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Mmusi Maimane’s resignation highlights a core problem: the assumption that the only way to do anything is the way white men did it in the past
Bandied around as a panacea, “social cohesion” is actually a way for the elite to dominate citizens by forcing them to repress their differences
The recent election has shown again that the extremism which worries democrats in much of the world has little traction in South Africa
To claim that protests are being organised suggests sinister motives. But all protest is organised. So are cake sales and shopping expeditions
Too few South Africans are able to participate in systems that allow their voices to be heard
It is an unpopular view, but Fanie du Toit’s evidence and argument shows us a way forward
The stimulus package is more interesting for what it says about the politics of economic decision making than for its likely impact on the economy
Steven Friedman argues that the constitutional amendment is likely to clarify the Constitution’s current provisions on land expropriation
The Mark Lamberti case shows that South African business suffers from deeply rooted racial prejudices
The crisis caused by land expropriation without compensation will be resolved by opening up the economy and addressing historical inequalities
A closer look at the resolution of the ANC, shows that it won’t undertake a radical economic transformation agenda as suggested by media reports.
The corporate scandal will do South Africa a huge service if it makes the point that corruption and mismanagement have nothing to do with race.
The Steinhoff corporate scandal will do SA a huge service if it makes the point that corruption and mismanagement have nothing to do with race.
South Africa’s five-year-old National Development Plan suffers from gross misinterpretation by different parties.
Privatisation talk in South Africa shows how state owned enterprises are being used as tools for enrichment by the connected.
South Africa is fixated on the future of President Jacob Zuma. Steven Friedman explains that this isn’t the case within the governing ANC.
A financial system that is sure to collapse if the central bank cares about people’s well-being goes against democratic principle.
The misfortunes experienced by Brian Molefe, the CEO of Eskom, shows that the battle for the country’s public purse is not a one way bet.
A captured treasury is bad news for the country’s poor but the view that the capture is a natural enemy of the market economy is a myth.
The economic transformation discussion document released by the ANC fails to be radical.
