Benjamin Fogel

Currently based in São Paulo, Benjamin Fogel is a PhD candidate in Latin American history at New York University and is a contributing editor for Jacobin magazine and website Africa is a Country

A cycle of diminishing expectations

Opinion Benjamin Fogel - 9 Nov 2020

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

Article Benjamin Fogel - 13 Apr 2020

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’

Article Benjamin Fogel - 4 Apr 2020

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

Analysis Benjamin Fogel - 27 Jan 2020

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?

Article Benjamin Fogel - 3 Jan 2020

There is no left-wing representation at any level and to start one needs clear thought

What South Africa can learn from Brazil

Article Benjamin Fogel - 6 Sep 2019

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

Article Benjamin Fogel - 31 Jul 2019

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

Article Benjamin Fogel - 17 Jul 2019

Falsehoods spread through media and politicians serve to polarise, destabilise and depoliticise

It’s not right for SA’s left to reject elections

Article Benjamin Fogel - 6 Jun 2019

Elections can be used to build a movement that advances a democratic socialist alternative

Why South Africa needs Democratic Socialism

Article Benjamin Fogel & Sean Jacobs - 21 May 2019

South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters

South Africa is ripe for right-wing populist movements

Article Benjamin Fogel - 1 May 2019

The emergence of parties such as the African Transformation Movement signals a worrying trend

Bolsonaro’s three-month rule a disaster

Article Benjamin Fogel - 12 Apr 2019

Even the rats are jumping ship as the economy flounders amid poor governance decisions

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Press Releases

Special Reports

Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!

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Get Rewarded for banking with Standard Bank Mobile

special reports - 26 Nov 2020

Free data for your bank card spend every month will go that extra mile to help keep South Africans connected to their dreams

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Introducing Greening the Future 2020

Staff Reporter - 26 Nov 2020

We highlight the work of those accelerating sustainable living in SA – at a vital moment for the environment

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Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

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Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

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UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

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Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

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Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up