Why Maradona will always remain our working class hero
From his roots in a Buenos Aires slum to his irreverence for FIFA and his support for socialist governments of Latin America, Maradona was an icon for the left.
Month: Nov 2020
Caught between military occupation and unemployment, Palestinians continue to work in the Israeli economy without full labour rights
It is four in the morning and heavy rain washes the deserted alleys of the village of Al Midiah, west of Ramallah. A white minibus […]
Community healthcare workers march for a minimum wage of R12,500
As the outcry by thousands of care workers whose bodies continue to be on the frontline against covid-19 gets louder around the country, their conditions of work remain unchanged.
Despite landmark legal protections, women continue to face gender-based violence in pandemic-era Tunisia
In Tunisia, during the two and a half months of lockdown introduced on 21 March to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the ‘1899 Green […]
Dismissed workers not happy with CCMA outcome
The workers claim that the CCMA commissioner refused to accept their evidence.
Police fire teargas and rubber bullets at anti-racism protest – photos
The illusion of South Africa’s rainbow nation has become even more unreal at many ex-model C schools.
Zimbabwean teachers’ struggle against poverty continues
Teachers’ unions in Zimbabwe have rejected the government’s latest offer to settle the dispute.
Principal fears for his life after accused of misusing funds
The school principal abandoned his post after he was accused by parents and community members of misusing school funds.
War against women rages on: Housing activist raped and murdered
The memorial service for Wongeka Vimbayo was held in Khayelitsha on Tuesday.
Bloody end as members cut ties with union
The union called in thugs to assault members who had come to its offices to terminate their membership.
Community care workers on strike for permanent jobs
Community healthcare workers are on the frontline in the battle against the covid-19 pandemic, yet in the Eastern Cape are still ‘volunteers’.
In desperate search of disposal sites for its nuclear waste, Japan offers poisonous grants to two small villages
One morning in September, 87-year-old retiree Masao Takimoto was reading the newspaper in his house in Kamoenai when a news story captured his attention, ruined […]
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