The Government of National Unity (GNU) represents the consolidation of neoliberalism under the leadership of the ANC and DA.
The unwelcome outcomes from the 2024 elections open new political opportunities (Part Four)
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Political Issues
From the ashes of neoliberalism, a capitalism with a human face might emerge (Part Three)
The world, including South Africa, is flush with idle capital. In the highly competitive market for investment, South Africa does not rank very high.
The Government of National Unity – neoliberal consolidation with uneven short-term benefits (Part Two)
Critics from all sides have slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for breaking his pledge to downsize the cabinet, resulting in significant extra expenses for the public.
Election 2024 results underscore failure of openly ethno-nationalist parties (Part One)
While the GNU has every chance of being good for some, the same cannot be said about the many.
National dialogue an opportunity for business to reset in favour of broader social good
The low level of active endorsement of the political elite by the majority of eligible voters is a legitimacy crisis.
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...
Dilemmas of non-ruling socialist/communist parties: the case of the SACP
In his examination of why despite their meagre results at the polls, nine non-ruling communist parties in Europe continue to have sporadic participation in multi-party coalitions in government, Sidney Tarrow indicates that communist parties enter governments during...