Jara’s M.Phil thesis at the University of the Western Cape focuses on post-apartheid agricultural policy. Mazibuko is part of the Democratic Left Front. He has started the www.democracyfrombelow.org.za website and campaign.
The first round of the local elections took place against a backdrop of widespread creeping fascism in France and comes after a brutal offensive by the far right, during which the traditional ‘Republican’ right has decisively broken from much of its historical framework and values.