From Soweto to today: the legacy and future of South African activism
By Precious Bikitsha | June 2024 In June, South Africa commemorates Youth Month, with a special focus on the 16 of June, the anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising. This...
Re-imagining resilience at the end of 2023
Percept | December 2023 The past year has been a season of extraordinary transition at Percept. It has beckoned in new people, new clients, new portfolios of work, new leadership,...
Listening between the lines: writing about women’s intellectual contributions
By Precious Bikitsha | August 2023 “Ndiyeke ndilale wetu No Inki/ Andilalanga pezolo kude kwasa/ Ndipetwe ngumva ndedwa/ Wani wetu? Au! We Zibuko.”[1] August marks Women’s Month in South Africa as...
How my mother shaped my relationship to work
By Beth Vale | July 2023 My mother is a force. A potent mix of soft and fierce. Growing up, I watched and listened to her work – in adult education, and then...
Mommy brain: a deficit or an adaptation
By Michelle Flowers | July 2023 Last week I popped out to lunch and upon returning to my desk, I suddenly realised that I was 20 minutes late for a...
The Mama Sutra
By Shivani Ranchod | July 2023 The word sutra refers to ancient texts which contain observations which point at some sort of truth (akin to a finger pointing at the...
The space that mothers create
By Antonia Roth | July 2023 To me mothering is creating a space for someone from which they can set out into the world. What that space looks and feels...
Youth Day – No cause for celebration
By Karabo-Maya Rodwell | June 2023 As Youth Day approaches, we are reminded that two out of every three young people in South Africa is unemployed. Thus, the question that...
Born free, but not fair: Understanding youth inequality
Youth inequality accumulates over a life course, but there are critical moments where policy and programming can intervene to alleviate inequality and safeguard more just futures for young people. By Beth Vale...
Born free, but not fair: How supporting expectant mothers can turn children’s lives around
Interventions that support pregnant women and invest in early childhood development can help disrupt the cyclical effects of racial, class and gender inequalities that show up profoundly in children’s...