We should use this Heritage Day to contemplate the effects of historical injustices, especially where people lost their homes due to their race, writes Siona O'Connell.Heritage Day, 24 September, is the highlight of Heritage Month in South Africa.Public and academic discourse about braais, 'traditional' dress, cultural practices and tangible and intangible heritage usually abound, and all…
for subscribers 1h ago Lloyd Burnard Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Enter recipient email address Subscribers can listen to this article Beresford Williams (Gallo) The organisation is currently walking the most delicate of tightropes, trying with what is left of its collective…
Professor Leon van Vuuren says corruption has become endemic to our society. The most popular ways to fight corruption are based on the notion of "fighting corruption". Billions are thrown at efforts to stem the tide. But why doesn't it work? Leon van Vuuren from the Ethics Institute looks for answers.Corruption has become endemic to…
It is time to stop turning a blind eye to what is going on in Zimbabwe, where the government has shown over and over that it is violent and willing to do anything to stay in power, writes Jamie Mighti.Am I my brother's keeper?This moral question is one that often confronts most people at some…
Professor Lizette Rabe has been sending letters of encouragement to her students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is one of her letters as students prepare for the second semester. Dear studentsThose of you who were fortunate enough to have received that invitation – surely one of the best invitations one can ever receive – means you…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to