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Why the media should stop calling white South Africans ‘refugees’
Mzansi is many things: unequal, violent, frustrated, politically volatile and economically strained. But it is not a war zone. Dissatisfaction with governance, fears about crime,…
South Africa’s dangerous drift away from sovereignty and nationhood
Transnational commitments are celebrated, while attachment to the nation‑state is treated with suspicion
Local government reform: strengthening democracy in a coalition era
With the advent of coalition politics at local and national level, policies are needed that help to maintain stability
South African media, nationalisation and the spectre of investor confidence
Commercial media reproduces the views of the dominant class and has been unable to unpack the underlying failures of capitalism
No one should be as rich as Elon Musk
The reactions to Elon Musk’s billionaire status are evidence that far too many South Africans have not fully grasped the destructive consequences of inequality. Entrepreneur Musk…
The Chinese chameleon reimagined in the age of Covid-19
The West’s perceptions of China hold up a mirror to its own preoccupations. More nuanced analysis is much-needed
Recalling anti-racism
Can the anti-racist struggle keep up with racism’s capacity to reinvent itself again and again? Yes – we can "recall" anti-racism and adjust it.
Communism makes a comeback
There has been renewed interest in the ideology, particularly among young people in the West, writes Stuart Jeffries.