Africa’s student movements: history sheds light on modern activism
On 9 March 2015, a student hurled faeces at a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes. This act led to the statue’s removal. It also inspired the […]
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SAFTU demands a people’s centred budget
SAFTU believes that the budget speech that will be delivered on Wednesday will not be different to the ones before it.
Communities, mining corporations and corruption in South Africa
During the apartheid era in South Africa, the mining industry operated without restraint and had undue influence over government decision-making. This created an environment where […]
Stranded after shacks were demolished by Anti-Land Invasion unit
18 structures were demolished by the Anti-Land Invasion Unit of the City of Cape Town on open land adjacent to a ‘temporary’ settlement
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, […]
Amadiba Crisis Committee suspicious of Mantashe’s intentions
Gwede Mantashe will for the first time since he took the position of Minister of Mineral Resources in February meet with the Amadiba Crisis Committee.
Why giving South Africans title deeds isn’t the panacea for land reform
The land reform debate in South Africa has become increasingly polarised since Parliament resolved to consider amending the country’s Constitution to allow for the expropriation […]
Survey shows a majority of South Africans support land reform
Unequal access to land in South Africa continues to prevent citizens from enjoying human dignity, rights and security. The ongoing debates and recent public hearings […]
As Kerala succumbs to the sea, the Indian government ramps up coastal construction
Between June and August this year, the southern Indian state of Kerala experienced the heaviest rainfall it had seen in over a century. More than […]
Protest by unemployed in De Doorns takes a xenophobic turn
Looting of shops owned by foreign nationals flared up in De Doorns during a protest against unemployment and bribery for jobs on farms in the area.
Why Namibians want fresh impetus behind land reform
Twenty-eight years after independence, wealth in Namibia is still skewed along racial lines laid down in the colonial period. The level of inequality is one […]
Land activists want speedy land reform, restitution and an end to evictions
A group of about 100 land activists marched to Parliament to demand speedy expropriation of land without compensation.
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