Calls for international cooperation against corporate exploitation
From September 18 to 22 the Progressive International (PI) are hosting their inaugural summit. The summit seeks to tackle what the organisation has dubbed...
Abahlali baseMjondolo Offices Burgled After Call For Durban Mayor To Step...
The shackdwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo are fearing for their lives following a break at their Durban central offices on Wednesday night. According the organisation's...
South Africa has been downgraded by global rights index
Every year, the CIVICUS Monitor, a global rights index, provides an assessment of the conditions of civil society within countries. It looks at the...
Survey Finds Young People Are Worried About War, Unemployment, and Corruption
“Millennials see catastrophic war as a real likelihood in their lifetime” found the Millennials on War survey from the International Committee of the Red...
South Africa remains a nation of insiders and outsiders, 27 years...
Twenty seven years into democracy, South African politics is still for the few. And those who complain the most have the least to grumble...
Improving ethical leadership in our public institutions
The South African state has failed at multiple levels to assure society of its commitment to building a social compact premised on compassion, integrity...
5 Talking Points From The Gigaba Budget
Finance minister Malusi Gigaba tabled the budget for the 2018 year, announcing a new tax regime, including an increase in value-added tax (VAT) since...
The ANC Recalls Zuma: What Happens Next?
The African National Congress’ (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule held a press briefing on Tuesday at the party headquarters Luthuli House to inform the media...
From Andries Zwane to Andries Tatane – Repression, Austerity, and A...
Amidst the last few months of turbulent parliamentary politics and fierce leadership battles within the ruling ANC, bitter struggles on the forgotten streets, classrooms...
European Banks Called To Answer For Apartheid Crimes
UPDATE: Open Secrets and CALS have been informed by the authorities in Belgium and Luxembourg that they will not be investigating the economic crimes....
28 Media companies Are Accused Of Advertising Price Fixing
On Tuesday, the Competition Commission announced that it has referred 28 media companies to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution on charges of price fixing...
#ApartheidBanks: Still Waiting For Justice
UPDATE: Authorities in Belgium and Luxembourg are refusing to investigate apartheid economic crimes, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) said in a statement...
The Politics Of ‘Expropriation Of Land Without Compensation’ In South Africa
In a speech presented at the Urbanization: Impact of land availability - focus on land occupation Indaba organised by MEC for human settlements and...
This week’s arrest of top cops related to monitoring of FMF...
This week several senior police officers were arrested by the Investigating Directorate (ID). They include Khomotso Phahlane, Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey Mahwayi, Major General Maanda...
#SONA2021: A fatigued Ramaphosa urges South Africa to march forward together
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 11. It was markedly different from previous SONAs. The parliamentary...
What The VBS Report Means For The ANC, EFF, DA
A new Treasury report details how Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Deputy President Floyd Shivambu's brother, Brian Shivambu, allegedly sent R10 million of the stolen...
The ANC Gets Weird In Elections Videos
A video circulating on social media showing model Rethabile Lethoko campaigning for the African National Congress (ANC) has raised many questions. Social media users...
ADF: Home Affairs’ Comments On Asylum Seekers Are Xenophobic
The African Diaspora Forum (ADF) read with shock and dismay the quotes attributed to the Home Affairs Director of asylum seeker management, Mandla Madumisa...
Africans Want Political Choice, New Book Argues
Democracy Works is a book that attempts to show that the best way to economic development is through a democratic governance system. The book...
‘Five Fingers For Marseilles’ Is A Haunting Meditation On Failure
"Why did you come back? Once you turned the world upside down and ran. Now you are here and it starts again."
What happens after...
