Joburg is not collapsing because of coalitions or single party mayorship as it was with the ANC . The crisis of JHB is the crisis of how SA came to be as a country.
JHB being the hub of economic activity and almost everyone being migrant laborers with controlled access via pass laws.
Post-1994, those laws have been abolished, with our former bantustans largely underdeveloped. It's only logical everyone will want to go seek opportunities in the city. So what happens to social services?
impossible.
It is a "special" city. The only city in SA that cannot be fixed without fixing the economic organization in the country. Decentralize the economy from Gauteng, and you will fix Johannesburg.
No mayor will fix Joburg without fixing the whole country. It's just imposible.
The President of the @UN Human Rights Council, Sidharto R. Suryodipuro, has appointed Tshepo Madlingozi to serve as Chair of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (EMLER).
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In preparing a piece on Burawoy,I’ve been revisiting his work.Just read this:'Theory is the essence of understanding what is going on. So I’ve always argued against those who say that somehow you have to go to a field site and wipe all the theory out of your head'.
I agree 100%.
Contributed to this Report on the Red Sea, whose most interesting aspect is how it combines an assessment of geopolitics and geoeconomics, with a dedicated section on the sectors of shipping, energy, and digital infrastructure, and how these impact and are impacted by conflicts.
To everyone who has asked for a copy - I enquired and due to outstanding fees I am not authorised to make this publicly available - copyright concerns. Also - I did not expect the reception and will make means to settle and share the public access link once it is available.
Another good win for the trade union movement. Well done to these strikers. Camden traffic wardens win big after six-week strike. https://t.co/wER7OG8gwI
Completely related. During must fall we started a satire DA black caucus faction within the DA to Change it from within and support the call for free education 🤣🤣😂
"Helen Zille: Herman Mashaba hasn't deported a single person and he won't be able to from local government perspective because it's not a local government issue." So you know all of that noise appeals to dump people"
Democratic Alliance Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille reflects on her political fallout with ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba, maintaining that she has nothing against him. Zille was speaking ahead of the IEC results announcement. Tune in to #eNCA, on #DStv403.
This is pure propaganda and misleading.
To win, you need 50% plus one in South Africa.
This is not high school, where you pass with 30%!
There was no winner. Stop pushing DA propaganda, please!