Michael Morris

I got a call last week from a public relations practitioner who confessed that she was surprised that ‘you even answered your phone’. I wondered

Social justice activists who count themselves ‘progressive’ tell us that ‘lived experience’ trumps analysis in understanding how and why people live the lives they do.

When novelist Ian McEwan finally made up his mind to travel to Israel a decade ago to accept the prestigious Jerusalem Prize – despite many

In two weeks’ time, chartered accountant Vuyo Jack will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of empowerment ‘ratings agency’ Empowerdex, which he established with

It is sobering to realise that when the latest extension of South Africa’s State of Disaster ends on 15 June – and there’s every likelihood

Thuli Madonsela began her Nadine Gordimer Lecture at Wits University this week by dwelling on the difference between justice for everyone and, as she put

I often think the four most important words in any rational conversation are the ones least likely to be heard. The pressure to be right,

It is guaranteed that tomorrow’s likely sentimental hoopla will fall far short of acknowledging that Freedom Day has become an increasingly ironic milestone of South

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has calculated that giving every child access to education and the skills needed to participate fully in

A year ago, as we entered the second week of the hard lockdown that heralded a year of difficulty, anger, fear, risk and mounting insecurity,