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On August 16 the Marikana massacre brought to the fore two forms of violence present in the everyday lives of workers. Workers in South Africa live in a violent world. This is not exceptional; it is inherent to the general condition of capitalism, which Karl Marx...
The ANC, Business and Development in South Africa Foreword Cadres, Capitalists, Elites and Coalitions presents a clear and well-grounded analysis of the South African transition from apartheid white minority to black majority democratic rule, based on elite bargaining...
It was not solely disrespect for reserve bank governor Gill Marcus that saw many delegates to the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) congress largely ignore her speech last week. Nor was it, as general secretary, Irvin Jim, maintained, because the chattering...
Over this past week, the National Union of Metalworkers congress has again put both nationalisation and the Freedom Charter firmly onto the political agenda. “Numsa is going to insist on the implementation of the revolutionary programme of the ANC — the Freedom...
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...
ANCYLThe tragedy – and most severe critique of the South African Left – is that Julius Malema and the ANC Youth League were allowed to hijack the struggle for economic freedom, for their own opportunistic and demagogic purposes. It would thus be a big mistake for the...
By Natasha Marrian and Stuart Graham21 September 2010The leaking of ANC leadership discussions and decisions to the media must be dealt with "decisively", ANC secretary general said Gwede Mantashe on Monday. "The leakage of NEC [national executive committee]...
By Sam Mkokeli and Sibongakonke Shoba21 September 2010Mantashe decries poor discipline, organisational chaos in partyPresident Jacob Zuma closed the door on new economic policy discussions when he delivered his political report yesterday, instructing delegates to the...
14 September 2010Johannesburg - The nationalisation of mines debate started "wrongly" and in the "wrong place", Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said in Johannesburg on Tuesday."It has been narrowed... it does an injustice to an otherwise...