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COLUMNIST: SIYABONGA HADEBE

In the World of Myths: The ‘Township Economy’ is One of Them

In the World of Myths: The ‘Township Economy’ is One of Them

Aug 6, 2026 | Feature Article

Every society tells itself comforting stories. In South Africa, one of the most enduring is the notion of the lsquo;tow ...

May 17, 2026 | Feature Article

South Africa rsquo;s contemporary economic discourse is dominated by a single, desperate refrain: the need for job creat ...

May 10, 2026 | Feature Article

I know my views are going to be unpopular as always hellip; While the anti-equity debate in South Africa usually focu ...

May 6, 2026 | Feature Article

The word Abahambe (let them go) carries a heavy resonance in the South African lexicon. It is a phrase often born ...

Feb 22, 2026 | Feature Article

KwaZulu-Natal is once again a theatre in which tradition, state power and electoral calculation converge. At the centre ...

Jan 31, 2026 | Feature Article

Names are never neutral. They carry issues of power, hierarchy and memory, often persisting long after the systems that ...

Jan 27, 2026 | Feature Article

I continue to experience significant discomfort with concepts that are applied uncritically across contexts, without reg ...

Jan 13, 2026 | Feature Article

South Africa rsquo;s celebrated transition from apartheid to democracy is often portrayed as a political miracle, achiev ...

Jan 11, 2026 | Feature Article

Donald Trump first announced his plans to annex both Canada and Greenland early in 2026. While the Canadian threat appea ...

Jan 7, 2026 | Feature Article

In the grand, flickering theatre of 2026, the lsquo;West rsquo; has finally realised its long-held dream: becoming a pa ...

Jan 5, 2026 | Feature Article

In their analysis of geopolitical developments, IR scholars perpetuate a binary fallacy that portrays the world as swift ...

Jan 3, 2026 | Feature Article

History has a cruel way of rhyming when the powerful grow impatient. In the early hours of 3 January 2026, the world wok ...

Dec 31, 2025 | Feature Article

It is quite puzzling how capitalism has not commodified every aspect of life, from water to oxygen. Now, the wage dictat ...

Dec 29, 2025 | Feature Article

South Africa rsquo;s housing crisis is a direct manifestation of its apartheid and colonial legacies, characterised by s ...

Dec 8, 2025 | Feature Article

A second company in the space of a year is calling into question Statistics South Africa rsquo;s instruments. Like Capit ...

Dec 2, 2025 | Feature Article

Shaun Jacobs recently penned a dehumanising piece in the Daily Investor titled lsquo;

Nov 30, 2025 | Feature Article

The appearance of Cat Matlala before the ad hoc parliamentary committee reopened yet another debate over the disturbing ...

Siyabonga Hadebe
Siyabonga Hadebe

Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Siyabonga Hadebe is a commentator on economic, political, legal, social and international matters