The SACP’s independent electoral turn could be the spark for a new chapter. But it will only succeed if it is part of a broader renewal of socialist politics, rooted in democracy, mass self-organisation, and unity in struggle.
Anti-Privatisation Forum
The National Dialogue: crisis, opportunity, and the challenge for the Left
The National Dialogue is incapable of addressing the structural roots of inequality, unemployment and state collapse.
Prishani Naidoo: a beautifully diverse, radical and principled tapestry of life, thought and struggle
Hamba Kahle Prishani! Lifelong radical activist, feminist, intellectual and architect of struggle….You will be forever missed but also forever celebrated and remembered.
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?...
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...




