Johannesburg is a city in tension. It’s a city where bricks fall and buildings rise at the same time. Where potholes open underfoot — but murals bloom on the walls. Where people say, “This city is falling apart,” yet artists continue to create, in spite of it all. And, in the heart of that contradiction, […]
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Daughter of Freddo creator reveals he would ‘roll in his grave’ if he could see them now
Leonie Wadin said her father would be ‘disgusted’ at the modern price of Freddos (Picture: REX / Cadbury) Once a 10-pence treat designed to tickle the tastebuds of children, Cadbury Dairy Milk’s frog-shaped Freddo chocolate bar has since become a barometer for the UK’s rising cost of living. Now, the daughter of the man who […]
Citizen engagement — the process by which people are involved in public issues — is at the centre of democratic governance. Through voting, protests, attending community meetings and contacting local councillors, citizens can enhance effectiveness, accountability and transparency. But what are the consequences when citizen participation is disregarded? Democratic participation is meant to influence decision-making […]
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Women’s body image is shaped by abusing diabetic drugs such as Ozempic
At the glamorous Golden Globe awards in Hollywood earlier this year, a presenter joked about how the event was “Ozempic’s biggest night” — a quip about the diabetes medication that has seen many using it to lose weight. But alarm bells also rang. Just how far would women go to pursue impossible standards of beauty? […]
Every year, when 9 August rolls around, we parade Women’s Day like a trophy. We are reminded of 1956, when thousands, including Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Sophia Williams and Rahima Moosa, confronted the apartheid status quo of racial discrimination and female oppression. We are reminded to be awed by those women who challenged injustice, but […]
On 11 July, Protestant loyalists in Northern Ireland burnt, in effigy, a boatload of immigrants on a giant bonfire. It was a redirection of the anti-Catholic hatred traditionally vented during “marching season”, with its 300-odd bonfires lit across the north. Defended as part of loyalist culture, the unspoken purpose is to intimidate and provoke. In […]