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“The struggle continues” – Ela Gandhi on women, justice and SA 

For Ela Gandhi, the struggle for justice has never been confined to one form of oppression. As a social worker, activist and former anti-apartheid campaigner, she describes her identity as rooted in the fight for equality in South Africa.

The grandmother and retired social worker is the granddaughte...

Changing the world through humility and simplicity

Her Majesty Queen Neo Mopeli is making her mark in the world by embracing simplicity and defying the stereotype that royalty is disconnected from everyday life. 

In fact, for the recognised Queen of the Bakoena Nation in the Free State. serving humanity is the cornerstone upon which she hopes her legacy will be b...

Transmission System Operator: state-owned and driving reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity supply

The establishment of an independent, state-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO) is central to government’s efforts to secure a reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity supply for all South Africans.

The restructuring of the power utility forms par...

South Africans urged to have their say on new pieces of legislation

South Africans are urged to have their voices heard on approved pieces of legislation related to illegal mining, the legal fraternity, the administration of trusts and incitement to commit offences.

At a media briefing on Tuesday, Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi brief...

'Let the spirit of the 1956 rise again' - struggle stalwart, Sophie de Bruyn

Seventy years after 18-year-old Sophie de Bruyn helped lead 20 000 protestors to the seat of apartheid power, she returned to the very steps of the Union Buildings, which were once a symbol of racial and gender subjugation, to urge a new generation of women to rise against the contemporary plagues ...