At the heart of the Tembisa protests, in which four people died, is discontent over soaring electricity prices and changes in the supply of free basic electricity.
As the ANC National Policy Conference comes to an end, political analyst Angelo Fick says the trust in the good wishes and intentions of the middle class may be misguided. He says the hope for issues afflicting the world does not lie in the middle class or middle-class education.
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Hein Marais, an independent writer and researcher specialising in political economy, believes a universal basic income can help relieve the dispossessing pressures of capitalism, global warming, pandemics and social upheaval.