John Pilger On Apartheid And Post-Apartheid Injustices: ‘South Africa Is Where Much Of My Political Education Took Place’ – OpEd
John Pilger, who died in his hometown of Sydney aged 84 on December 30, was a unique journalist, equipped with
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Author: Patrick Bond
Patrick Bond is professor of sociology at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He can be reached at: [email protected]
Articles by Patrick Bond :
How The BRICS+, Africa Climate Summit, G20 And UN Prepare Us For Planetary Arson – Analysis
In the months prior to the 2023 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference (hosted in Dubai), summits held
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The IMF And World Bank Talk Good Governance, But Walk With State-Capturers – OpEd
To some degree, next week’s Annual Meetings of the Bretton Woods Institutions (BWIs) in Marrakech will be focused on the
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Mischief-Making In Pretoria-Moscow-Washington Foreign And Trade Policies – OpEd
Has the South African government unequivocally sided with Russia, as witnessed not just in February’s joint military exercises (alongside China)
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South Africa: Resistance Rises To World Bank’s Climate-Killing Mega-Projects – Analysis
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings have witnessed protests in Washington and many other sites. Nearly 100
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Lonmin’s Murder, By Money – Analysis
The death of the 110-year old mining house Lonmin at a London shareholders meeting on 28 May occurred not through
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Budgeting For Black-Out In South Africa – OpEd
Upon taking power in a palace coup a year ago, Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) government was supposedly going
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Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages To The World Bank, And The World – OpEd
World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the Bank. At
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Trump’s Isolationism: Threats And Opportunities For Africa – OpEd
Donald Trump’s ascension to the US Presidency has stunned many across the globe due to his strange views and prejudices.
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South Africa’s Deprivations And Depravations Revealed In Jacob Zuma’s Meltdown – opEd
President Zuma has suffered two major legal defeats: a fumbled state attack on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan which was humiliatingly
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