Steven Eli Friedman (born 31 March 1953) is a South African academic, newspaper columnist, intellectual,[1] activist,[2] former trade unionist[3] and journalist.
[6][7] He has written opinion pieces for Thought Leader and The New Age and currently writes a weekly column for Business Day.
[8] He is also a strong supporter of rights for Palestinians[9] and a proponent of a one state solution in Israel and Palestine.
[10] He was appointed the National Head of the Independent Electoral Commission's Information Analysis Department during preparations for South Africa's 1994 election.
[11] He is the father of Daniel Friedman, a musical comedian known on stage as Deep Fried Man.