Tag: South Africa
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ANC’s Crushing Electoral Defeat: A Nightmare of Coalitions, Splits and Neoliberal Crisis
South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis. The precipitous electoral loss of the African National Congress (ANC) by a whopping 17 percentage points, from … Keep reading »
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John Saul and the Meaning of Solidarity
Saul, who died last year, played a key role in supporting liberation movements in Africa while advancing social change at home. Keep reading »
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Renewing the Left in South Africa: Not Just Doom and Gloom
This article seeks to respond to the questions posed by Amandla! which relate to the South African Left in particular: where is the Left intellectually, programmatically and organisationally? What has … Keep reading »
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Toward a Public Pathway to Energy Transition
On Wednesday, July 27th, 2022, representatives of unions and social movements met in Johannesburg to discuss the country’s energy crisis. The representatives agreed to form a united front to resist … Keep reading »
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National Strike Called on Cost of Living Crisis in South Africa
On August 5, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) held its second Working Class Summit. This was the first gathering since July 2018, and since the COVID-19 pandemic, … Keep reading »
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Reasons to be Hopeful: Reflections on the Second SAFTU Congress
The second congress of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has just drawn to a close. More than 700 delegates from all of its affiliates gathered to discuss … Keep reading »
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Take Back the Unions for Their Members
What we are witnessing in the labour movement today is quite simply a tragedy. At a time when the working class is suffering as never before, leaders of South African … Keep reading »
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Resisting Fossil Fuel Extractavism in South Africa
Hosken Consolidated Investment (HCI) CEO, Johnny Copelyn, declared the criticism of seismic surveys to be ‘poppycock’ in an interview with Cape Talk and subsequently carried by Business Day under the … Keep reading »
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South Africa: Climate Justice Charter
The Co-operative and Policy Alternative Centre, together with the South African and Food Sovereignty Campaign, and other civil society organisations have engaged in a process to develop a Climate Justice Charter for South Africa. Keep reading »
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A Climate Justice Critique of South African Political Parties
What are the commitments of the ANC, DA and EFF to a Deep Just Transition to Sustain Life? South Africa goes to its 6th national elections on May 8th, 2019, with … Keep reading »
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Mining Conflicts Multiply: Extractivism Critics Gather in Johannesburg
The World Social Forum’s “Thematic Forum on Mining and Extractivism” convened from November 12-15 here in Johannesburg, on the heels of the Southern Africa People’s Tribunal on Transnational Corporations. Hundreds … Keep reading »
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Working Class Movement Must Be Independent
South African Federation of Trade Unions says workers are not at summit to moan but to announce a radical and revolutionary programme. Keep reading »