Post Apartheid
latest news & developmentsSouth Africa’s transformation drive under scrutiny as JSE black ownership remains low
There were replacement transactions at Old Mutual and Absa, with FirstRand, Sanlam and Capitec retaining black ownership. But Standard Bank and Nedbank have less than 1% black…
Ramaphosa calls for ‘real change’ as SA marks 32 years of democracy
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s democracy must be measured by its ability to deliver real, material improvements in people’s lives
SA marks 32 years of democracy amid deep inequality and joblessness
South Africa’s 32nd Freedom Day highlights both democratic gains and ongoing struggles with inequality, unemployment and poverty
What does it mean to forgive? A play asks, 30 years after the TRC
Drawing from archives and lived experience, the international production probes the emotional and political complexities of reconciliation in a fractured world
National Dialogue: South Africa’s elusive search for a social compact
Critics wondered whether the convention would follow through with local ward talks and implement recommendations
Trade unions, return to your socialist values and origins
In the days of apartheid, unions fought for more than just wages, they wanted a new society. Now it seems they have abandoned their roots
Trade union Solidarity’s myth of Afrikaner suppression exposed
The apartheid state used job reservation, quotas, selective procurement, import controls and industrial policy to advance working class Afrikaners
uNomkhubulwane and songs of the water spirits
Nduduzo Makhathini unpacks the philosophy and traditions behind his new album
Torture is not limited to CIA black sites – it’s alive in South Africa’s prisons
Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans
Political elites, not foreigners, are to blame for South Africa’s problems
What if we told foreigners to voetsek? We have fallen victim to the illusion of scarcity. And we are led to wrongly believe immigrants are a threat
Why a blanket approach to redressing spatial inequity is flawed
Equal distribution of resources will not close the access gap. Instead, resources must be deployed where they are needed most – and low-cost housing must move from the urban…