SACSIS promotes the principle of just economies. We are opposed to economic development that violates social and economic rights and increases inequalities in the pursuit of economic growth.
Economic Inequality Remains Institutionalised
Glenn Ashton - Gill Marcus, Tito Mboweni and other local economic notables were all mentored at Goldman Sachs, the investment bank that remains at the centre of the global economic malaise.
Reforming South Africa's Fat Cat Parastatals for Better Social Ends
Saliem Fakir - The average pay gap between Eskom's top management and its workers is 93% to 9%. Such disparities in compensation create the conditions for the disintegration of a public service ethos.
South African Soccer: For the Love of the Game or for the Love of Money and Power?
Dale T. McKinley - It is an unfortunate fact of our early 21st century existence that soccer, just like most everything else, have become dominated by the need to make, and accumulate, capital and power.
A Story of David Versus Goliath
Saliem Fakir - Small NGOs have successfully challenged the biopiracy of corporate giants Nestle and Schwabe putting a stop to their patent claims on indigenous plants of great value to South Africa's heritage.
G20 Toronto: Our Global Senate and Its Flaws
Didier Jacobs - They used to be seven that embodied and relished power. Other leaders envied their photo ops. They were the cream of the cream. They were the G7. And now they are 20. They meet in Toronto this week.
Criminals, Corporate Criminals and Criminal Corporations
Glenn Ashton - BP's association with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill led to massive environmental problems and thousands of job losses. Despite all of this, people unthinkingly support BP on a daily basis.
The 2010 World Cup and the National Question
Leonard Gentle - Soccer, as the sport of black people, invokes afro-pessimistic fears that black people cannot run the country. Hence, the conspicuous relief of the media that the World Cup is "successful."
The Media, the State and their Love-Hate Relationship - The furore over the Protection of Information Bill and its proposed draconian punishments belies a long simmering tension and opaque relationship between the state and South Africa's press.
The Global Superclass: Who Keeps Their Power in Check? - In the last three decades, the global economy, global governance and global accountability has increasingly been shaped by a few tightly networked individuals. At the core of this group are 1,100 billionaires whose wealth is equal to that of 2,5 billion people. To enhance their wealth, these people are heavily invested in political, military, cultural and information domains. And, they build networks with political and cultural icons to make up a truly global ruling class.
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