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People’s Science and Translocality in South Africa
Can failure to take account of social embeddedness of economics account for the mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic? -
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Covid-19, the Working Class and the Poor in South Africa
South Africa’s racial capitalism has consumed numerous Black working class lives. -
Will Covid-19 South Africa be Another Case of ‘Death Without Weeping’?
How do Covid-19 socialised responses to death and disease compare with previous pandemics? -
“We work for Uber”: South Africa’s gig drivers left alone at the wheel
Drivers who use ride-hailing apps like Uber are getting little help from their companies and fall through the cracks of government support. Read all our COVID-19 ... -
From AIDS to Covid-19 in South Africa: Thoughts from an Uxbridge Apartment
Pandemics not experienced in the setting of the clinic, but in the village and at home, hence understanding of social relations, cultural practices, and symbolic meanings ... -
South Africa’s xenophobic agenda is impeding its coronavirus response
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on citizenship. That the government continues to is even more reckless than usual. Read all our COVID-19 coverage Across the world, countries ... -
Elite ANC politics has failed. South Africa needs a “politics of the people”
India’s liberation experience shows us the importance of differentiating between elites and subordinates, rather than just looking at race. After a quarter century under the rule ... -
Afrophobia is growing in South Africa. Why? Its leaders are feeding it.
Across virtually all the parties, leaders have stoked anti-immigrant sentiment for political gain. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of the Africa ... -
In South Africa, a trans inmate fought the state in court. And won.
A ground-breaking ruling in favour of a trans inmate challenges South Africa’s discriminatory status quo. On the 23rd of September, the South African Equality Court handed ... -
Insiders Insight: Flying apartheid flag is hate speech rules South Africa
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional snappy insights ...
