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Andile Zulu is with the Alternative Information and Development Centre in Cape Town. He writes in his personal capacity.
The state has tried the neoliberalism model in various forms for 31 years, and it has not worked
The party should champion new forms of ownership, government expenditure in the interests of the poor, or limiting the power of big business
Despite evidence of the dangers and failures of public-private partnerships, the ANC and newcomer Rise Mzansi ignore these concerns
It is imperative that South Africa explore alternatives beyond privatisation
The corporatisation of SOEs has disempowered the South African public and benefited corporate power and private finance
The Economic Freedom Fighters has switched from the teachings of Fanon and Lenin to the interests of chiefs and kings
The view that the country’s survival depends on Cyril Ramaposa as president is short-sighted
Government forges ahead with corporate-sponsored climate deals without relevant input
The state-owned electricity company is set up as a public entity but it operates like a corporation, an inevitable symptom of our neoliberal age
Capitalism’s aim is to maximise profit, even when it is exploitative, so unions have a crucial role but must ensure their slates are clean
The class structure and capitalism have to be challenged to reimagine a viable and just country
Ramaphosa represents a political elite eager to appease corporate South Africa and foreign investment. Opposing this faction is a kleptocratic formation keen to amass wealth…
Some white people think any discussion of racism or its legacy is an attempt to shame or condemn them for the ‘sin’ of their whiteness
The idea of race and the tenacity of racial inequality are deployed by elites to divert attention from their criminality and to silence critical dissidence
The removal of migrants won’t stop the job crisis, end crime, fix the schooling system or the police service, repair hospitals, and end poverty
Job creation should not be the peak of our ambition. We could decommodify life’s necessities instead
Inequality is a moral crime. We can imagine better systems, so why does the ANC hold on to neoliberalism?
Power in post-apartheid South Africa lies with the party, the state and capital. The tourism minister masks her complicity with bad governance, and being part of the economic and…
Lindiwe Sisulu and other power and prosperity seekers in the ANC had the authority to improve the lives of ‘the people’, but didn’t
The people need to remove their blinkers and reclaim their minds to achieve a better future
