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Ebrahim Fakir
Ebrahim Fakir is the director of programmes at the Auwal Socio Economic Research Institute (ASRI), and member of the board of directors of Afesis-corplan, a nongovernmental organisation in the Eastern Cape. He is also a member of the advisory council of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution
Condemn the person, shield the ideology
Following viral racist outbursts in Norwood over Palestinian flags, Ebrahim Fakir argues that treating these incidents as isolated anomalies conveniently protects the political…
Sorry: The easiest word
An analysis of the viral Norwood confrontation, unpacking how anti-Muslim rhetoric and global impunity intersect to fuel uninhibited racism and ethno-supremacist bigotry in South…
Locked up or lazy? Local and provincial representatives are nowhere to be seen
Oversight is crucial, and more so during a state of disaster, yet the Parliament seems to prefer deferring this function until the Covid-19 crisis is over
Quo vadis? End of the ANC as we know it
The party must decide if politicised uncertainty and institutionalised ambiguity will be its end
Odds stacked against Cyril’s stimulus offer
To make it work, politicians must stop meddling and people with expertise must be brought in
SA’s political parties are a useless bunch
The blind pursuit of power has left citizens to make their own way
Townships are still a world apart
Bids to unleash their economic potential have failed largely because the motives, networks and practices of the informal economy are ignored.
CEO SleepOut 2017: Poverty porn with an empathetic face
It’s time for the ridiculously gimmicky #CEOSleepOut again.
Protests are a cry for political recognition
More than just rebellions of the poor, community uprisings give a voice to those who feel powerless.
Malema’s great ideological irony
Economic freedom implies unconstrained markets and less state intervention, not more.