The Galeshewe student uprising played an important role in the liberation struggle, yet its significance has been overlooked.
Galeshewe: the uprising beyond Soweto
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Apartheid
How the 1976 uprisings led to the people’s education movement of the mid-1980s in Soweto
The 1976 Soweto student uprisings served as a catalyst for the “People’s Education” movement of the mid-1980s, creating the solidarity needed across generations and sectors to challenge apartheid.
Lessons of 1976: ‘Be united to face the common enemy’
The current wave of anti-immigrant violence, led and supported by right-wing and ethno-nationalist groups, stands in sharp contrast to the emancipatory politics of the 1976 generation.
The EFF’s Insourcing Bill: rebuild the state
The Insourcing Bill is a political and moral commitment to rebuild the state and put an end to the corruption and inefficiency of outsourcing.
A disease called Dudula: how xenophobia infects public health
Problems in public healthcare are the result of budget cuts and staff shortages rather than migrant presence.
Statement: Police Brutality and Class Apartheid at Youth Day Commemoration in Potchefsroom
South Africa remains a society of two nations, one for the wealthy (Black and white) and another for the impoverished Black majority.
The structural foundations of gender-based violence in South Africa
Until contemporary violence is traced to its colonial and apartheid roots, and until inherited systems face dismantling rather than reform, South Africa will continue counting bodies, speaking names, and wondering why nothing changes.
Treasury’s Operation Vulindlela is privatisation of the South African state
Today’s fight over the fiscal framework and revenue proposals is not a technical disagreement—it is a battle over the soul of the post-apartheid state.
Tax Bracket Over-inflation: How the treasury is forfeiting R198bn a year
The substantial fiscal and social implications of tax bracket over-adjustment demand a comprehensive and transparent public discourse.