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Identity politics

The unbearable deafness of the liberal left and the death of identity politics

South Africa

The unbearable deafness of the liberal left and the death of identity politics

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Identity politics — the rise of coloured nationalism in Parliament

South Africa

Identity politics — the rise of coloured nationalism in Parliament

By Rebecca Davis

Infinite patience no more — the ANC must show it can tackle corruption now, or face further decline

South Africa

Infinite patience no more — the ANC must show it can tackle corruption now, or face further decline

By Stephen Grootes

National election 2024: At the centre of it is the issue affecting almost everyone — Law and Order

Politics

National election 2024: At the centre of it is the issue affecting almost everyone — Law and Order

By Stephen Grootes

Divided we fall and fall, and fall again — identity politics offer no solutions to SA’s very real problems

South Africa

Divided we fall and fall, and fall again — identity politics offer no solutions to SA’s very real problems

By Stephen Grootes

Sharpeville, a crime that still echoes

Politics

Sharpeville, a crime that still echoes

By J Brooks Spector

One weakness too many? State’s years of failure enabled the disasters that beset us

South Africa

One weakness too many? State’s years of failure enabled the disasters that beset us

By Stephen Grootes

David Unterhalter’s failed ConCourt bid and white Cape Town mayoral race show identity politics now trumps non-racialism in South Africa

Politics

David Unterhalter’s failed ConCourt bid and white Cape Town mayoral race show identity politics now trumps non-racialism in South Africa

By Ferial Haffajee

Our political system has failed – the election structure and the players within it may have to change

Politics

Our political system has failed – the election structure and the players within it may have to change

By Stephen Grootes

South Africa’s vaccine roll-out failings expose the hollowing out of the state

Africa

South Africa’s vaccine roll-out failings expose the hollowing out of the state

By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley

Orange Farm: Community reconciliation still a distant dream

South Africa

Orange Farm: Community reconciliation still a distant dream

By Khadija Patel

Zille’s post-politics ‘battle of ideas’ and preoccupation with identity politics

South Africa

Zille’s post-politics ‘battle of ideas’ and preoccupation with identity politics

By Rebecca Davis