Steven Friedman, Date of Birth

    

Steven Friedman

South African academic and journalist

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1953

Profession: journalist, trade unionist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Steven Friedman

  • Steven Eli Friedman (born 31 March 1953) is a South African academic, newspaper columnist, widely quoted public intellectual, activist, former trade unionist and journalist.
  • He holds a doctorate in Literature from Rhodes University (2007) and directs the Centre for the Study of Democracy, a joint project by Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg.
  • His book Building Tomorrow Today: African Workers in Trade Unions 1970-1984 has been described as a classic South African text.
  • He has written regular opinion pieces for Thought Leader and The New Age and currently writes a weekly column for Business Day.He is also a strong supporter of rights for Palestinians and a proponent of a one state solution in Israel and Palestine.
  • He was appointed the National Head of the Independent Electoral Commission's Information Analysis Department during preparations for South Africa's 1994 election.He is the father of Daniel Friedman, a musical comedian known on stage as Deep Fried Man.

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