Author: Ido Lekota

It is now common knowledge that in 2022 the World Bank declared South Africa the most unequal country in the world, with race playing a determining factor in a society where 10% of the population owns more than 80% of the wealth. Adding salt to the wound is the fact that the country has this year registered the highest unemployment rate in Africa, with around over 30 per cent (7.753 Million people) of its labour force unemployed and the hardest hit being 61% of young people between 15 and 24 years being jobless. Adding to the country’s woes is a…

The case of Belinda Magor – the Benoni resident who used social media to go on a racist rant against black people – is another call for us as South Africans to tackle the elephant in the room as far as our democracy is concerned – the scourge of racism still embedded in our society. In doing so we must first come to terms with the fact that 1994 could legally have brought to an end the racist system of apartheid but race and racism continue to impact how South Africans relate to each other across the colour line. Two…

Many moons ago London had Oxford Street and we had Eloff Street in Johannesburg. The two iconic streets were home to everything trendy ranging from high fashion to dining. In fact, up to the 1970s both streets were outstanding symbols of prestige and quality of the two cities’ retail districts with high-value properties.As for Eloff Street – it was not only Johannesburg’s retail mecca but also offered an atmosphere of city pizzaz where the city slickers not only shopped but won the hearts of many doe-eyed lasses overwhelmed by their style, street cred and urban charm. Unfortunately while Oxford Street…