It centred darkly that “foreign-aligned Zionist lobbying threatens South Africa’s sovereignty” and how South Africans “did not defeat apartheid only to become vulnerable to new forms of pressure dressed up as lobbying, philanthropy, diplomacy, religion, or ‘shared values’”. In particular, he launched an attack on the South African Israel Public Affairs Committee (SAIPAC), which he…
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June 30 is no longer just a protest date. It has become a pressure point in South Africa’s already tense debate about illegal immigration, border control, unemployment, crime and the state’s ability to enforce its own laws. The difficulty is that illegal immigration is, by nature, hidden and hard to measure. Estimates of undocumented migrants…
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The politics of calculation in Gaza warhttps://en.majalla.com/node/305016/politics/politics-calculation-gaza-warPolitics The politics of calculation in Gaza war
In the absence of effective solutions to South Africa’s escalating economic and social crises, dangerous delusions and destructive fantasies are flourishing. Having returned to executive power, US President Donald Trump recently provided renewed vitality to the paranoia of right-wing populists while validating the perverse anxieties of white nationalists. On February 3, Trump threatened to freeze…
I remember February 22, 2019, with vivid clarity—the day the Hirak anti-government movement erupted in Algeria. There was a collective intuition among Algerians that something was brewing. It was a Friday, a day that naturally lends itself to protest across North Africa as people get together to carry out weekly prayers. More importantly, in the…
As the middle class in Lagos retreats to private enclaves, political scientist Nicole Wilson ponders the impacts on democratic norms. Publication Date: September 24, 2023
Exploring politics of knowledge and belonging in Africa’s universities Prof Suren Pillay
Young Londoners have come together to discuss what politicians can do to help shape their futures, ahead of the general election on Thursday