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Jay Naidoo

Jay Naidoo is founding General Secretary of Cosatu, a former minister in the Nelson Mandela government and is a board member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

Latest Work

OPINIONISTA

22 February 2023

Infantile politics of hatred poisons our democracy

By Jay Naidoo

5 min

OPINIONISTA

11 December 2022

As baboons and monkeys are slaughtered in Magaliesberg, we desperately need to find our humanity again

By Jay Naidoo

4 min

Lessons from the past that can help us salvage the future of South Africa

NEW VISION OP-ED

19 October 2022

Lessons from the past that can help us salvage the future of South Africa

By Jay Naidoo

6 min

Dear Minister Creecy, your Game Meat Strategy puts the cart before the horse and must be delayed

CONSERVATION STRATEGY OPEN LETTER

24 August 2022

Dear Minister Creecy, your Game Meat Strategy puts the cart before the horse and must be delayed

By Jay Naidoo

2 min

Dear former comrades, how much power and money is enough?

OP-ED

17 February 2022

Dear former comrades, how much power and money is enough?

By Jay Naidoo

5 min

We must defuse South Africa’s xenophobia time bomb - now

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

10 February 2022

We must defuse South Africa’s xenophobia time bomb - now

By Jay Naidoo

5 min

Bain & Company — the rot at the heart of State Capture

BUSINESS OF CORRUPTION OP-ED

23 January 2022

Bain & Company — the rot at the heart of State Capture

By Jay Naidoo

5 min

OPINIONISTA

18 January 2022

The naked emperor: We must act now on the dystopian dream of Eswatini’s tinpot dictator

By Jay Naidoo

4 min

OPINIONISTA

15 December 2021

To Shell in a handbasket: Broken promises are the sinister shadow of fossil fuel companies

By Jay Naidoo

4 min

OPINIONISTA

12 December 2021

Shame on you, Canada — your racial bias is showing

By Jay Naidoo

3 min

OPINIONISTA

16 November 2021

FW de Klerk’s death is an opportunity to liberate ourselves from the prison of bitterness

By Jay Naidoo

5 min

OPINIONISTA

12 November 2021

A life in harmony: The world should listen to the ancient wisdom of the indigenous people rather than attend expensive conferences

By Jay Naidoo

5 min

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Defend Truth

Latest Work

Infantile politics of hatred poisons our democracy

As baboons and monkeys are slaughtered in Magaliesberg, we desperately need to find our humanity again

Lessons from the past that can help us salvage the future of South Africa

Dear Minister Creecy, your Game Meat Strategy puts the cart before the horse and must be delayed

Dear former comrades, how much power and money is enough?

We must defuse South Africa’s xenophobia time bomb - now

Bain & Company — the rot at the heart of State Capture

The naked emperor: We must act now on the dystopian dream of Eswatini’s tinpot dictator

To Shell in a handbasket: Broken promises are the sinister shadow of fossil fuel companies

Shame on you, Canada — your racial bias is showing

FW de Klerk’s death is an opportunity to liberate ourselves from the prison of bitterness

A life in harmony: The world should listen to the ancient wisdom of the indigenous people rather than attend expensive conferences