Jeff Makana

Jeff Makana is a Swiss-based labour and disability rights activist who has worked with job placement programmes across the country, including at nonprofit organisations Caritas and Espace Mozaik. He is also a correspondent for the platform Homeless Entrepreneur, for which he visits Swiss cities to understand the challenges facing the homeless community.

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Demographics

Why Switzerland needs to adopt affirmative action policies

This content was published on May 1, 2021 On Labour Day, activist Jeff Makana argues that the law needs to change to allow for truly fair access to the Swiss labour market.

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Glaciers & permafrost

Fading fast: the final years of East Africa’s glaciers

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Swiss AI

Silent power guzzlers: Switzerland’s booming data centres

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Agribusiness

Why bird flu could threaten traditional Swiss cheeses

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Education

The global private education industry is coming for Switzerland’s expensive schools

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Swiss Politics

Will Switzerland finally do away with imputed rental-value tax on homeowners?

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What difficulties did you face when renewing your identity documents abroad?

Smooth or complicated: tell us how renewing your identity documents at your Swiss consulate abroad went.

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Sep 12, 2025

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Do you trust that your country can withstand attacks against its democracy?

Democracies are increasingly coming under threat, both from within and without. How do your country’s institutions fare?

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Sep 11, 2025

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Does your country of residence offer an e-ID?

Switzerland will introduce a new e-ID system. Has your country of residence already introduced one?

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Sep 28, 2025

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