Matric should do more than open doors of learning
Focusing on the matric exam and pass rate is only half the struggle because cultural resources are what really empower school leavers in South Africa.
Analysis
The character of the dissent to come
As liberalism continues to be challenged from the right and the left what forces will cohere in South Africa?
Don’t let capitalism blame migrants for its failures
A spirit of internationalism and solidarity is needed to hold elites accountable for their greed, ineptitude and lack of political imagination.
South African parties jump to the right on migration
As the 2019 general elections approach, South African politicians are adopting the global anti-migrant rhetoric.
We need to debate the Ingonyama Trust
The way in which Ingonyama Trust land is managed by King Goodwill Zwelithini and his elite allies is oppressive and must be challenged.
Insurgent universality
The ‘mass movement’ has been pivotal to successful political change. Now, once more, it has a critical role in overthrowing neocapitalism and reckoning with ‘colonial modernity’
We have our world to win
The world is facing environmental catastrophe. The time to organise for a just and viable future is now.
Women’s internationalism against global patriarchy
The women’s movement must be reclaimed from NGOs, and rooted in radically democratic forms of organising committed to anti-racism and internationalism.
There is only one world
Each and every undocumented worker is from the same world as ourselves. Courage, a local virtue, is required to affirm this against the reactionary forces of our age.
Bolsonaro and the ghosts of the grand house
Brazil’s president-in-waiting seems set to ride into power on a resurgent wave of right-wing fervour.
Decolonising the notion of citizenship
Colonial categories and divisions are at the root of xenophobia in South Africa.
Socialists think
Socialist intellectuals often fail to understand that people think, and work out new political ideas in concrete situations.
AfriForum and the white international
The ‘civil society’ organisation is feeding into old tropes – and deep-seated racist ideas – in its international tour to lobby support.
Hindutva and the counter-revolution in India
The Hindu right is organising an effective counter-revolution against the democratic, secular and pluralistic order set up by Nehru. A credible progressive alternative is required to stop the advance.
Brazil heads to the polls under the pall of fascism
With backing from the three Gs – Guns, God and Gold – it seems it will take more than hashtags for Brazilians to overcome the threat that Jair Bolsonaro poses to their democracy.
Witches, witch-hunting and women
An international and historical perspective on globalisation, capital accumulation and violence against women, from a leading feminist thinker.
Revitalising the Left in Latin America
The left is in retreat across Latin America. Serious thought is required in order to renew the prospects for emancipatory political movements.
Balancing submission and autonomy in tradition
Reflections on patriarchy and culture inspired by a feminist mother.
Land and community in South Africa
A pragmatic and popular politics of mobilisation, alliance and amalgamation preceded colonial attempts to fix people,
Are charter schools on the horizon in the Western Cape?
The Western Cape Schools Amendment Bill, nearing the end of its consultation phase, is a dangerous step toward US-style “charter
The place of chiefs in postapartheid South Africa
In this excerpt from a chapter in a new book, ‘The Politics of Custom’, a careful eye is cast on the Nhlapo Commission.