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ActionSA, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the uMkhonto weSizwe party (MKP) joined the group March on March in a march through central Durban on 26 March 2026. Photo: Action SA

The left must eschew xenophobia

Xenophobia offers a simple but misleading explanation for a complex crisis. It reframes mass unemployment, failing public services and weak governance as a question of belonging

The pathological hatred Trump inspires on the left and the quasi-religious devotion he commands on the right reflect tensions within American democratic culture. File Photo

Selective outrage: Can Zionists be challenged for being anti-Semitic?

The New York Times seems to believe Islamophobia cancels out anti-Semitism as it downplays Trump’s remarks and publishes a racist piece

Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, 16 August 1819. 15th Hussars charging unarmed crowd gathered near St Peter’s Church to hear speeches supporting Reform of Parliament and repeal of Corn Laws. 6 killed, about 70 wounded treated in local infirmaries. Wood engraving. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

South Africa: A state for the few, not the many

Between them, the kleptocrats and the neoliberals protect the privilege of the few against the claims for justice on the part of the many

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrives to attend a Tory Leadership hustings event on July 21, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Truss is the Tory Corbyn: How the Conservative Party will destroy itself

Liz Truss has the support of 62% of the Conservative Party members who anoint the next prime minister

With inequality framed as a key trigger for the worldwide unrest comes the circulation of literature breaking down the disparities between rich and poor — in Chile and Lebanon, they are frighteningly high.  (Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez)

Where will neoliberalism end?

LONG READ As the world was overtaken by upheaval last year, one photo emerging from the uprisings depicts a protestor bearing a promise: “Neoliberalism was born in Chile and will…

The real challenge for China is facing up to its own modernity: How does it become the sort of society that is consistent with its rapidly modernising economy without major, chaotic social upheaval? (Jorge Silva/Reuters)

How China could solve its Hong Kong problem

The way university management handled the #FeesMustFall demonstrations offers some lessons for the Beijing administration

Brexit or bust: How did Britain end up in a political labyrinth? (Getty)

Five pivotal moments behind Brexit chaos

Britains’s decision to leave the EU three years ago has become a study in political chaos that few could have predicted then

Even in the best-case scenario for the opposition, the ruling party will continue to maintain a healthy control over the nation’s politics. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

A tale of two countries in uncertain days

It is the best of times, the worst of times, but also the most dangerous of times for South Africa and Britain

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcomes British Prime Minister Theresa May in Strasbourg, France. (Reuters/Vincent Kessler/Pool)

Brexit drama faces parliament judgment day

May huddled with EU leaders in Strasbourg in a bid to salvage the vision of Brexit she set out after coming to power nearly three years ago

MPs voted last week to send May back to Brussels to renegotiate the clause, suggesting her deal would then be able to pass after it was roundly rejected in parliament last month. (AFP)

UK’s May says she is ‘armed with fresh’ Brexit mandate

EU officials have insisted that the deal is not open for renegotiation

On Tuesday, MPs dealt the prime minister the heaviest drubbing in modern British political history by rejecting the divorce agreement by a stunning 432 votes to 202. (Toby Melville/Reuters)

UK PM May reaches out to rivals after winning confidence vote

Theresa May conceded the divorce terms she struck with the EU had been roundly rejected, but vowed to work to find an alternative

Theresa May leaves after a news conference following a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium December 14 2018. (Eric Vidal/Reuters)

Brexit deal vote: UK Parliament’s feuding factions

Parliament is to finally vote on Tuesday on whether to support or vote against the agreement

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UK steps up no-deal Brexit plans with 3 500 soldiers on standby

May’s cabinet is divided between ministers who want the government to embrace a no-deal outcome and those who favour parliament having a final say

British Prime Minister Theresa May has resigned. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)

UK opposition launches parliamentary confidence manoeuvre against PM May

​British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May

Most ominously for May, the Northern Irish party which props up her government threatened to break their alliance over reports of a special arrangement for the British province. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)

UK’s May takes Brexit deal to cabinet as MPs revolt

After months of talks, May announced late Tuesday that negotiators had struck a draft agreement on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (AFP)

‘Love Corbyn, hate Brexit’: Labour faces Brexit split

​Britain’s main opposition Labour Party is bracing for a tumultuous debate on the toxic issue of Brexit at its annual conference

Hat in the ring: President Goodluck Jonathan has embarked on his re-election campaign

Netanyahu praises Israeli army after killings of 17 Palestinians

Dozens more were wounded in the second day of Gaza protests as condemnation over Israeli military’s use of live fire grows

UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn at the party’s recent conference. His leadership has revived the party’s fortunes.

Britain’s Labour Party and the ANC: why the stark contrast of fortunes?

Britain’s Labour Party is anticipating the making of a new social revolution but the ANC is in disarray with no moral compass or credible leadership

People power: Jeremy Corbyn attracted enthusiastic crowds ahead of Labour’s unexpectedly strong election showing

Why Corbyn’s meteoric rise is good for Africa

Britain’s Labour leader represents ‘a new kind of politics’ of the left that holds electoral appeal

“It’s time that we had a renewal of the ANC

As UK goes to polls, May’s gamble on calling a snap election looks increasingly risky

The prime minister is unlikely to get unequivocal backing for the ‘hard’ Brexit she’d envisioned.