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Fifty years after the 1976 Soweto Uprising against Bantu Education and Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, the struggle for a dignified education in South Africa continues amid severe crises like overcrowding, teacher cuts, and the collapse of NSFAS, requiring a renewed political consciousness to achieve true liberation.
The 50th anniversary of June 16 demanded a response. Accordingly, this issue primarily focuses on a special feature dedicated to this occasion. It offers an analysis of the significance of June 16 and evaluates our progress over the past 50 years, alongside the areas where we may have regressed.
The government must acknowledge the severe unemployment crisis we’re facing and declare it a national emergency.
Various organisations and individuals have condemned the aggressive approach of state officials towards the safety of migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers, amid rising anti-migrant rhetoric and vigilantism in South Africa.
The crisis in the care sector goes beyond economics; it is structural. This article argues that increased government spending on care jobs won’t address racial, political, and gender oppression.
With its upcoming Conference of the Left, the South African Communist Party must confront its history and embrace a more radical, anti-capitalist stance to effectively challenge the status quo.
In KwaZulu-Natal alone, 14 activists have been assassinated. Some of these assassinations occurred during protests.
Economic liberation is essential to begin addressing South Africa’s social crisis.
South Africa’s ongoing and worsening mass unemployment stems from a deliberate, market-friendly, and pro-business economic consensus that has proven ineffective over the past 30 years.