President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address was an exercise in spin. The claim that South Africa is on a path to recovery contradicts a harsh and worsening reality.
The crisis of a nation betrayed
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Privatisation
Beyond the script: Why the State of the Nation needs a rupture, not reform
South Africa does not lack wealth. It lacks power in the hands of the majority.
COP 30: entrenching the crisis of climate politics
COP30 summit in Belém was a failure that highlighted the growing chasm between international climate policy and the reality of a warming world.
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.
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.
A call to action: unite and fight for fishers’ rights!
Thirty years into democracy, fishers continue to struggle with the same issues they were grappling with under apartheid.
Review: Capturing Water
As Cape Town nears disaster, activists fight water cut-offs in a story about governance, climate, and social justice.
Can we blame migrants for unemployment?
We need to build international solidarity to fight for better working conditions for all.
Government policies to blame for SAs’ chronic mass unemployment
The unemployment crisis in South Africa is unsustainable. It underpins and worsens many of the social ills we face in our country.