Sean Jacobs

Chris Hani’s political legacy

Article Sean Jacobs - 13 Apr 2020

Chris Hani should not be made into an ideal type or used to settle political scores in the present

February 11 1990: Mandela’s media conquest

Article Sean Jacobs - 17 Feb 2020

Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was also South Africa’s first ‘media event’. And, despite the NP’s, and the SABC’s, attempt to control the narrative, the force of Madiba’s personality meant that he emerged as a celebrity

What comes after nationalism in Africa? A luta continua

Article Sean Jacobs - 13 Jan 2020

There are a number of cases in the past decade where Africans have managed to push the conversation beyond liberal reforms as a political...

Broadcast takes on social media in the world of politics

Article Sean Jacobs - 11 Sep 2019

Live TV broadcasts of political rallies, funerals and press conferences, may be more decisive than social media in shaping mass debate in South Africa

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

Online site a new model for journalism

Article Sean Jacobs - 17 May 2019

The Africa Is a Country website offers a rich mix of news, comment and analysis about the continent

Battle of ideas in the newsroom

Article Sean Jacobs - 14 Dec 2018

Journalist Sibonelo Radebe’s death has robbed the industry of the kind of thinker it sorely needs

The limits of coloured nationalism

Article Sean Jacobs - 13 Jun 2018

Gatvol Capetonian is a coloured ultra-nationalist organisation but here’s the kicker: their racist culprit is the post-apartheid government

How do we write about Winnie’s life sympathetically?

Article Sean Jacobs - 12 Apr 2018

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy should not be reduced to the uncomplicated heroism that exemplifies today’s personality politics

Why Corbyn’s meteoric rise is good for Africa

Analysis Sean Jacobs - 15 Jun 2017

Britain’s Labour leader represents ‘a new kind of politics’ of the left that holds electoral appeal

Afropunk’s growing gains and pains

Article Sean Jacobs - 19 May 2017

Like any indie movement facing commercial success, the festival needs to hold on to its soul

It’s Malema’s world

Article Sean Jacobs - 19 Jul 2011

Any casual observer would conclude that the country politics mostly revolves around Julius Malema.

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