Columnist / Steven friedman
US elections expose flaws in Western democracy
AMERICANS love to promote the myth that they have the corner on government by and for the people, but the latest brouhaha at the polls suggests otherwise.Despite the cheers ringing around the ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:39hrs | | by Steven Friedman
No democracy is a finished product
One day, if they follow instructions, Africa's new democracies will grow up to be "real" like those of Western Europe and North America. This assumption makes little sense — but it influences the wa...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:47hrs | | by Steven Friedman
Steinhoff corporate scandal lays bare South Africa's race relations
South Africans are fond of debating whether public or private sector failings are the bigger problem. It does not take too long to realise that they are really talking about race.This is evide...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 09:43hrs | | by Steven Friedman
South Africa will be better off if the vote to oust Zuma proves to be a damp squib
Relying on one event to change a country usually ends in tears - particularly when you pin so much on it that you endanger your future.The event on which many in the South African mainstream a...Published: 05 Aug 2017 at 09:40hrs | | by Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg
Zimbabwean people may be doubly victimised
THE Zimbabwean people may be doubly victimised - let down by the opposition, which was meant to fight for them, and the neighbours meant to support them.Reaction to the Zimbabwean "election" s...Published: 07 Aug 2013 at 12:17hrs | | by Steven Friedman
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