A nationalistic, gangster political faction is ready to feed off the crisis created by social inequality
Our history has shown that the exercise of democratic reason can shake power from below
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union’s contribution to freedom is mostly unsung
Until a democratic order delivers some form of social justice, we will lurch from crisis to crisis
The abuse of state resources is devastating for the poor but it opens a door for people who often have no other way of getting ahead
Stability demands that those who are brutally excluded must be given a meaningful voice
Ramaphosa’s inability to imagine an emancipatory path takes us back to an unsustainable elitism
We need to place feminist commitments at the centre of any truly progressive political project
We need to forge an embracing social awareness to counter South Africa’s inherent chauvinism
The liberal international order is being destroyed. And in the midst of this, Brics leaders gathered in Johannesburg this week