Polarising ideological polemics, which shed more heat than light, should be avoided at all costs.
ELECTIONS 2024: IT’S TIME FOR THE LEFT TO TALK
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ELECTIONS 2024: IT’S TIME FOR THE LEFT TO TALK
In the feature of this issue we: Look back on the election and what messages the results contain; Look forward to life with the GNU and what it will mean for the majority of poor and working-class South Africans; and Look at the opportunities and challenges for the...
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...
Not a GNU, but a neo-liberal elite pact
This article is co-published with Elitsha News. It is important to name and characterise things for what they exactly are. To mischaracterise phenomena can lead to bad strategy and tactics. Based on this approach, we argue that following the outcomes of the May 29...