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Deepening democracy: A farm workers’ movement in the Western Cape
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)
This article explores the internal dynamics and external impact of a South African farm
workers’ movement, Sikhula Sonke. It looks at the extent to which this women-led
‘social movement trade union’ has succeeded in ...
Reproducing toxic election campaigns: Negative campaigning and race-based politics in the Western Cape
(Sabinet, 2015)
The 2014 election in the Western Cape was once again a high-stakes,
fiercely-contested affair. Political parties saw the Western Cape as an ‘open
race’ and the province became the centre of vigorous campaign efforts ...
Why treating water scarcity as a security issue is a bad idea.
(The Conversation Africa, 2018)
Helen Zille, the Premier of the Western Cape in South Africa, has made two startling
claims about the water crisis in the province. She says there will be anarchy when the
taps run dry, and that normal policing will be ...