![Ruvarashe Nyamupangedengu’s Matric essay expresses her deep affection for her African heritage. She cherishes her Zimbabwean roots but celebrates that all of Africa is her home. She reflects on the recent xenophobic violence with sadness but hopes that we can “recover the humanity” that we lost and remember that in Africa, we are all brothers and sisters. She is the proud owner of 30, 37 million km2 of land. She is a mother to over 1,216 billion people. Over 2,600 […]](https://spotlight.africa/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/africa-4523063_1920-1400x912.jpg)
Book review — Anne Hope: The Struggle for Freedom
On 17 October, Stephanie Kilroe launched her new biography about Anne Hope, a South African anti-apartheid activist, the president of the lay Catholic community, The Grail, and the founder of community development programme, ... More »
“Spare the rod, spoil the child”
An encounter with a rude child causes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya to reflect on the “spare the rod, spoil the child” dictum and wonders why the debate over disciplining children is reduced to an all or nothing argument. I had a mi... More »
A glimpse into the real South Africa
Increasing poverty and the state’s indifference to the plight of disenfranchised urban communities cast a pall of gloom over South Africa. Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya tells the stories of ordinary people trying to eke out an exist... More »
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The links between Jewish high holy days and Christianity
With Rosh Hashanah on 30 September and Yom Kippur on 8 October, the Jewish community is currently marking the high point of its liturgical year. Apart from taking vague note of this and perhaps wishing them well, does this season have any deeper meaning for fo... More »
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Schoolyard violence is a mirror of our society
A disturbing number of schoolyard murders and other acts of violence have shocked South Africa in the last week. Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya argues that given the celebration of violence and toxic masculinity in the entertainment industry, we should not be shocked ... More »
Opinion
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Prophetic mission of the church still weak and limping
Part of the Church’s mission is to be a prophetic voice in the world. However, as Fr. Stan Muyebe points out, a prophetic voice must always be accompanied by a prophetic presence, especially among the most marginalised. He highlights some of the work that the ... More »
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Farm workers’ struggle for dignified working and living conditions
Farm workers are among the most exploited of labourers in South Africa. Stan Muyebe OP explains the challenges around the precariousness of labour in our strained economy and shines a light on the efforts of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S... More »
Africa
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Albinism Awareness Month – an opportunity to debunk harmful myths
People living with albinism in southern Africa fear for their lives. Many are killed for their body parts, which are then used in rituals. Stan Muyebe OP calls on government to enact legislation that deliberately cracks down on the ritual killings of people li... More »
International
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Amazon fires — political ploy to privatise public land
The massive forest fires in the Amazon have reached unprecedented proportions. Chris Chatteris comments on the lack of political goodwill in putting an end to the fires, and far more importantly, a change to environmental policies. The victims, he says, are th... More »
