South Africa
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Rural Pulse: When Working to Develop Rural Communities, Don’t Impose!
Sep 15, 2015Last week, we began a new series – Rural Pulse, to feature people living and working in rural communities on what they consider as the best practice to sustainable development. This week, which is the second... -
Achumile Majija: #YouthDay Message on How Young Africans Can Contribute to Civic Engagement
Aug 12, 2015Africa’s youth population boom means that they cannot be left behind in civic engagement because whatever decisions made matters on their future, hence the need for African youths to actively participate in civic engagement. We spoke with... -
Jessica Shelver: #YouthDay Message on How Young Africans Can Contribute to Civic Engagement
Aug 12, 2015Africa’s youth population boom means that they cannot be left behind in civic engagement because whatever decisions made matters on their future, hence the need for African youths to actively participate in civic engagement. We spoke with... -
The South African Police Service Provides Tips For keeping Children Safe
Jun 8, 2015The South African Police Service (SAPS) has called on the community to work together to keep children safe and for parents to be more vigilant when it comes to their children’s whereabouts and activities. The call... -
President Zuma Writes: Dear Brother, ‘South Africa is Not a Xenophobic Nation’
Apr 28, 2015Here is South Africa President, Jacob Zuma’s response to Mozambican writer Mia Couto Criticism. My Dear Brother, It’s a pity that we are reconnecting under sad and painful circumstances, which have prompted you... -
Dear President Zuma: Mozambican Writer Writes South Africa President on The Recent Xenophobic Attack
Apr 28, 2015Mr President, The xenophobia expressed today in South Africa is not merely a barbaric and cowardly attack against “the others”. It is also aggression against South Africa itself. It is an attack against the “Rainbow Nation”... -
Junior Doctors of Africa Condemns Xenophobic attacks In South Africa
Apr 20, 2015The Junior Doctors of Africa (JDA), a representative body that unites Junior Doctors in over 35 countries in Africa with diverse cultural, religious, social, economic and political backgrounds, has condemned the recent xenophobic attacks in South... -
South Africa: Xenophobic Violence And The Rest Of Us
Apr 19, 2015In April 2008, I remember asking a young South African about the Xenophobic violence in his country. The response I got shocked me. He justified the killings of foreigners. He could have as well said, we will...