Creator
Khwezi Mabasa
Dr Khwezi Mabasa is the economic and social policy lead at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South Africa and a part-time sociology lecturer at the University of Pretoria. His work focuses on labour studies, political economy and racial capitalism.
Violent attacks on black African migrants will not resolve national employment crisis
South Africa has a structural unemployment problem that is not primarily caused by increased labour migration.
Zille’s leadership is not suitable for building a just city
Is the DA chairperson the answer to turn Johannesburg around?
Here’s how South Africa can avoid the economic dependency path
It can rebuild the industrial base, create demand in the economy, diversify trade partnerships and deepen links with the continent’s regional trade networks, and, finally,…
BEE is essential for economic growth
There is no factual evidence that deindustrialisation, poverty, inequality and unemployment is caused by black economic empowerment, as argued by William Gumede
Employment equity and decent work will support economic growth in South Africa
The Democratic Alliance, the Free Market Foundation and the Institute of Race Relations have flawed views regarding employment equity
Trade union Solidarity’s myth of Afrikaner suppression exposed
The apartheid state used job reservation, quotas, selective procurement, import controls and industrial policy to advance working class Afrikaners
Budget: Blanket refusal to consider additional revenue sources limits policy options
Budget choices must empower the poor and end socio-economic exclusion
The Democratic Alliance’s attack on racial redress undermines inclusive growth
Race and labour market socio-economic disparities account for a significant share of the country’s overall inequality and must be addressed
Racial redress is essential for inclusive development
It must be embedded in policies and strategies that restructure the economy
South Africa’s market-led democracy undermines human rights
Deepening economic democracy through human rights-centred economic and social policy frameworks
BEE must address needs of informal economy
Research shows that existing approaches have been wholly inadequate for addressing the needs of South Africa’s informal economy