Patrick Bond, Author at The Mail & Guardian

Collars and ties mask the real white monopoly capitalism

Article Patrick Bond - 6 Oct 2017

Only mass civil action will hound this rogues’ gallery of corporate crooks out of town

Opposed to ‘Zuptas’ and ‘WMC’? Learn from SA’s history of anti-corporate resistance

Article Patrick Bond - 4 Oct 2017

Protest against corporate injustice remains one of South Africa’s greatest strengths.

Brics is not all it’s cracked up to be

Article Patrick Bond & Staff Reporter - 18 Aug 2017

Zuma and his cohorts appear to have little understanding of the true nature of the troubled grouping.

Falling BRICS endanger their citizens’ health, starting with Jacob Zuma

Article Patrick Bond - 10 Aug 2017

“I was poisoned and almost died just because South Africa joined Brics under my leadership,” Zuma told supporters in his native KwaZulu-Natal.

WEF ditched democratic, inclusive pretences by facilitating new G20 privatisation

Analysis Patrick Bond - 8 May 2017

WEF-Africa's tactic of providing invited spaces for oppressed people, versus disregard for those considered unworthy of being inside, is well-known.

Brics joins the reigning world order

Article Patrick Bond - 31 Mar 2017

Its pronouncements are meaningless, given the member nations’ proclivity to feed off one another.

Zuma’s speech was full of ‘alternative facts’ rather than a reflection of reality

Analysis Patrick Bond - 14 Feb 2017

Jacob Zuma promised radical economic transformation in his 2017 Sona. A lot of what he said in support of this promise is alternative facts.

Trump can be tripped by sanctions

Article Patrick Bond - 20 Jan 2017

The president-elect’s policies will rebound on the whole world but there is a way to hit back.

The odds are stacked against the Brics

Article Patrick Bond - 5 Jan 2017

New alliances with Washington and internal leadership problems are some of the problems that could rock the bloc

Delinking offers SA some respite

Article Patrick Bond - 11 Nov 2016

Tighter capital controls could be the answer to the world’s most volatile currency.

Trump’s isolationism: Threats and opportunities for Africa

Article Patrick Bond - 10 Nov 2016

Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the US stunned many across the globe.

Gordhan’s politics of divide-and-rule

Article Patrick Bond - 28 Oct 2016

It’s easy to see where the minister could raise money if he really wanted to ameliorate poverty.

Press Releases

Business

Rahima Moosa Hospital nursing college introduces no-touch facial recognition access system

Staff Reporter - 8 Apr 2020

The new system allows the hospital to enrol people’s faces immediately, using artificial intelligence, and integrates easily with existing access control infrastructure, including card readers and biometrics

Special Reports

Everyone’s talking about it. Even Kentucky

Staff Reporter - 7 Apr 2020

Earlier this year South African fried chicken fast-food chain, Chicken Licken®, launched a campaign for their wallet-friendly EasyBucks® meals, based on the idea of ‘Everyone’s talking about it.’

Special Reports

New energy mix on the cards

Derek Davey - 3 Apr 2020

REI4P already has and will continue to yield thousands of employment opportunities

Special Reports

The online value of executive education in a Covid-19 world

Staff Reporter - 27 Mar 2020

Executive education courses further develop the skills of leaders in the workplace

Special Reports

Sisa Ntshona urges everyone to stay home, and consider travelling later

Staff Reporter - 26 Mar 2020

Sisa Ntshona has urged everyone to limit their movements in line with government’s request

Special Reports

SAB Zenzele’s special AGM postponed until further notice

Staff Reporter - 24 Mar 2020

An arrangement has been announced for shareholders and retailers to receive a 77.5% cash payout

Special Reports

20th Edition of the National Teaching Awards

Staff Reporter - 23 Mar 2020

Teachers are seldom recognised but they are indispensable to the country's education system

Special Reports

Awards affirm the vital work that teachers do

Thabo Mohlala - 23 Mar 2020

Government is committed to empowering South Africa’s teachers with skills, knowledge and techniques for a changing world