Beacons of light for the future in KZN
By Imraan Buccus The ANC enjoys the honour of being the oldest liberation movement on the African continent. Founded in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress, its formation marked the birth of an…
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South Africa is locked into a shaky future of coalitions, and we can’t wait for the politicians to save us
By Imraan Buccus Given our lack of a shared national vision, the immaturity of many of our politicians and the normalisation of dishonesty, insult and general crudity in our public sphere, it is possible we will…
Israel pageant controversy: ‘The CEO behind Miss SA also represents the Zionist group, Jewish National Fund!’
Stephanie Weil’s stubborn stance in advocating for Miss SA’s involvement in the Miss Universe pageant next month now makes perfect sense, writes Dr. Ahmed Haroon Jazbhay of the Media Review Network The past week has…
Local governance – brace yourself for tough times ahead
By Imraan Buccus Brace yourself South Africa. The next five years in local government will be a rough ride. The horse trading in the hung councils might bring some temporary relief but none of these…
Disenchanted voters signal that a credible left is a pronounced gap in electoral politics
By Imraan Buccus The vast numbers of people who stayed away, the clear majority, have shown no stomach for a rotten ANC, its mirror image in the EFF, or the right-wing options of the DA, the…
In whose interest is the Saudi regime acting by targeting Palestinians?
The repression facing Palestinians in Saudi Arabia at the hands of the monarchy’s security forces cannot be countenanced, neither by the ANC-led government, nor by Muslim NGOs and Ulema formations, writes Iqbal Jassat. We at…
There is major space for a new left coalition in South Africa, but Blade Nzimande has to go
By Imraan Buccus The possibility of left renewal and the development of a viable leftist party depends to an important degree on the prospects for renewal within the SACP. But for the SACP to leave the…
‘African leaders have no heart for poor’
A media expose, dubbed the ‘Pandora Papers’, has revealed how corrupt leaders, including from Africa, have been draining their country’s wealth for their own benefit, writes Dr. Mustafa Mheta of the Media Review Network. A…
Political killings in KZN – need to act now
By Imraan Buccus KwaZulu-Natal has been the central location for political violence since the 1980s. As a number of commentators have observed the impunity for violence in the province has meant that contestation for access…
Palestinians feel betrayed by Arab despots as they ‘normalise’ with Israel’
Self-imposed despots, fearful of democratic values, believe that “normalization” with the usurper of Palestine will “guarantee” safety and protection for them, writes Iqbal Jassat. Pinning Palestinians down while applying harsh measures of violent repression accompanied…