Social justice’ politics abounds. But social justice delivery is often piecemeal, compartmentalised, hobbled by conflicts and for few groups. Stretched and reshaped by political competition, social justice has morphed into a catch-all term for welfare measures and every populist promise made, north to south. Such a superficial sweep empties social justice of its core meaning – equal access to all resources, education to health to mobility, jobs to justice and expression.