Satire: World Cup Final Media Conference

Amandla! brings you this exclusive interview with the Local Organising Committee on completion of the recent World Cup.Amandla: After all the expense on the World Cup, how do you think it helped the poor?LOC: Well, for a month, it allowed the poor to forget about...

SA’s Secrecy Bill – Another Threat to Media Freedom

The government is in the process of passing a law that will limit access to government information undermining transparency, accountability, and media freedom in South Africa. The Protection of Information Bill allows every organ of state – from government...
Workers Show Solidarity to Demand Better Wages

Workers Show Solidarity to Demand Better Wages

Thousands of public service workers in Cape Town responded to the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) call for a national strike on Tuesday, 10 August, by marching to parliament where they handed over a list of demands.Workers carried placards with...

SADTU Embarks on an Indefinite Strike Over Wages

17 August 2010SADTU MEDIA STATEMENTThe National Executive Committee of The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) has taken a unanimous decision that the Union will embark on a full scale indefinite strike over wages beginning with a total shut down from...
Public Sector Workers Embark on Indefinite Strike

Public Sector Workers Embark on Indefinite Strike

On Wednesday, 18 August 2010, the public sector unions will embark on an indefinite strike following the rejection of the wage offer made by government. One week ago trade unions in every province marched to raise awareness around their demands and thousands came in...