.
I’m a sex worker in South Africa. Sex usually costs 70 Rand (about $5), but now I have to accept almost half that, just to have food. #HumansofCOVID19
Health workers are worried that the focus on coronavirus will result in more deaths from the country’s usual killers – TB, HIV and diabetes.
