Water Struggles From Johannesburg and Beyond

By Dale T. McKinleyIt’s been five years since residents of the poor community of Phiri (Soweto) were first confronted with the practical consequences of the City of Johannesburg’s corporatisation and commodification (read: privatisation) of water delivery. That was...
RENEWING THE LEFT: NOT JUST DOOM AND GLOOM

RENEWING THE LEFT: NOT JUST DOOM AND GLOOM

THIS ARTICLE SEEKS TO RESPOND to the questions posed by Amandla! which relate to the South African Left in particular: where is the Left intellectually, programmatically and organisationally? What has happened to it, and why has it become so fragmented and marginal?...