‘There is no third force, political party or communist academic behind our struggle. It is oppression at the hands of the African National Congress that has driven us into the rebellion of the poor. We are in rebellion because we are being forced to live without...
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The Unlikely Secret Agent, Ronnie Kasrils, Jacana Media, 2010
Ronnie Kasrils has just received the Alan Paton Award for his recent book, The Unlikely Secret Agent. He shares here with Amandla! his experience and the process of writing the novel, and expresses himself on the tragedy of losing his life partner, Eleanor.I had...
Africa: escaping the slums | by Jean-Christophe Servant
Africa, the least urbanised continent, still has the highest urban growth rate, nearly 7% per year; 40% of Africans now live in towns, compared with 3% in 1900. By 2030 there will be 760 million Africans, and if current trends continue, more than 70% will live in...
Egypt’s Bloody Sunday | by Mariz Tadros
At first, it looked like a repeat of the worst state brutality during the January 25 uprisings that unseated the ex-president of Egypt, Husni Mubarak: On Sunday, October 9, security forces deployed tear gas, live bullets and armored vehicles in an effort to disperse...
US-backed Egyptian junta massacres peaceful protesters | By Johannes Stern
On Sunday evening the Egyptian military launched a brutal attack on protesters in Cairo, killing at least 36 and injuring hundreds. The crackdown happened after a peaceful demonstration by 10,000 protesters headed from Shubra, a working class suburb of Cairo, to the...
South Africa: Power to the people | by Bobby Peek
Bobby Peek tells how the struggle for environmental rights is intertwined with the one over access to energy After decades of struggle, South Africa finally gained its democracy in 1994. This included the delivery of a constitution that guaranteed people a new...



