Farm workers began the centennial year of the 1913 Land Act with a continuation of the most militant industrial action in the sector in decades. On January 9th, various Western Cape farming towns were turned into warzones as protestors demanding an increase to a...
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Q & A with Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi
Interview with Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health Part 1 Amandla!: How did you became politicised? Aaron Motsoaledi: I was born into a family of activists. Elias Motsoaledi, one of the Rivonia trialists, is my uncle. I became active in boarding school...
Harvesting discontent
"I earn R800,00 per month and with this money I have to feed, clothe and fend for my family of eight. We barely survive; I cannot even afford to buy school shoes for the children. I cannot take it any longer"- Gertie Beukes, Ashton farmworker. "We produce the food...
A BIG Idea: A Minimum Income Guarantee
An Interview with Karl Widerquist Karl Widerquist is a lecturer in politics in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Relations at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. He serves on the coordinating committee of the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee...
May Day: From history to saving the future | by Jeff Rudin
We are about to celebrate May Day. There are important connections between this May 1st holiday and the proposed amendments to key labour legislation, unemployment and climate change. Developing these connections is best begun by noting Labour’s very public outrage...
Vox Pop with Simphiwe Dana | by Andre Marais
Andre Marais (AM): What does Simphiwe Dana stand for?Simphiwe Dana (SD): I stand for justice. I stand for peace.AM: What inspires your music?SD: The human condition. My roots are everything. I am passionate. I was born in Africa.AM: How did growing up in rural...
Rwandan genocide survivors still waiting for reparation | by Juergen Schurr
The survivors of one of the worst genocides in modern history are fast losing hope that they will ever be compensated. ALMOST two decades after the genocide in Rwanda, in which up to 1 million people died, hundreds of thousands of survivors are still waiting for...
Inching towards default in Europe | by James Meadway
EU ministers have delayed payment of an €8bn loan disbursal to Greece after the PASOK government admitted it would not meet deficit targets. Without the money, the Greek state may not be able to pay its workers over the next month. These targets were set as part of...





