Ebrahim Harvey
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Numsa’s new federation still a pipe dream
In trying to set up a new alliance and workers’ party, it seems the union has taken on too much.
I cannot imagine the demise of the trail-blazing Mail & Guardian
No paper, the writer argues, has kept the ruling party on its toes as the M&G has done.
Under Zuma, the ANC has finally lost it
The never-ending political scandals are ultimately killing the hopes of the poor majority.
Mantashe’s ill temper has hurt the ANC
The secretary general must take some blame for the spectacular rise of Amcu and the EFF.
Wildcat strikes have left a bitter legacy
The battles for higher wages by angry striking miners must be chosen carefully to avoid setbacks for the workers, writes Ebrahim Harvey.
Deep Read: Kgalema’s hopes and concerns
In this extract from ‘Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography’, we learn that he didn’t expect the new leadership to do things it accused Mbeki of.
ANC faces an uphill battle in the Western Cape
It often does not seem that the ANC fully appreciates the working-class and poor profile of the coloured population in the Western Cape .
‘There’s an architect who gets rich furnishing dictators’
"Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes" — it’s a priceless line spoken by Galileo after he has recanted to avoid torture.
ANC created ‘Shikota’
Where did the ANCYL get the power and audacity to attack Motlanthe, the judiciary and so much more with impunity?
What breakaway party?
A split from the ANC? Forget it. The time is not right for a split and any new initiative will fail.
Why Zapiro’s cartoon must be condemned
It is because I hold the <i>M&G</i> in high regard that I find its views of the controversial Zapiro cartoon to be blatantly wrong and unfair.
In the mind of Motlanthe
"I have interviewed African National Congress deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe seven times between 1999 and 2008, and I have watched him change. Yes, he has been buffeted by…
New architecture for the left
The moment is ripe to look to Brazil and form our own mass workers party along the lines of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT). The left should exploit the deepening political…
Fight the scourge of ‘invisible’ violence
We celebrate National Women’s Day, as we rightly should, every year. But how do we deal with the fact that every day the bodies, minds and dignity of thousands of women are…
Where are the black thinkers of the left?
"We must encourage the growth of a cadre of black intellectuals who can produce discourses to rigorously engage with the transformation of our society. Alongside the decline of…