Nhlanhla Mtaka says the Spear controversy has unmasked us as a nation From tolerance to acceptance: The controversy over the Zuma painting has revealed us all to be racists In his book The Other Side of History: An Anecdotal Reflection on Political Transition in South...
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Rocky Road to Gender Equality in Latin America | by Erika Guevara-Rosas
The increased participation of women in traditional politics in Latin America has made headlines for several years now. Last month, The New York Times published an analysis of the 2012 Women in Politics Survey of UN Women and the Inter-Parliamentary Union by Luisita...
Mavi Marmara indictments herald an end to Israeli impunity | by Sarah Colborne
As one of the activists on the Mavi Marmara, I was overjoyed at the news that Turkey had this month issued indictments against those responsible for Israel’s assault on unarmed humanitarian aid workers sailing in international waters for Gaza two years ago today. Nine...
The right to dignity is sacrosanct by | Mzukisi Makatse
Mzukisi Makatse says Brett Murray's "portrait" of Zuma deserves to be condemned Freedom of expression, dignity and hypocrites It does not need a monotonous lecture from any of the archetypes of the freedom of expression for any South African to see Brett Murray's so...
Egypt’s working class and the question of organisation | by Hossam El-Hamalawy
The nascent trade union movement in Egypt will need to develop political structures for the voices of the working class to be heard in electoral processes. ‘Who is the labour candidate in this presidential election?’ This is a question I have been asked frequently in...
The Arab revolutions: A year after | by Samir Amin
Arab regimes achieved success within a short period but then ran out of steam as a result of their internal limits and contradictions. The ruling circles have given in to neo-liberal globalization, leading to rapid decline in social conditions. That is what caused the...
The first round of the presidential elections in Egypt | by Samir Amin
The first round of the presidential elections was organized to produce the result that Washington and the Egyptian ruling power are pursuing, that is, to reinforce the alliance between the two pillars of the system, the high command of the Army and the Moslem...
A Poisoned chalice: Liberation, ANC-style | by John S. Saul
There is good and obvious reason to celebrate the long history of the ANC: the organisation’s marked dedication over one hundred years to the cause of the betterment of the lot of the oppressed African people in South Africa. It has also sustained an honourable...
The Green Paper on Land Reform: no change for the landless | by Stephen Greenberg
In 1994 the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) set a target for the transfer of 30% of land to black ownership within 5 years. But 17 years later, no more than 7% has been transferred. What are the causes of this dismal performance?First, the ‘willing...

