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

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

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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

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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

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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

South Africa’s not that different from Brazil

Article Benjamin Fogel - 2 Nov 2018

South Africans could embrace an authoritarian state if the government fails to address current social and economic issues

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Press Releases

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Specia Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

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TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

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The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

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SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

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Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art