Zimbabweans and South Africans unite against state brutality in Zimbabwe
A group picketed outside the Zimbabwean embassy against state brutality in Zimbabwe.
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From the fields of San Quintin to the supermarkets of North America: Mexican farmworkers call for solidarity
They produce nearly half the fruit and vegetables eaten every year in the United States, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Mexican farm workers, […]
The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (SRWP): A major distraction
The author argues that the formation of the SRWP is premature as it is not born of workers’ struggle and lacks a clear programme of action.
Small businesses in Africa will be on the frontline of climate change
Climate change is going to have huge consequences all over the world, especially in Africa. Harvests will be affected, threatening agricultural outputs. This could hurt […]
“What should I do? Stay at home and starve?” – wage theft leaves Zimbabwe’s workers with an impossible dilemma
[This article is accompanied by the mini-documentary ‘Working Without Pay in Zimbabwe’.Click here to watch the full video.] Imagine having a job that hasn’t paid […]
Everything Must Fall is not Everything
The author argues that the film does not tell the whole story of the #FeesMustFall movement, especially how the fight for free, quality higher education had long been waged at historically black campuses.
Transition is a given, but what can trade unions in the Global South do to ensure that it’s just?
The 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) begins in Katowice, Poland in a […]
The Jordanian women fighting for labour rights
When Dina Saad attended a job fair in Jordan’s busy capital of Amman, she was surprised to find that the vast majority of job seekers […]
Overcoming the real – and perceived – barriers to HIV testing
There was a time when HIV was untreatable, heavily stigmatised, and the benefits of testing weren’t as clear as they are now. But that was […]
Striking MyCiTi workers appear in court for public violence
The five workers who were arrested and charged for public violence appeared in Cape Town magistrate’s court on Thursday.
Why the demise of specialist reporters is a loss for any democracy
The newspaper industry in many countries is in the doldrums. Retrenchments have become the norm with experienced journalists who specialise in a particular reporting area […]
Fire destroys about 30 households in Khayelitsha
Another devastating fire has left 121 people in Khayelitsha homeless.
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