Zubeida Jaffer
Award-winning South African Journalist, Author & Activist.
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Freedom Day: An Islamic reflection on the challenges facing young South Africans
By Aslam Fataar As South Africa marks another Freedom Day, we are invited to reflect not only on the democratic
April 27, 2025
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Scientists in South Africa and China Set New Quantum Communication World Record
By Heather Dugmore Working through the night on the rooftop of the Engineering building at Stellenbosch University, physicists Dr Yaseera
April 14, 2025
“I would rather die a poor Afrikaner than a rich individual that has lost my identity” Kallie Kriel, Afriforum
By Zubeida Jaffer In a recent article (link), I mulled over the yearning for cultural perseveration of two communities –
April 2, 2025
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A Call from New York to Stand Up for Free Speech and Press Freedom
By Zubeida Jaffer Columbia University’s School of Journalism in New York has made a bold and urgent call to action
March 24, 2025
A Moment of Presence: On Welcoming Ebrahim Rasool Home
By Aslam Fataar Among those gathered at Cape Town International Airport to welcome Ebrahim Rasool, wife Rosieda and son Tanwir,
March 24, 2025
A Banana a day – What I learnt this Ramadaan.
By Zubeida Jaffer An apple a day keeps the doctor away. We all grew up with this familiar saying. This
March 13, 2025
