Award-winning injustice: Farm workers pay the price for ‘ethical’ profits
The Surplus People Project exposes a systemic exploitation of farm workers the Western Cape, hidden behind “ethical” labels, weak enforcement, and self-regulation,
Elitsha Viewpoint
Exposed: The SA media propagandists for Israel
Sunday Times, The Citizen, and BizNews failed to disclose who funded their journalists’ trips to Israel.
Cosatu demands crackdown on UIF looting and inefficiency
Siyanda-Bakgatla did not qualify for the scheme but the UIF granted the platinum mine more than R800-million in Ters benefits.
Defend Iran, Defeat Zionism and US Imperialism
The imperialists are attempting regime change in Iran. The Islamic republic must be defended.
GNU, a setback for the working class and rural democracy
The political terrain in South Africa is becoming increasingly hostile to transformative policies.
Naledi Crisis Highlights Need for Accountability, Not Xenophobia
The evidence shows foreign-owned spaza shops are not responsible for the cases of food-poisoning in Naledi last week.
New Water and Sanitation ministry faces multiple water crises
The scale of the problems facing water services in the country does not make the prospect of improved delivery by the department likely.
Uprising of the youth in Kenya
How this uprising will be chaperoned to a just social order in Kenya depends on what leadership may emerge from the social forces that drove it.
Not a GNU, but a neo-liberal elite pact
The authors argue that following the outcomes of the 2024 general elections, South Africa is not about to have a government of national unity (GNU), but a neo-liberal elite pact.
Populism at the heart of the 2024 elections
Populism defined the recent elections, inviting reactionary ideas into the mainstream.
Reflections on workers’ education before liberation in South Africa and Nigeria
The author recounts how workers’ education in both countries was shaped by historical and ideological contexts and liberation struggles.
Over 45% of SA youth are unemployed – are they unemployable?
If we fail to realise that the many-headed monster of youth unemployment requires us to shift the burden from individuals to systems and institutions, we will continue to chop off one head of the hydra, only for two more to grow in its place.
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