![Having spent some time at the Scalabrinian-run Bienvenu Women’s Shelter in Johannesburg, Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya reflects on how women are still largely invisible in conversations around migration and xenophobia. He shines a light on some of the challenges and dangers migrant women face. Xenophobic episodes in South Africa have become commonplace. Hardly a month passes without foreign nationals living and working in South Africa’s townships being forced to pack their goods and flee from where they live. In a recent incident […]](https://i1.wp.com/spotlight.africa/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/South_Sudanese_refugees_arrive_at_refugee_camps_in_Uganda_Credit_Nashon_Tado_for_NRC_CNA.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1)
Two sides to every story
Kyoko Morgan reflects on her Japanese history and her family’s stories of World War II. She considers that Japan was both the victim and perpetrator of terrible atrocities, but as is so often the case, history is told from a ... More »
South Africa’s economic crisis — How ordinary citizens can shape new policies
South Africa’s financial situation remains constrained despite hopes that President Cyril Ramaphosa would create much-needed jobs and restore investor confidence. Mike Batley warns of the dangers of unilateral solutions for S... More »
Miss South Africa — a reflection on beauty and depictions of the divine
This year’s Miss South Africa crown went to Zozibini Tunzi. Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya comments that Tunzi’s short-cropped natural hair defies Western perceptions of beauty. This leads him into reflecting on how Christianity’s Eu... More »
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Archdiocese of Cape Town gains two new priests and one deacon
On Saturday, 10 August, the Archdiocese of Cape Town celebrated the ordination of two men to the priesthood and another to the diaconate at the Church of Our Lady Help of Christians in Lansdowne. Archbishop Stephen Brislin conferred the Sacrament of Holy Order... More »
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Not much to celebrate this Women’s Day
As we commemorate the women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 to demand greater rights for all of South Africa’s citizens, Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya reflects on the fact that equality and justice remain elusive for many women. He calls for a change of fo... More »
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My journey from rape to healing
Michaela van Nierop describes her harrowing experience of rape as a first-year university student after her drink was spiked in a night club. She speaks about the impact that the incident has had on her life, but also demonstrates her appreciation of family an... More »
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Legal sanctions against public protector suggest incompetence or deliberate sabotage
The Constitutional Court has sanctioned the public protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkwebane, for abusing the position of her office in failing to report her findings in an objective manner. Legal expert Mike Pothier considers the possible reasons for the public protec... More »
Africa
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IN-DEPTH — Why the Ebola outbreak in the DRC should be everyone’s concern
One year after an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the crisis is far from over. Sarah-Leah Pimentel and Shrikant Peters examine the complex challenges that have prevented the effective containment of the epidemic. There is a real r... More »
International
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The new asceticism
Ancient ascetic ideas seem to be making a resurgence but, as Chris Chatteris reflects on an article recently published by a French sociologist of religion, it seems that it now has more secular than religious appeal. More »
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