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The Second Coming of Nongqawuse and the Lean Spoils of National Wealth Ayabonga Cawe | Amandla Online | 02 August, 2021 “Itsha nganina, indlu yeCongress? Azi babebona ntoni na, ooSivuma-ngamehlo? Lumkelani!  Iyatshona iqanawe yeSizwe. Nina nisalibele...

Demystifying nuclear energy: Do we need it to save ourselves? Bruce Baigrie | Amandla 76 | June/July 2021 The closure of the Indian Point power plant in New York led to a 35% increase in power emissions and 46% increase in carbon intensity for New York state....

Precarious workers continue to search for organisation Interview with Sydney Moshoaliba | Amandla | June/July 2021 Interview with Sydney Moshoaliba, Education Officer of Casual Workers Advice Office Amandla!: Please start by telling us a little bit about CWAO, just...

Mass-rooted left renewal as the foundation Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara  | Amandla 76 | June/July 2021 What is the place of unpaid social reproductive labour and women workers in this accumulation regime? What accounts for gender oppression and patriarchy? The society...

Umthandazo weJazz (Jazz Prayer for Peace) Dinga Sikwebu | Amandla Online | 20 July 2021 On 18 July 2021, Dinga Sikwebu gave an input to a gathering held at a restaurant in Sandton called eDikeni. The event was organised by Joburg-based jazz musicians, eDikeni and...

Can we reclaim football from below? Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara | Amandla 76 | June/July 2021 In Europe, we recently saw mass protests by the supporters of Liverpool, Manchester United and other English Premiership clubs against the proposed European Super League. This...

Towards a General Strike  Interview with Zwelinzima Vavi | Amandla 76 | June/July 2021 Amandla! interviewed Zwelinzima Vavi, SAFTU General Secretary Amandla!: One way to assess the state of the trade union movement is to look at the proportion of workers who are...

SACP militants need to come out Mazibuko Jara and Gunnet Kaaf | Amandla Online | June/July 2021 Where were the 22 million members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union when things were going wrong in that vast territory? This rhetorical question was asked by...

Unions In Crisis: Has The Union Form Outlived Its Usefulness for Workers? By Dale T McKinley | Amandla 76 | June/July 2021 The general frame:  A deep, systemic crisis There can be little argument that the world of work in South Africa, and indeed globally, is in...