All Geared Up for a New Growth Path – On the Road to Nowhere
By Shawn Hattingh It has become common knowledge that South Africa is the most unequal country in the world. Only 41% of people of working
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Articles by ILRIG
On the quality of South Africa’s Democracy
By Leonard Gentle Now that the dust has settled on the 2011 local government elections and the frenzied one-upmanship of the leading
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The youth are the global anti-capitalist movement
By Shawn Hattingh Since the mid-1990s, millions and millions of young people across the world have become involved in fighting global
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The IMF and Trevor Manuel: A Plague on Both their Houses
By Leonard Gentle The arrest of Dominic Strauss-Kahn (DSK) on allegations of attempted rape certainly has got tongues wagging. In the
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Andries Tatane: Murdered by the ruling classes
By Shawn Hattingh On the 13th of April, people in South Africa were stunned. On the evening news, the sight of six police force members
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Libya and the BRICS: Currency Wars, Imperial Wars, and Popular Uprisings
By Leonard Gentle On one side of the world NATO bombs Libya and on the other, the newly expanded BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and
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Women in the Arab Uprisings
By Koni Benson “Women’s participation during the revolution was remarkable.” Egyptian activist Shaza Abdel Lateef speaks against a
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Reaping the Whirlwind
By Shawn Hattingh Over the last few weeks in South Africa, community protests and land occupations have once again erupted. People are
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Beyond Malema: Neoliberalism and corruption
By Leonard Gentle The ongoing saga around Julius Malema and his millions achieved through state tenders has rightfully generated public
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South Africa and the New World Order
By Leonard Gentle South Africans are inclined to moan about so much…the fact that things don’t seem to function, the corruption, the crude a
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