Black Middle Class

Black economic empowerment has been transformative but it needs to be revisited to broaden its pool of beneficiaries

South Africa’s black middle class has a spending power of R400-billion per year, research study finds

As we prepare to listen to another tough budget speech, it is time to recognise the vital but neglected role played by this strata in modern South Africa

By presenting poverty as a choice, self-help books fail to address social inequality

Overtly reflective and intensely rousing, the visuals for ‘Spirit’ serve as far more than just a music video

The skills gained in public institutions should be providing a springboard into the private sector

Politicians need to take heed of the protest of August 3 – when the black bourgeoisie rebelled.

Readers write in about the black middle class, and food parcels.

We like putting people into their little boxes, but South Africans are way too tricksy to stay put, writes Rebecca Davis.

Readers write in about Jeff Rudin and race, the immaculate conception, the use of the word ‘marijuana’ instead of ‘dagga’, and the use of expletives.

In the face of waning incomes, rising food prices and a weak and volatile currency, the takeaway market is growing.

Ahead of local government elections the party is calling on a team of professionals and academics to help it regain votes in Gauteng.

Call me a grumpy white male, but we are harping on about decolonisation while new elites feast on the state and gobble power.

We have yet to grasp fully what it means to be black and middle class, writes Thabang Sefalafala.

It’s not just a question of wealth, but of how people define themselves in relation to their community, write Grace Khunou and Detlev Krige.