Perspectives on the 2014 Elections
The 2014 elections have come and gone, leaving some interesting developments in its wake. The ANC recorded an expected victory but with a reduced percentage of the total vote, receiving Continue Reading →
Minister Gordhan’s 2014/15 Budget for Corporate Enrichment
South Africa’s Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, tabled his R1,1 trillion budget for 2014/15 in parliament on 26 February. Minister Gordhan desperately talked-up the derisory amounts of pro-poor spending in the Continue Reading →
Youth Unemployment and European Union Youth Employment Initiatives
The high levels of unemployment in the EU particularly among the youth remain blight on the body politic. In March 2013 there were 5.7 million young people without work in Continue Reading →
Nelson Mandela – an African Nationalist
The death of Nelson Mandela removes a renowned political leader and world figure from the South African and international stage writes South African socialist Norman Traub. As a political leader Continue Reading →
The Significance of the EFF – Real or Imaginary?
There has been a great deal of concern and rather excessive interest expressed in Julius Malema’s new Economic Freedom Fighters Party (EFF). A number of commentators, besides many on the Continue Reading →