Neoliberalism
latest news & developmentsPART TWO: Rise Mzansi promises social democracy but delivers neoliberalism
Despite evidence of the dangers and failures of public-private partnerships, the ANC and newcomer Rise Mzansi ignore these concerns
Combat destructive nihilism to build an egalitarian South African society
To overcome negativity, and draw citizens back into politics, we need to recapture the viability of class struggle which can usher in real change
Inequality defines the nature of South Africa’s economy
This cannot be rectified without redistributing wealth and property – and therefore power
OPINION | The ANC is not the only obstacle to change
To reimagine a better South Africa, capitalism and its unequal class structure have to be challenged
Much more than the ANC needs to go to forge a better South Africa
The class structure and capitalism have to be challenged to reimagine a viable and just country
ANC and neoliberalism: Why the aversion to a fairer economy?
Inequality is a moral crime. We can imagine better systems, so why does the ANC hold on to neoliberalism?
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
The ANC fails to define its own economic policy
Its position has shifted from social democracy to neoliberalism over two decades. But what is it now?
Why is Jacob Zuma still so popular?
The former president and the ‘RET’ faction will not bring the changes South Africa sorely needs
Review: Mahmood Mamdani on the ‘non-national’ state
Mahmood Mamdani’s latest book, ‘Neither Settler nor Native’ asks a political question: Rights for whom?
Chile’s political earthquake uncovers the non-traditional left
The shake-up has seen young, feminist and anti-neoliberal voices emerge from the 15 May general election
The uberfication of the university
The pandemic is hastening neoliberal universities’ moves towards platform pedagogy, where lecturers become participants in the “just-in-time” gig economy and students become…
The myths that swirl around modern-day South Africa should be dispelled
Without an accurate understanding of the dilemmas which overwhelm us, our efforts to produce effective and far-reaching strategies or solutions for change will fail
Where will neoliberalism end?
LONG READ As the world was overtaken by upheaval last year, one photo emerging from the uprisings depicts a protestor bearing a promise: “Neoliberalism was born in Chile and will…
Drawn Lines: About the place of work in the struggle
In this response to Judy Seidman, Njabulo Zwane defends a Black Radical Tradition of refusing the notion of work itself