Benjamin Fogel

South Africans are learning the hard way that corruption cannot simply be solved through technical fixes and increasing “accountability” through locking the villains up

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

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 SACP is not building socialism, or even social democracy. Sadly, it has become just another party advancing the politics of patronage

There is no left-wing representation at any level and to start one needs clear thought

As the fallout from Lava Jato shows, we must be wary of factionalism in the fight against graft

Politicians depend on our ability to forget their worst transgressions in order to manipulate the public discourse

Falsehoods spread through media and politicians serve to polarise, destabilise and depoliticise

Elections can be used to build a movement that advances a democratic socialist alternative

South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters

The emergence of parties such as the African Transformation Movement signals a worrying trend

Even the rats are jumping ship as the economy flounders amid poor governance decisions

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

Jair Bolsonaro is the embodiment of the most hardline faction military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for twenty-one years

The bitter reality is that there is a real chance of the country returning to a dictatorship and its darkest days