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...
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“Oil. Religion. Occupation. … A Combustible Mix.” | by Victor Kattan
A Freedom of Information request with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) by Al-Shabaka has led to the release of new documents on Gaza's gas fields, and surprising new information about the possibility of oil fields in the West Bank. The released documents...
EU Critical of Israel’s Human Rights Violations While Strengthening Economic Cooperation | by Adalah, PHR-I, PCATI
Haifa/Tel Aviv/Jerusalem–In a statement issued by the EU-Israel Association Council, the European Union (EU) sharply criticized Israel for a wide range of human rights violations in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). Adalah, Physicians for Human...
‘When civilizations start to die they go insane’ | by Chris Hedges
The implosion of Capitalism: Welcome to teh asylum When civilizations start to die they go insane. Let the ice sheets in the Arctic melt. Let the temperatures rise. Let the air, soil and water be poisoned. Let the forests die. Let the seas be emptied of life. Let one...
Somebody Else’s Atrocities | by Noam Chomsky
Opposing the International Olympic Committee’s newly formed partnership with Dow Chemical, dissenters illuminate a history of human rights oversights. These instances are all nonexistent, on standard principles, along with others too numerous to mention. In his...
SANEF alarmed by ANC’s call for boycott of City Press | by SANEF
Editors' Forum says party's call tantamount to intimidation and abuse of power Sanef alarmed at call by the ANC to boycott City Press Newspaper The South African National Editors' Forum notes that the South Gauteng High Court has decided to adjourn the hearing of an...
The Spear: SA won’t overcome fear by surrendering to it | by Alexander Matthews
Alexander Matthews says ANC trying to place a taboo on discussions of Zuma's version of masculinity Brett Murray's defaced The Spear stands as a monument to intolerance. After thousands of ANC supporters marched to the Goodman where it had once been on display, the...
Who’s profiting from the water crisis? | by Joyce Nelson
Big business sees water scarcity as a money making opportunity. Joyce Nelson uncovers the dodgy dealings of the Aqueduct Alliance. In January 2010, investment banker Goldman Sachs, along with General Electric and a high-powered Washington thinktank called the World...
The naked truth about our culture | by Simphiwe Sesanti
This week the world witnessed a heated debate around Brett Murray’s painting exposing SA president Jacob Zuma’s genitals. Those in defense of Murray argued that this was purely an artistic act, while those in favour of Zuma argued that it was merely the work of a...



