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- The proposed Transformation Fund aims to work with and for black womenby Des Erasmus on April 19, 2025 at 4:59 am
It advocates for SMMEs owned by women, addresses problems women have with financing and targets sectors such as agriculture, where women labourers are concentrated
- The God Edition | Secularism is the bridge to harmony and democracyby Umamah Bakharia on April 19, 2025 at 4:33 am
Religious organisations, political leaders and citizens all have a role to play in defending the principle of secularism
- The God Edition | On public schools shifting to inclusivityby Umamah Bakharia on April 19, 2025 at 4:32 am
Eva Haahjem-Gill reflects on the evolving role of religion in Johannesburg’s public schools
- It no longer takes a village to raise a child, it takes a nationby Umamah Bakharia on April 18, 2025 at 12:01 pm
The challenge is about infrastructure, qualified teachers, nutrition, safety, inclusive learning materials and, above all, political will and national coordination
- Muneyi: A decade of storytelling and musical integrity pays offby Umamah Bakharia on April 18, 2025 at 7:01 am
Muneyi, a poetic voice from Limpopo, blends folk and tradition into something urgent, modern and, finally, something celebrated
- The God Edition | The road to Emmaus and a call for justiceby Des Erasmus on April 18, 2025 at 3:48 am
During the Easter Triduum, we reflect on Christ’s resurrection, finding in it a timeless call to justice, hope, and shared humanity beyond the grave
- The God Edition | Where is God when we suffer?by Des Erasmus on April 18, 2025 at 3:46 am
It's a valid question often asked by those questioning the existence of the Divine
- The God Edition | How faith guides South Africa’s politiciansby Emsie Ferreira on April 18, 2025 at 3:26 am
For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives
- The God Edition | God lives in public hospitalsby Des Erasmus on April 18, 2025 at 3:26 am
Even in the chaos of our health centres, divinity moves through ordinary people doing extraordinary work