Jason Musyoka

Associate Researcher at University of Pretoria. Guest lecturer at UKZN. Former Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Pretoria. Former Research at Synovate.

Deconstruct irrational debates in SA

Article Jason Musyoka - 29 May 2019

White monopoly capital and the Zille privilege tweets are reasons we need logical discourse

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South Africa’s future is a human economy, not a political fix

Article Jason Musyoka - 7 Nov 2017

Removing a president won’t end corruption because global capital is part of the problem

Illegal mining about survival, not criminality

Analysis Jason Musyoka - 28 Jul 2017

Subsistence miners are in no more danger than legal mineworkers – and are no national threat

State capture fails the black middle class

Analysis Jason Musyoka - 22 Jun 2017

The skills gained in public institutions should be providing a springboard into the private sector

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South Africa’s middle class is three salaries away from poverty

Analysis Jason Musyoka - 26 May 2017

"An assessment of middle classes should consider their vulnerability rather than hold a romanticised view"

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The path towards a ‘human economy’ needs no help from elitist agendas

Article Jason Musyoka - 16 May 2017

Oxfam has done commendable work but runs the risk of distorting the grassroots concept of “human economy” to placate an elitist crowd

The state is sick and, while it’s ill, it can’t fix the economy

Analysis Jason Musyoka - 14 Feb 2017

A crippled state, like an ailing patient, cannot heal itself, but needs a visionary leader to perform emergency surgery in a selfless and moral way.

Africa’s 21st century moment? Not yet

Article Jason Musyoka - 24 Oct 2016

On the surface Africa is democratic but underneath it is a ‘man-eat-man’ society, writes Jason Musyoka.

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State capture and the centre that seems no longer able to hold

Analysis Jason Musyoka - 10 Oct 2016

The risk of the current state of affairs is that it is likely to divide the country along several lines, from racial, to tribal, to class.

Why post apartheid order is only starting two decades on

Analysis Jason Musyoka - 3 Oct 2016

The old is dying and the new is yet to emerge, but the end of the interregnum is in sight.

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It’s not black and white in SA – it’s the working classes and the middle classes

Analysis Jason Musyoka - 7 Sep 2016

Politicians need to take heed of the protest of August 3 – when the black bourgeoisie rebelled.

Press Releases

Special Reports

UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

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

Special Reports

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

Special Reports

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

Special Reports

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

Special Reports

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

Special Reports

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