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africa meridionale / storia dell'anarchismo Wednesday December 24, 2014 - 15:43 by Lucien van der Walt
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Un movimento globale, quello della tradizione anarchica e sindacalista rivoluzionaria, ha influenzato persone di tutti i ceti sociali. Una delle figure più rappresentative fu Bernard L.E. Sigamoney, nato nel 1888. Il nipote di braccianti indiani a contratto, che emigrarono in Sud Africa nel 1870, divenne un maestro di scuola con una impostazione da classe operaia. [English] ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / history of anarchism Friday December 12, 2014 - 16:38 by Lucien van der Walt
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A global movement, the anarchist and syndicalist tradition has influenced people from all walks of life. A notable figure was Bernard L.E. Sigamoney, born in 1888. The grandson of indentured Indian labourers, who arrived in South Africa in the 1870s, he became a school teacher with a working class outlook. [Italiano]
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southern africa / history Tuesday December 09, 2014 - 15:41 by Warren McGregor
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Today the terms “populism” and “workerism” are widely thrown about in South African political circles. Often, these terms and others (“syndicalism,” “ultra-left,” “counter-revolutionary,” “anti-majoritarian” …) have no meaning: they are just labels used to silence critics. SA Communist Party (SACP) leaders do this often. But in the 1980s, “populism” and “workerism” referred to two rival positions battling for the soul of the militant unions. These debates, thirty years on, remain very relevant: let us revisit them, and learn. Today’s radical National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA) was part of the “workerist” camp, while its key rival, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) was identified with “populism.” The early battles over the direction of the Congress of SA Trade Unions (COSATU) still echo today, although there is no longer a clear “workerist” camp. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / history Saturday December 06, 2014 - 23:58 by Bongani Maponyane
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The massacre of South African school children in 1976 – for protesting for instruction in their native languages and for a proper curriculum – continues to be remembered and to influence us today. It showed the brutality of the apartheid state and it left scars still felt by people today. The challenges faced by youth today are different to that experienced in 1976. This does not mean everything has changed. We need to look to history to learn about and not to repeat mistakes made. But we also look to history to provide us with inspiration. We need to revisit the spirit of the youth of 1976 and copy their courage – to overcome these issues facing our young people today. We need to be the change that we want to see. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / miscellaneous Wednesday December 03, 2014 - 15:03 by Siyabulela Hulu-Hulu
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It is said we live in a democratic country; but, believe me it is for the chosen few. Current Deputy President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, was once widely considered a hero of the working class. Today he is a hypocrite and traitor to us, the majority. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / workplace struggles Monday December 01, 2014 - 18:38 by Mzee
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Workers in the Public Safety department of the West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, are experiencing extremely stressful times. This is mainly due to management’s actions. There have been many cases of resignations and stress-related illnesses – and some workers have been affected badly enough to commit suicide. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / community struggles Thursday November 27, 2014 - 15:01 by Bongani Maponyane
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Rising inflation means increases in food and petrol prices. Inflation is a global problem, driven partly by conglomerates maximising their profits at the expense of ordinary people. The state plays its role, continually raising prices for services. The pressure of capitalism has impacted on our lives. It has caused clashes within the working classes, resulting in discrimination and prejudice. Ruling class elites – the political and economic elite – benefit from these struggles between people who compete for scraps from their tables. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / community struggles Thursday October 30, 2014 - 19:25 by Tokologo African Anarchist Collective
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The Tokologo African Anarchist Collective supports the protest march held by members of the Khutsong community – where we have active members – to the Merafong municipal offices. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / community struggles Thursday October 30, 2014 - 19:20 by Tokologo African Anarchist Collective
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The Tokologo African Anarchist Collective supports the protest march held by members of the Khutsong community – where we have active members – to the Teba Bank offices in Carletonville. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / miscellaneous Monday October 13, 2014 - 16:37 by Nobuhle Dube
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Although the Constitution protects the rights of whistle-blowers, and we have laws that are meant to promote their rights (such as the Protected Disclosures Act), in reality there is not much protection for whistle-blowers and such people face huge challenges. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / the left Monday October 13, 2014 - 16:33 by Mzee
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At the Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (Cosatu) media briefing on Thursday 21 November 2013, its president Sdumo Dlamini told a journalist that the federation is “yet to decide” whether or not to contribute financially toward the ANC’s 2014 election campaign. The briefing followed a Cosatu central executive committee (CEC) meeting. ... read full story / add a comment 
Νότια Αφρική (Περιφέρεια) / Λαϊκοί Αγώνες Saturday October 04, 2014 - 20:54 by Shawn Hattingh - Lucien van der Walt
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Ο θάνατος του Νέλσον Μαντέλα συνοδεύτηκε από χιλιάδες άρθρα και εκατομμύρια ανθρώπων τα οποία απέδιδαν σε αυτόν φόρο τιμής. Εξυμνώντας τον σωστά, για την εναντίωση του στον φυλετισμό, την συνεισφορά του στους απελευθερωτικούς αγώνες στην N. Αφρική και για την στάση του ενάντια στο καθεστώς του απαρτχάιντ, το οποίο και τον κράτησε φυλακισμένο για 27 χρόνια. Για μεγάλο μέρος της ζωής του ο Νέλσον Μαντέλα υπήρξε η βασική φιγούρα των απελευθερωτικών αγώνων στην N. Αφρική κατά την διάρκεια των δεκαετιών του 1960, 1970 και 1980. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / crime prison and punishment Tuesday September 09, 2014 - 21:15 by Bongani Maponyane
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Khutsong has not been at peace, facing a high police deployment, supposedly to combat crime. The government was adamant about cleaning up the streets in Khutsong. This followed certain brutal crimes. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / community struggles Thursday September 04, 2014 - 16:10 by Lucky Sumione
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Residents in Khutsong location were neglected by the police many times, and that is why they ended up taking the law into their own hands in late 2013. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / history Wednesday September 03, 2014 - 17:34 by Jonathan Payn
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The United Front tactic – aimed at uniting masses of workers in action and winning Communist leadership for the working class – was adopted as policy by the Communist International (Comintern) in 1921 and will be discussed later in this series. However, there are important examples of working class unity in action which predate Comintern policy and bear relevance to the united fronts discussion. One often-cited example is the united front to defend the gains of the February Revolution from a military coup in Russia in 1917, which will be discussed in the next article in this series. Before looking at this, however, there is another example of proletarian unity in action – that didn’t seek to win Communist leadership – which warrants attention; that of a revolutionary worker-peasant alliance. This conception of united front action found expression in Italy’s anti-militarist “red blocs” and it is to these that we now turn. First published in issue 87 of Workers World News • Part 1: NUMSA and the ‘United Front Against Neoliberalism’ • Part 3: The 1917 Russian Revolution and United Front • Part 4: United Working Class Action and the Workers’ Council Movement in Germany, 1920-1923 ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / the left Wednesday September 03, 2014 - 17:26 by Jonathan Payn
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The resolution adopted by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) to form a ‘United Front against neoliberalism’ – as well as its decision not to endorse the ANC in the elections – represents an interesting development in the political landscape, one which activists should look at carefully and engage. Due to the language used by the media, the Left, NUMSA’s critics and even NUMSA itself much confusion surrounds the debate – leaving many questions: Is the ‘United Front’ an organisation or attempt to build a new labour federation or political party? Is it an attempt to revive the 1980s United Democratic Front (UDF)? Why NUMSA’s sudden interest in community struggles? This series, of which this article is the first, aims to clarify these and other questions by looking at the proposal and history of united fronts locally and internationally to clarify key issues and draw lessons that activists can use when engaging the pros and cons of NUMSA’s United Front proposal and if and how they think it should be developed. First published in issue 86 of Workers World News • Part 2: Anti-militarist United Fronts and Italy’s “Red week”, 1914 • Part 3: The 1917 Russian Revolution and United Front • Part 4: United Working Class Action and the Workers’ Council Movement in Germany, 1920-1923 ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / miscellaneous Sunday June 15, 2014 - 17:58 by Red and Black Action
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Revolutionaries should commemorate the 1976 uprising in South Africa, struggle, but also learn from its failings -- including the limitations of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) of the time ... as did Selby Semela, leading Soweto student militant, later a libertarian communist. ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / community struggles Thursday January 09, 2014 - 15:56 by Mzee
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Once we stop thinking as individuals and start thinking as a working class group, change will become possible. Our country’s conditions have gotten worse and worse in many ways. There is corruption, inequality and limited freedom for the masses. Someone has to stand up and say “Enough is enough! We need better education, more jobs and people-driven development plans.” We are calling for change now! ... read full story / add a comment 
southern africa / community struggles Saturday January 04, 2014 - 20:50 by Siyabulela Hulu
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In September 2002, residents of Kwa-Masisa Hostel in Sebokeng faced evictions by the so-called new and private owners. They resisted and won. But since then, the hostel has been abandoned to its fate. Today the struggle for secure tenure, decent conditions and control continues. ... read full story / add a comment 
África austral / a esquerda Sunday December 15, 2013 - 05:43 by Bruno Lima Rocha
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Ao superar o Apartheid, necessariamente o símbolo do território tinha de refletir a nova unidade pluriétnica ... read full story / add a comment |
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