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Religion plays a significant role in governance in sub-Saharan Africa. Shutterstock

October 27, 2021

Sub‑Saharan Africa’s liberty deficit: can civil society help fill the gap?

Nicola de Jager, Stellenbosch University

Civil society can play a role by holding political authorities accountable.

South Africa’s new sex education curriculum is seen by some as infringing on the rights of parents. EFE-EPA/Jon Hrusa

November 28, 2019

Sex education raises questions about the role of the state in South Africa

Nicola de Jager, Stellenbosch University

Objections raised about the school syllabus by parents, schools and civil society point to a bigger problem with the state.

Reuters/Mike Hutchings

September 8, 2016

State companies can’t help development if the state is a partisan player

Nicola de Jager, Stellenbosch University

South Africa’s parastatals are in a dire state. Instead of being the mandated sites of development and profitability, they are costing the public purse billions and have been abused.

Supporters of the Economic Freedom Fighters protesting outside the Johannesburg stock exchange. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

November 3, 2015

South Africa is in danger of becoming a radicalised society – again

Nicola de Jager, Stellenbosch University

Since the 1940s, it’s been common for political moderates to move to the fore in South Africa – then, intermittently, to the background. They are replaced by radicals or exclusivist nationalists.

A protester outside the US Supreme Court of Appeal objects to gay marriage. An incident at a Cape Town university has raised issues of religious freedom. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

July 29, 2015

In free speech debates, consider Christianity’s history of liberalism

Nicola de Jager, Stellenbosch University

The furore around freedom of sexual orientation vs religious freedom at a South African university should lead to deeper thinking about Christianity’s historical role in promoting liberalism.

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