by Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara | Jun 13, 2024
This article was first published on the Elitsha website. We are publishing a variety of views on the results of the election in order to stimulate debate. Populism defined the recent elections, inviting reactionary ideas into the mainstream. What does the outcome of...
by Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara | Jul 24, 2024
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...
by Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara | Nov 1, 2024
South African businesses and foreign investors are not outside the obligations to advance the socio-economic transformation promise of the progressive South African Constitution. Business has a vested interest in an inclusive, stable and transformed economy and...
by Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara | May 6, 2025
The National Dialogue is being promoted as a moment of reckoning, a grand exercise in consultation to address South Africa’s deep-seated socio-economic and political crises. But beyond the rhetorical flourishes and declarations of inclusivity, the true function of...