Image credit: UJ News As National Women’s Month comes to a close, a point can be made about the use of the term “Women Empowerment.” I fully understand that “Women Empowerment” is well-established institutional terminology, particularly within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5, which calls to “achieve gender equality
We often speak about the importance of institutions in building a just society. But institutions are ultimately built and sustained or even challenged by people. Women are part of that work. They contribute their time, knowledge and energy to public service, business, law, security, academia and civil society. They build
As the only South African serviceman, I spent a considerable amount of time with the Ghanaian Battalion (colloquially known as Ghan-Bat). For obvious reasons, the details of the engagement are neither necessary nor appropriate for this platform. What I can say, however, is this: what a disciplined force to work
Why Proactive Intelligence Comes Before the Corporate “Honeymoon” When two businesses decide to partner, the initial instinct is almost always driven by optimism and a shared vision of wealth creation. One partner brings the business idea and local networks; the other brings capital and institutional access. On paper, it almost
The South African government has made it clear that private individuals are not permitted to conduct identity checks on foreign nationals. That position inevitably raises an important migration governance question. Are all undocumented immigrants illegal in South Africa? No. Being undocumented does not automatically determine the legal outcome of every
