To abandon coal, first understand how it is governed
Neva Makgetla Every woman has had visitors who sloganeer militantly in the lounge about women’s oppression, but won’t venture into …
On politics and economics
A mixed bag of fruit
Delivering on the Presidential Jobs Summit and ERRP commitments SALB interviewed Cosatu’s Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks, to find out what …
Old Wine, New Bottle: The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan
A year after government’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) promised to stimulate equitable and inclusive growth in order to …
Why did the worker not remain an artisan and an artist? The unattended question of the worker’s ontological identity
Since Covid-19 is something of a question about the future, in relation to labour, can the question be broadened, and …
The Deadly Surplus
The story is a parody of the authority in the capitalist society. The idea is that the authority of this …
We Need a New Conception of Labour
Khwezi Mabasa argues that the Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the economic policy debates on the need to rethinking the importance …
In, out and round-about: the variegated terrain of labour responses to the C-19 pandemic in South Africa
In the overall context of this historic crisis, will survivalism and the more immediate meeting of basic material needs ensure …
Youth Development in SA: employment and skills development
Youth development policies in South Africa need to take a broad approach that addresses problems such as youth unemployment instead …
Youth unemployment in SA
South African government economic policies such as Gear have led to job losses and those most affected have been the …