Ismail Lagardien

Ismail Lagardien is a writer, columnist and political economist with extensive exposure and experience in global political economic affairs. He was educated at the London School of Economics, and holds a PhD in International Political Economy.

The Zondo commission is more than the sum of its parts — give it time

Ismail Lagardien
16 OCT

Extortion has become permissible, pervasive and has poisoned South African waters

Ismail Lagardien
02 OCT

Lesufi is providing a catalyst for the erasure of the language and culture of five million people

Ismail Lagardien
26 SEP

While focusing on the EFF, we ignore the ANC at our peril

Ismail Lagardien
18 SEP

A Malema prosecution could break the barrier between politics and the law

Ismail Lagardien
12 SEP

When the country seems ungovernable, Ramaphosa may become the fall guy – and the populists will win

Ismail Lagardien
04 SEP

There’s a faint drizzle before the coming storm of prosecutions

Ismail Lagardien
28 AUG

Covering Julius Malema and the EFF: It’s not an obsession, it’s good journalism

Ismail Lagardien
21 AUG

There is much more to Helen Zille’s shift to the right

Ismail Lagardien
30 JUL

It was all rather underwhelming, but revealing nonetheless

Ismail Lagardien
12 MAY

Writing the 2019 Elections: South Africa has a clear choice between progress and chaos

Ismail Lagardien
06 MAY

In the end SA politics is all about race — again

Ismail Lagardien
29 APR

Writing the 2019 Elections: Apartheid is dead, long live capitalism

Ismail Lagardien
23 APR

Cyril Ramaphosa and the Hammering Man on the Wall

Ismail Lagardien
15 APR

Writing the 2019 Election: Personalities, time and money prevent the beating of the ANC

Ismail Lagardien
08 APR

Writing the 2019 Election: It’s becoming terribly confusing among the small parties

Ismail Lagardien
01 APR

Writing the 2019 Election: Everyone look busy, the Capitalist Party is coming

Ismail Lagardien
25 MAR

The Young Guns and reruns of Little House on the Prairie

Ismail Lagardien
20 MAR

Writing the 2019 Elections: Appeasing the EFF can only be a disaster for the ANC

Ismail Lagardien
10 MAR

Beware of the Bots and the Trolls in the Polls

Ismail Lagardien
06 MAR

Writing the 2019 election: Where have all the good women and men gone?

Ismail Lagardien
25 FEB

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