South Africa’s fractured society is not in any shape to cope with fallouts from the attack on Iran by the US and Israel.
War requires defence against mass unemployment and price increases
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Parliament
The Independent Development Trust scandal in context
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) may still carry out useful projects. But the reality is that its pro-rich function now outweighs its pro-poor mandate.
Why We are Here: Statement on the National Dialogue from Civil Society Groups
The poor and working class have long been denied a seat at the table, despite holding valid, urgent solutions.
THE NHI AND THE STRUGGLE FOR HEALTH
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” - Martin Luther King SOUTH AFRICA SUFFERS FROM AN enormous burden of disease and ill health that affects all of us. It affects us as individuals. But it also affects us as a...
Letters
Human Rights Commission defends right to know Dear Amandla! AMANDLA! READERS WILL BE PLEASED TO know that in a recent landmark decision the Human Rights Commission (HRC)found that owners of private space used commercially for public purposes have no right of...
Thoughtleader: Juju does Guy Fawkes?
Behold, the end of the world is nigh. The barbarians have breached the gates. Savages are redrawing maps without the superpowers. Journalists' heads are rolling - and not only at Independent Newspapers. Jihadists now speak with English accents. The Generations cast...
South Africa: Snubbing quotas for women, snubs transformation
by Katherine Robinson Johannesburg, 7 February: While South Africa celebrates 20 years of democracy this year, the country will also be holding its national election, the first since 1994, without Madiba. If the last two months are anything to go by, we will surely...
Where is the EFF?: A brief account of the EFF’s existence thus far
'A giant is born,' said Julius Malema, 'the Commander-in-Chief' of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) at the confirmation of the party's registration in Pretoria on the 8th of October in 2013. There has been a veritable hurricane of responses following the birth of...
There is no liberal tradition in South Africa | by Z. Pallo Jordan
Liberalism regards the individual as the ultimate social and political agent, endowed with a number of rights. The ideology also acknowledges that individuals live in societies and are not totally autonomous. Consequently it also recognises a number of societal...