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Nov 273 min read

The ANC Government is Committing Crimes Against Humanity

The ANC has over 30 years dismally failed to execute the fundamental promise of our freedom struggle – land reform and restitution. This...

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MAR

Oct 314 min read

Water Crises in South Africa

The recently released Report by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water on 17/10/2024, offers us an opportunity to find our way...

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LEVERAGING UBUNTU TO TRANSFORM SOUTH AFRICA

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Oct 97 min read

LEVERAGING UBUNTU TO TRANSFORM SOUTH AFRICA

Keynote Address at the SAMEA Conference, Johannesburg Thank you for the honour of your invitation to join you in your deliberations and...

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HEALING FROM RACISM and DISMANTLING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRUCTURES INSEPARABLE

MAR

Sep 166 min read

HEALING FROM RACISM and DISMANTLING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRUCTURES INSEPARABLE

Ian Fuhr has authored an important book: The Human Bridge – Racial Healing in South Africa. The book focuses on the major fault lines of...

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A Tribute to REVEREND DOCTOR SIMON GQUBULE

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Aug 88 min read

A Tribute to REVEREND DOCTOR SIMON GQUBULE

Memorial Lecture at Rhodes University The life and times of a giant such as Reverend Dr. Theocritus Simon Ndziweni Gqubule have much to...

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MAR

Aug 15 min read

An Open Letter to President Ramaphosa

Congratulations Mr President on your decision to courageously fulfil the mandate given to you as the President of our Constitutional...

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Civilisational Change to Restore Meaning of Life

MAR

Jun 75 min read

Civilisational Change to Restore Meaning of Life

The state of our world today is a reflection of our deep footprint as a human race on Mother Earth. Humanity has already breached six of...

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Greentech Festival: THRIVING TOGETHER WITHIN PLANETARY BOUNDARIES

MAR

May 226 min read

Greentech Festival: THRIVING TOGETHER WITHIN PLANETARY BOUNDARIES

View here https://youtu.be/XHFzGiIdTWM or read below Berlin represents hope in the unseen. It is a city that never gave up on the idea of...

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MAR

May 164 min read

A LETTER TO MY FELLOW CITIZENS

History is calling us to attention as citizens of this beautiful country. The national elections of 29th May 2024 are a great...

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MAR

Apr 268 min read

WELLBEING FOR ALL FOR A HEALTHY PLANET

Thank you for the invitation to your Department’s Lecture Series to share my thoughts on some of the most pressing matters in our...

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MAY 2024 ELECTIONS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BEYOND TRANSACTIONAL POLITICS

MAR

Apr 185 min read

MAY 2024 ELECTIONS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BEYOND TRANSACTIONAL POLITICS

We have another opportunity as citizens of our constitutional democracy to use the power of our votes to elect leaders who have the...

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NEW CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF YOUNG LEADERS

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Mar 199 min read

NEW CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF YOUNG LEADERS

2024 is a mega year of democracy with more than 65 countries across the globe holding elections for public representatives and...

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MAR

Feb 276 min read

LESSONS FROM MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

Speech delivered at the Future Elect graduating cohort of Women In Public Office fellows Introduction Thank you Lindiwe Mazibuko for the...

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A LETTER TO MY SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND THEIR CHILDREN

MAR

Feb 144 min read

A LETTER TO MY SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND THEIR CHILDREN

You have the opportunity to reshape the future of your country by using the power of your numbers to transform our politics from the...

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WHAT DOES UBUNTU/COMPASSION MEAN IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICA?

MAR

Jan 295 min read

WHAT DOES UBUNTU/COMPASSION MEAN IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICA?

Introduction I chose the title of this Lecture almost a year ago because I have become increasingly aware that humanity is at a...

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What Would SA Look Like with Fully Liberated Citizens?

MAR

Jan 246 min read

What Would SA Look Like with Fully Liberated Citizens?

A fully free South Africa with liberated citizens would be characterised by Ubuntu values at the personal, professional, socio-economic...

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EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ITS EFFECTS ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS

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Dec 10, 20239 min read

EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ITS EFFECTS ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Thank you President Mandisa Monakali, the founder of this great institution, for inviting me to be your Speaker tonight. I am looking...

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OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA – JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED

MAR

Dec 5, 20234 min read

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA – JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED

President Ramaphosa, I write to you as a concerned citizen, woman and mother, to thank you for your reminder to gender-based violent...

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MAR

Nov 10, 20234 min read

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT?

WHAT TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IS NEEDED NOW? Our founder, Aurelio Peccei, after selling millions of copies of The Limits to Growth, learnt...

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NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA – A GLOBAL ICON

MAR

Oct 12, 20239 min read

NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA – A GLOBAL ICON

South Africa is blessed with a few iconic figures who dedicated themselves to the liberation of our country from iniquitous extractive...

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