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International The Citizens' Revolution advances in Ecuador The radical social and economic reforms of President Rafael Correa, known as the Citizens' Revolution, received an overwhelming stamp of approval by the Ecuadorian people when he won more than 60% of the votes...
Polokwane has come and gone. Mangaung is upon us and the prospects for the left remains the same: quite dismal, at least inside the ANC, with its current power configurations. Talk of a 2nd transition or of a Lula moment conjure the illusion of a break with what's...
If the government was a person, it would be barely able to stand today, having shot itself in both feet over the past week. Timing the introduction of the controversial and bitterly resisted e-tolling system to start the day before a fuel price rise to record levels...
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...
By Jeremy Cronin, SACP deputy general secretary The mainstream press today has made much of Cronin’s comments as anti-Vavi statements with regards to the Civil Society Conference convened by COSATU recently. Below, read what Cronin had to say in Umzebenzi Online and...
2 November 2010Following the National General Council meeting held in September, this year, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC was directed to perform a number of responsibilities.The NGC directed the NEC to report the outcomes of the NGC to the ANC...
By Jeremy CroninIt is generally considered unwise for a politician to debate critically with the media through the media about the media. You don't exactly enjoy home-ground advantage. This has been obvious in recent weeks with the re-surfacing of the debate around...