Category: Political

The death of politics in South Africa.

We are underestimating the devastating impact of the death of politics in South Africa. Not politics as elections, conferences or speeches, but politics as the conscious, organised participation of ordinary people in shaping their collective future. We have never honestly analysed how the “big man” phenomenon hollowed out our democratic culture. The towering moral authority […]

The New World Order

The world today is in a more disturbed state than at any time in the last eight decades. The global structure that came into being after the Second World War had divided the world into three sharply defined sectors: the industrially developed capitalist countries (“the West” plus Japan); the Stalinist states (the USSR and its […]

Selective Bombs and Selective Grief: Empire, Muslim Suffering and the Imperial Logic of War in Nigeria

If the United States were truly motivated by the protection of Nigerian Christians, its actions would follow the geography of human suffering. But they do not. Instead, what we see is a familiar imperial pattern: war waged selectively, morality applied unevenly, and suffering acknowledged only when it aligns with strategic interest.  Numerically, most victims of […]

BRICS and Israel: Who’s Arming the Genocide?Who is Cutting Ties?

We are witnessing something unprecedented in human history—not merely another genocide, but the complete paralysis of global civilization in the face of mass slaughter. Every nation condemns the systematic extermination of Palestinians. Every leader speaks of international law and human rights. Yet not a single country—neither the imperial powers nor their supposed opposition—has managed to stop contributing to the killing machine grinding through Gaza.

Behind the Youth Revolt

The number of mostly spontaneous mass protests in Africa has grown exponentially since the start of the 2010s and yet, it still has not registered in many decisionmakers’ minds that a sea change is afoot in our political economy. Africa has the youngest population in the world. A rapid acceleration of quality service delivery is required to make Africans unite behind some kind of social contract and yet, nowhere is there any sign of the urgency that is required. This explains the growing anger that wee see in the population. 

Don’t Call It a Gen-Z Revolution

Across continents, a familiar figure has returned to the streets. In Nepal, young protesters brought down the government after years of corruption and stagnation. In Morocco, the leaderless collective “Gen Z 212” filled city squares with chants against state extravagance and everyday neglect. In Madagascar, students and unemployed workers facing water shortages and rolling blackouts forced the president to dissolve his cabinet. The world’s media quickly offered a tidy headline: Gen Z is rising.
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