An ideological debate is desperately needed to sort out options South Africa could pursue to find a way out of its economic morass.
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South Africa’s army is in a dire situation because the government hasn’t provided sufficient funding over the past two decades, hampering its ability to fulfil its duty.
The ratings agency downgrade decision is not a surprise. It’s a wake up call. South Africa has its work cut out.
The best chance South Africa has of recovering from sub-investment grade credit rating status is to have leaders who are prepared to break rank with the small-mindedness of the ruling party.
It’s long past time the ANC acted to end the Zuma era. But does it have the moral backbone to act?
Are those ANC members critical of Zuma willing to stand up and be counted? Will Pravin Gordhan, popular hero of the hour, provide one further great service to the nation?
South Africa’s energy sector is perhaps at its most fluid and unpredictable stage it has ever been in.
The removal of South Africa’s finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, is the greatest threat to public finances experienced in the post 1994 era.
The focus will now be on how the social democratic and left-leaning members of South Africa’s cabinet – the “constitutionalists” – will respond to the reshuffle.
South African President Jacob Zuma has replaced the finance minister and his deputy with appointments that would allow looting of the national purse.
The social grant saga shows how South African courts are doomed to fail to protect the public from its government.
South African struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada believed in non-racialism to his core, even as others around him began to argue for an Africanist approach.
The rising talk about ‘white monopoly capital’ as an obstacle to economic inclusion in South Africa is a red herring.
US President Donald Trump often owns the conversation on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. But why use the same tactics we’re criticising him for? And what would be an appropriate response?
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has repeatedly stepped in to protect vulnerable people and to perform what former deputy chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke calls its “transformative role”.
South Africa’s social grants fiasco begs the question: was it orchestrated to undermine the judiciary and the constitution and hide sheer incompetence on the part of government?
South Africa’s Constitutional Court is in a fix. The only way to deliver social grants that support millions would be through a process that’s without validation, would be unlawful and invalid.
South Africa’s social compact is at breaking point and the country may need a dialogue similar to its 1994 political transition talks to get out of the crisis.
South Africa’s mining industry is on an unsustainable trajectory and needs to undergo fundamental transformation that emphasises transparency, equity, and community participation.
In preparing the 2017 national budget South Africa needs to take heed of warnings that its historical austerity measures are hurting the poor and even costing lives.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Head: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Digital Society, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
