From Durban to the World On 4 October 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo celebrated fifteen years of struggle on a land occupation in Durban. This essay describes the day, and…
Being Human After 1492 Essay first published in The Con, Johannesburg, in response to the election of Donald Trump.
Paulo Freire in South Africa This short essay examines Paulo Freire's extraordinary influence in popular democratic politics in South Africa and in the 1970s and 1980s.
Manichean Delirium (In the Time of Jacob Zuma) An essay by Richard Pithouse that, drawing on Frantz Fanon, looks at Manichaeism as ideology in the postcolony. The essay makes specific…
South Africa: Land Expropriation from Below Faces Brutal Repression As the ruling African National Congress promises, with an eye on a coming election and the collapse…
Escalating Political Violence in South Africa An article from the mainstream media in South Africa on escalating political violence including assassinations, police murders and violence from…
No Easy Path Through the Embers A reflection on the repression of Abahlali baseMjondolo at the hands of the ANC in the wake of the case against the Kennedy 12 being thrown out of court.
Rethinking Public Participation from Below A critique of 'civil society' - and left collaboration with it.
The Degeneration of the African National Congress A critique of the corruption and authoritarianism within the ANC.
Mike Davis's 'Planet of Slums' A critical review of Mike Davis' influential book on the huge growth in squatter settlements around the world.
