Breaking with Zumaism
Raymond Suttner
The hope has been repeatedly expressed that the onset of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency of the ANC and the country would represent a break with the... →
Latest Aubrey Matshiqi
State capture – again
POLITICAL INSIGHT
In my last interview with polity.org, I argued that there is an Askari element in the African National Congress (ANC). This Askari element consists... →
Latest Econ3x3
Why has manufacturing employment declined so rapidly?
Econ3x3
The manufacturing sector has performed poorly and employment has fallen sharply. Policy has tended to push manufacturing onto a more... →
Latest Institute for Security Studies
Climate change and poverty in Africa
Institute for Security Studies
Human activity has caused the temperature of the Earth and its atmosphere to rise by about 1°C above pre-industrial levels, triggering fundamental... →
Latest South African Institute of International Affairs
Here’s how SA can tackle homelessness
South African Institute of International Affairs
A walk through Johannesburg’s metropolitan area highlights the glaring reality of homelessness in South Africa. Reasons for why and how people... →
Latest Sydney Majoko
Govt moving to accelerate measures to boost township economy
TOWNSHIP ECONOMY
One of the most frustrating realities of government operations is the red tape that entrepreneurs experience when they seek assistance. The slow... →
Latest Saliem Fakir
Enviro rights entail more than just the environment
LOW-CARBON FUTURE
It is important to review where we have come from over the past 20 years and how much has been achieved in that time. South Africa's Constitution... →
Latest The Conversation
Why the World Bank's optimism about global poverty misses the point
The Conversation
The World Bank’s latest annual report on poverty and shared prosperity has an unsurprisingly positive message that only 10% of the world’s... →
Latest CCRED
Quarterly Competition Review
CCRED
In the developing world, disease and poverty are interdependent making access to essential medicines at affordable prices even more critical. 80%... →
Latest Real Economy
Supportive climate
REAL ECONOMY: ELECTRICITY & CLIMATE
South Africans were naturally preoccupied on October 8 with whether or not Nhlanhla Nene’s offer to resign as Finance Minister would be accepted by... →
Other Opinions
Hamba Kahle uMama Agnes "Aunty Aggie" Msimang
Other Opinions
Our mother and comrade Agnes Msimang has passed away. Aunty Aggie dedicated her life to the struggle for liberation, →
