A new book argues that South Africa should ‘start again’, but the reviewer says it doesn’t make a strong case.
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The narrative of criminality is dangerous. It dehumanises destitute people, who are forced into informal mining to escape poverty.
In ancient Rome, male followers of the goddess Cybele, known as Galli, some of whom surgically removed their testicles, were often considered feminine.
How does the UK ensure a decent standard of living for its elderly population?
The second world war showed that dignity had to be enshrined in law. Defining it in order to do so is no easy task.
Justice Mokgoro’s advocacy for group solidarity and reconciliation is discernible in several of her judgments.
Dignity is at the centre of many rights-based declarations, but to eradicate racist policy and practices, we must commit to noticing each other’s personhood in new ways.
The Pope’s apology could mark a new way forward if the Catholic Church makes genuine reparations for the evils it perpetrated.
Avoiding trite moralisations, Professor Southall uses empirical research to shed light on white South Africans’ adjustment to democracy.
For every maternal death, there are about an additional 20 women who suffer serious injuries, infections and disabilities related to pregnancy.
South Africa does not put refugees in camps. So, the government is responsible for their protection and well-being. Its performance was hit-and-miss.
One judge must not be allowed to curtail parliament’s power to promote broader societal interests and protect people who are elderly, ill and disabled.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Public Law, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University
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Professor of Global Surgery, University of Cape Town
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Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies) and Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
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Adjunct professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD candidate, University of Cambridge
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Professor, Sociology, University of the Western Cape, Nelson Mandela University
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Professor of Health Law and Policy, University of Toronto
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Director of the Mandela Institute, Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand