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Mmusi Maimane’s resignation highlights a core problem: the assumption that the only way to do anything is the way white men did it in the past

Bandied around as a panacea, “social cohesion” is actually a way for the elite to dominate citizens by forcing them to repress their differences

The recent election has shown again that the extremism which worries democrats in much of the world has little traction in South Africa

To claim that protests are being organised suggests sinister motives. But all protest is organised. So are cake sales and shopping expeditions

Too few South Africans are able to participate in systems that allow their voices to be heard

It is an unpopular view, but Fanie du Toit’s evidence and argument shows us a way forward

The stimulus package is more interesting for what it says about the politics of economic decision making than for its likely impact on the economy

Steven Friedman argues that the constitutional amendment is likely to clarify the Constitution’s current provisions on land expropriation

The Mark Lamberti case shows that South African business suffers from deeply rooted racial prejudices

The crisis caused by land expropriation without compensation will be resolved by opening up the economy and addressing historical inequalities

A closer look at the resolution of the ANC, shows that it won’t undertake a radical economic transformation agenda as suggested by media reports.

The corporate scandal will do South Africa a huge service if it makes the point that corruption and mismanagement have nothing to do with race.

The Steinhoff corporate scandal will do SA a huge service if it makes the point that corruption and mismanagement have nothing to do with race.

South Africa’s five-year-old National Development Plan suffers from gross misinterpretation by different parties.

Privatisation talk in South Africa shows how state owned enterprises are being used as tools for enrichment by the connected.