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Decolonising Capitalism: Reimagining Power, Justice, and the Future
Eastern Cape: Small Scale Farmers Lead a Quiet Food Revolution
Studies reveal that 20% of households face severe food insecurity in the Eastern Cape. Some small-scale farmers are taking the lead in addressing this challenge. In the fields of the Eastern Cape, a quiet transformation is taking root, one led not by large-scale...
Push for Free Period Products Reaches Parliament
The I_Menstruate Movement, founded and led by our fellow Tracey Malawana, recently presented before Parliament at the Menstrual Health Colloquium on the provision of free menstrual products to girls and women, hosted by the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and...
‘How Change Happens’
Silence Is Failing Autistic Children
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1 in 100 children globally are on the autism spectrum. Studies have found that the prevalence ranges between 0.08% and 2% in South Africa, though experts believe the true number is likely higher due to...
When Healthcare Excludes
In recent years, public healthcare facilities have increasingly become spaces of avoidance for refugees, migrants, and displaced persons, regardless of the urgency of their medical needs. The stigma associated with being a refugee or migrant continues to manifest in...
Meet the Facilitator, Melissa Zisengwe
Melissa (Mel) Zisengwe, Programme Manager, Cape Town, South Africa (via Zimbabwe). Melissa manages the development and implementation of People Powered’s capacity-building programs. Mel is responsible for planning, designing, and managing accelerator programmes’...
Meet the Facilitator, Michael Kwet
Michael Kwet is a Senior Researcher of the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg. A pioneering scholar at the forefront of digital colonialism, Michael is editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance (2023), author of Digital...
Meet the Facilitator, Precious Lesupi
Precious Mamotingoe Lesupi is a senior data security engineer and founder of Queers Code. Their passion lies heavily in building and advocating for inclusive and accessible technology for minority groups. They graduated with a BA Journalism and French degree from the...
Meet the Facilitator, Zukiswa Wanner
Zukiswa Wanner is the author of five novels, which include the award-winning London Cape Town Joburg, which was adapted for stage and performed at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda. In addition to novels, Ms. Wanner has authored four children’s books, a travel...
“Human Rights Day is both a time for reflection and a call to action for equality, justice, and human dignity for all.”
The Life Esidimeni tragedy, described as one of the worst human rights violations in democratic South Africa, exposed a devastating failure to uphold these values. More than 140 people lost their lives as a result of negligence, poor governance, and systemic failure....
Human Rights Festival: Join our Panel Discussion
Together with Amandla.mobi, Tekano will host a panel discussion at the Human Rights Festival on 28 March 2026 at 15:00 in the Dignity Room at Constitutional Hill. The discussion is titled Technology, Power, and Democracy in South Africa: Reclaiming the Digital...
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