A cycle of diminishing expectations
South Africans are learning the hard way that corruption cannot simply be solved through technical fixes and increasing “accountability” through locking the villains up
Place a collective wager on the hope for a better future
Individualistic values, reflected in everything from the the prosperity gospel and capitalism to social media influencers, may be overcome when we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic
Jair Bolsonaro: the president who ‘ordered his country to die’
The Brazilian president broke self-isolation, despite being exposed to Covid-19, and has encouraged his supporters to do the same, while his health minister battles to contain the crisis
South Africa could use a communist party
The SACP is not building socialism, or even social democracy. Sadly, it has become just another party advancing the politics of patronage
Future of the left in South Africa. Left? What left?
There is no left-wing representation at any level and to start one needs clear thought
What South Africa can learn from Brazil
As the fallout from Lava Jato shows, we must be wary of factionalism in the fight against graft
South Africa is suffering from the plague of political amnesia
Politicians depend on our ability to forget their worst transgressions in order to manipulate the public discourse
SA not immune to the global state of untruth
Falsehoods spread through media and politicians serve to polarise, destabilise and depoliticise
It’s not right for SA’s left to reject elections
Elections can be used to build a movement that advances a democratic socialist alternative
Why South Africa needs Democratic Socialism
South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters
