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Across oceans and covering continents people around the world are struggling. There are protest marches, demonstrations, occupations. It’s now global, a globalization of struggle for democracy, for a decent life. It is One Earth One Humanity One Loved, as a placard in...
It should be no surprise that a city dubbed "Little Beirut" by President Bush Senior — due to the large protests against him — began its "occupation" on a level on par with Wall Street. On October 6th, in Portland, Oregon, ten thousand people assembled at noon at...
The political economy of changePraise for Hein Marais’ latest book“An extraordinary achievement. This is, by a considerable margin, the best book yet on the political economy of South Africa. Marais combines an unrivalled knowledge of the literature with a prose style...
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...
3 November 2010As one of the participant organisations at the 28-29 October 2010 COSATU-convened conference with civil society, the Alternative Information and Development Centre (www.aidc.org.za and www.amandla.org.za) is extremely disappointed with the official...
By Dick ForslundA recent report to South African Cities Network shows how much of incomes households pay in property rates water and electricity supply, and solid waste and sanitation. Low income households pay 10 to 20 percentage points more of their total incomes to...
Special Ratings Areas (SRAs) are areas in which residents pay extra rates for organizing extra services. If initiators get majority support from 50+1% of the rate paying property owners, all must pay. The rates are collected by the municipality and then paid back to...
By Dick Forslund and Mazibuko Jara20 September 2010At any rise in aggregate demand, the Bank increases interest rates.Last week, the Reserve Bank waded into the battles between workers and employers over wage demands. Its monetary policy statement expressed concern...
Response by Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve BankBy XP Guma29 September 2010Dick Forslund and Mazibuko Jara’s article (Inflation targeting retards economic growth, September 20) refers. Permit me to respond, briefly.First, the authors state that “it is...