Parties such as Xiluva, and the South African Rainbow Alliance have recently been absorbed by uMkhonto weSizwe party
The struggle stalwart debunks narratives about racial discord in South Africa
Education’s role in fostering critical consciousness and political engagement has been side-lined in favour of a narrow focus on individual success and economic competitiveness
Pravin Gordhan was the political architect who tried to shun
the spotlight
Pravin Gordhan’s contribution included the negotiated transition to democracy, the new Constitution and the transformation of the state apparatus and the public sector
The former finance minister recalled Gordhan’s role in mobilising broad-based protest against apartheid and state capture
Not everyone liked the late former public enterprises minister, but everyone respected him
Gordhan’s last political act was to call for a ‘reset’ and a return to progressive politics
Gordhan passed away after what his family said was a short battle with cancer
The Change Starts Now project, which is backed by billionaires and fronted by former banker Roger Jardine, is a top-down attempt by powerful people to win political clout
Fikile Mbalula and the Luthuli House crew may find themselves working from home in the next elections
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the United Democratic Front
Democracy can be about more than elections and the sudden moments of rupture enabled by social media. The patient work of building popular movements remains essential
Eligible voters no longer vote; they don’t trust any politician. The UDF, a coalition of hundreds of small organisations, could be an answer
Several unions were formed in the wake of the seminal strikes 50 years ago, including the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Duarte died after an eight month battle with cancer
The party of socialist Black Consciousness has fresh leaders and a pact with the Pan Africanist Congress to begin working at the local level to create a viable and radical Left
Lazarus Chakwera’s ascent to the presidency was made possible by the nine-party Tonse Alliance, which included Mutharika’s former deputy, Saulus Chilima, as his running mate
Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken
The death of an Eighties student activist reminds us how much South Africa owes to that generation
Anti-apartheid activists are now using their skills to force the state to deliver socioeconomic justice
The blind pursuit of power has left citizens to make their own way
It was meant to keep the ANC honest but has become another victim of Zuma’s toxic legacy
With the liberal world order in a state of crisis, genuinely democratic alternatives must be found
The Tshwane metro’s DA speaker believes agriculture will stimulate the province’s economy and generate jobs
The almost R12-billion budget for the 2018/19 financial year has to be passed. If it is not passed, the City’s administration could grind to a halt
Judging her by long-held patriarchal standards only exposes our society’s misogynistic gaze
Madikizela-Mandela straddled generations because of her radical politics and her empathy for the oppressed.
‘South Africans are so inured to protests that a small protest at an NPA office in Cape Town barely registers’
Veteran politician Bantu Holomisa says the official opposition can’t take on the ANC alone
The country needs a mass democratic movement to confront the mismanagement that will otherwise beset it, writes Marius Oosthuizen.
The ministry will attempt to exhume the remains of more than eighty political prisoners who were hanged at the facility during apartheid.