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Jared Sacks
Jared Sacks is founder of a children’s nonprofit organisation and a PhD candidate in the department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African studies at Columbia University .
Fighting fascism means that we cannot not give them an inch
Mass activism and solidarity will help to keep to this dangerous movement spearheaded by Trump in check
Interrogating the claims of Amazon developer James Tannenberger
Setting out the concrete facts in the Amazon-linked development in Cape Town in which Transnet sold land for a song
Pitfalls of the ‘mallification’ of our cities
It seem that massive corporations and property developers control Cape Town and other centres, with big land parcels going their way for low prices
The unseen massacre of Durban shack dwellers
Over the past 15 years, 24 leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo, the largest independent social movement in South Africa, have been assassinated
Rich vigilantes have no fear of consequences
The City of Cape Town tacitly condones it when wealthy landowners behave illegally, something that is not the case if you’re poor
Blindness: How the Strandfontein camp was set up to fail
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
Jewish resistance to Zionism is on the right side of history
Confining people in effective Bantustans forces us to see Israel for what it is: a European project of domination
‘A riot is the language of the unheard’
Forced into the public domain has been UCT’s function as a "non-profit" corporation and its collusion with mining multinationals.
ANC and DA discover common ground
The parties’ reactions to land invaders in regions they govern are similar – and equally illegal.
A ‘self-hating’ Jew’s guide to answering Zionist talking points
A growing number of Jews in Israel and around the world are standing with the Palestinians in their struggle for justice in the Gaza conflict.
Avert forced removals by giving the rich’s land to the poor
The Lwandle evictions are symptomatic of a broader issue: our growing housing crisis.
Reports of CPT homeless ‘work camps’ alarming
The Cape Argus has published a shocking exposé on a City of Cape Town plan to rid the city centre of people who live and make a living on the streets.
No gods, no masters: A reply to Andile Mngxitama
Andile Mngxitama seems not only to have radically changed his mind on Malema, but looks past Frantz Fanon’s warnings on the danger of the hero leader.
‘Shock and awe tactics’ used on shack dwellers
If we are to have any chance of resolving the escalating crisis in our society, we are going to have to think beyond liberalism.
Threats are bad; white supremacy is worse
This is the only public comment that I will make on the whole saga of the threats made against me by Andile Mngxitama, writes Jared Sacks.