The statement of intent for the government of national unity commits “to an all-inclusive national dialogue process — with parties, civil society, labour, business and other sectors — to discuss … critical challenges facing the nation”. The statement sets the main...
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Sweden’s Left Party, Vänsterpartiet, celebrates its biggest win in 20 years
After winning over 11 percent of the vote, and two mandates, in June’s European Parliament elections, the Swedish Left Party Vänsterpartiet is celebrating its best election results in twenty years. The historic result brought the party a step closer to fulfilling...
It’s wrong to assume that SA has credible leadership
Retired trade unionist Dinga Sikwebu’s characterisation of the current political situation as a stalemate — and therefore a basis for the much-vaunted national dialogue and social compact — fatally assumes that we have a political elite and business class with...
Beyond the GNU and its deceits: the poverty of analysis
More than 60% of those who have the right to vote in South Africa responded with deafening indifference or calculated rejection to the recent parliamentary electoral process. They simply did not think that the ‘democratic’ election had any meaning in their lives. And...
West African coups: just changing masters
Mali, then Burkina Faso, and finally Niger have experienced coups d’état and subsequently formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). These military juntas are pursuing a unified policy of international rapprochement, a shared strategy in the fight against jihadists,...
End period poverty in prisons
The stigma that is associated with menstruation deters society from having an open discussion about menstrual hygiene. This has resulted in a severe lack of awareness regarding menstrual health within our communities. This lack of awareness is increased exponentially...
Is the drumbeat of war on the Israel/Lebanon front a prelude to all-out war?
Recent weeks have witnessed a sharp escalation of the exchange of fire between the Lebanese resistance and Israeli forces in South Lebanon/North of the Zionist state. This escalation has been accompanied by an escalation of statements and threats between the two...
Gen Z will lead the people’s revolution in Kenya
*This article was first published on The Elephant. Something truly remarkable happened in Nairobi on 18 June. For the first time since Kenya’s independence, a people-driven movement ignited largely by Gen Z (those born after 1997, also known as the fully “digitally...
How humanity is condemned to death by the political protection given to economic interests
*This article is jointly published by Amandla! and the Daily Maverick. "Ηow dare you,” Greta Thunberg lambasted world leaders in 2019, “you have stolen my dreams and my childhood”. By 2024, one could say that world leaders have stolen much more than her dreams...