Social Movements
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The 23 million South Africans who chose not to vote last time are closer to anarchism than they think
With voter turnout dropping to historic lows in South Africa, millions are turning away from the ballot box. While disillusionment reflects deep-seated systemic failures, genuine…
Testing the will of the people: The state-citizen confrontation in South Africa
The rise of anti-illegal immigration movements like Operation Dudula and March and March signals a critical moment for South African democracy, highlighting deep-seated…
Kenyans protest detested finance bill amid calls for economic justice
Citizens unite globally against tax hikes, urging economic integrity and political accountability
Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality
Six years in the making, the pair’s film explores racial and economic inequality in Cape Town
Repugnant outcomes of a caste system
Intergenerational legacies of socioeconomic exclusion have locked millions of South Africans into social castes, not classes.
When comrades rape comrades
‘Solidarity’ too often masks a culture of sexual coercion and assault by male activists.
Public education sector challenged to reform
The Centre for Development and Enterprise has challenged the public education sector to form a social movement to improve education in South Africa.
Grassroots groups look to their own to make a difference
Several grassroots social movements are fielding their own candidates in next week’s municipal elections to woo voters fed up with mainstream parties.
A movement to applaud
Social movements need to capitalise on grassroots discontent with the ruling party, argues <b>Ebrahim Harvey</b>.