Capitalism creates societies which are held hostage by the whims and wishes of corporate investors, while trapping the state into a structural dependence on capital.
The state under capitalism
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The state of the nation’s economy
Economic liberation is essential to begin addressing South Africa’s social crisis.
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.
Justifying exclusivity in the name of inclusivity (Part 2) – our modern Greek tragedy
Being part of a political economy notorious for its world-beating inequality and in a country where Africans are 80% of the population, guarantees that most Africans will be poor. This is Part 2 in a two-part series.
Decoding the SACP’s independence: the historical context for its 2026 election strategy (Part One)
With the SACP having (semi-) broken from the nationalist cover of the ANC, the question is ‘why’ and what are its implications?
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.
RENEWING THE LEFT: NOT JUST DOOM AND GLOOM
THIS ARTICLE SEEKS TO RESPOND to the questions posed by Amandla! which relate to the South African Left in particular: where is the Left intellectually, programmatically and organisationally? What has happened to it, and why has it become so fragmented and marginal?...
JUST PROFIT NOT JUST TRANSITION
IN THE SPACE OF A YEAR AND A HALF, South Africa has agreed to borrow billions of rand in foreign currency. This is for a programme of economic restructuring on the basis of a Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP). Unions and civil society have been...
NEOLIBERALISM, CORRUPTION, INCOMPETENCE: STATE OF DYSFUNCTION
Here in South Africa we see a state which fails to function at the most basic level. It fails to provide water, electricity, functioning sewage systems – the most fundamental utilities.