It’s Time to Rediscover May Day
Next week South Africans will join many countries and take the day off on May 1.
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‘Context Matters’ – Smokes and Mirrors in the Defence of Habib
In a predictable turn of events, after the initial ‘shock’ of Adam Habib’s suspension…
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The Fruits of Arrogance and Neoliberalism
While the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) was calling the police…
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Advice Centres on the Move Again
Labour and community advice centres have a long history of being centres of resistance in the struggle…
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Second wave exposed government neglect
After a three month decline in infections and deaths due to COVID-19 between September and…
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New Paths for the Jozi Book Fair in 2020
The 2020 edition of the Jozi Book Fair (JBF) with the theme “Literature in the…
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Special COVID-19 Budget Receives Criticism
“Lehulere analyses little change that has been made to the allocation of expenditures, and
particularly infrastructure since the budget announced February. His analysis also explores…”
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Scientists Against Science: The campaign to open “the economy” in the time of COVID-19
“Firstly, what is important to note in this debate is that South Africa represents the first country in which “science” was harnessed to firstly, support the lockdown, and immediately thereafter, to “eradicate the lockdown completely”. It is the first country “science”…
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Contesting the post-Covid19 economy
One of the main challenges facing working class families during Covid19 is the loss of jobs. Many employers are retrenching workers, and with a very weak social security system, working class…
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Radio 786 Interview on COVID-19 & the Political Economy of SA
“Director of Khanya College, Oupa Lehulere is interviewed on Radio 786 about COVID-19 and the political economy of South Africa,
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The President, the Finance Minister, and the Economists
On 30 March about 76 economists and 29 other academics and experts in various fields of study published an Open Letter to President Ramaphosa on the COVID-19 crisis (hereafter ‘Open Letter’). The Open Letter (see here) had been in circulation in social…
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Government protects private hospital profits as COVID-19 rages
This article was completed before President Ramaphosa announced the national lock-down on 23 March. The measures he announced, and the direction of these measures, continued his policy of private sector leadership of the fight…
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