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Vuyo’s journey from a small solar panel to lighting up not just her home but the future of South Africa

Vuyo’s journey from a small solar panel to lighting up not just her home but the future of South Africa

FROM the rural Eastern Cape in South Africa, Vuyolwethu Matiwane's journey into the world of renewable energy began with her family's use of a small solar PV panel, a battery, and a glimmer of hope. Today, as a technical project development manager, Matiwane is not only shaping the future of South Africa's energy landscape but also illuminating lives and empowering futures in a field where she is regularly not just the only Black woman, but also the youngest person, in the room. Matiwane, fondly known as Vuyo in the renewable sector, said her work is driven by her passion to…
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Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court

Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court

LAWRENCE HURLEY, ANDREW CHUNG and RICHARD COWAN KETANJI Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States and a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise as he seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of backgrounds. The vote to confirm the 51-year-old federal appellate judge to a lifetime job on the nation's top judicial body was 53-47, with three Republicans - Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney - joining Biden's fellow Democrats. A simple…
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Book Review | Black and feminist in SA

Book Review | Black and feminist in SA

SINDI-LEIGH MCBRIDE SURFACING: On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa is a radiant presentation of the diversity of being a Black woman in South Africa. The book is aglow with the radical possibilities of art, activism and critical theory – easily illuminating diverse intellectual spaces, from divinity and dance to photography and philosophy. Ainhehi Edoro accurately described Surfacing as an “immersive experience” and “feminist utopia”, but it is also so much more than that – offering groundbreaking work. The editors – feminist theorist Desiree Lewis of the University of the Western Cape and poet and feminist scholar Gabeba Baderoon, who is based at Penn State University…
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Serena Williams says ‘underpaid, undervalued’ as Black woman in tennis

Serena Williams says ‘underpaid, undervalued’ as Black woman in tennis

SONIA ELKS SERENA Williams said she has been "underpaid (and) undervalued" as a Black woman in tennis, applauding the Black Lives Matter movement for shining a light on entrenched racism, according to comments published by British Vogue magazine. The U.S. star, who has won 23 Grand Slam titles and been outspoken about sexism and racism during her career, said technology had also played a key role in highlighting racial discrimination and violence. "Now, we as Black people have a voice - and technology has been a huge part of that," she said in an interview for the upcoming British Vogue…
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