The ANC transformed | by Mercia Andrews

The ANC transformed | by Mercia Andrews

The ANC celebrated its hundredth anniversary on the 8 January 2012. This is indeed a major achievement for the oldest liberation movement in Africa. In its history it has had to negotiate many difficult challenges, perhaps none more so than retaining a broad unity...
Military vs people power | by Carl Finamore

Military vs people power | by Carl Finamore

Egyptians immediately recognised vivid symbolism few others understood in the soccer riot that broke out recently in the coastal city of Port Said. First, the killing of 74 Ultras, fans of the Cairo team Al-Ahly, occurred on the 1 February one-year anniversary of the...

The Arab revolutions: A year after | by Samir Amin

Arab regimes achieved success within a short period but then ran out of steam as a result of their internal limits and contradictions. The ruling circles have given in to neo-liberal globalization, leading to rapid decline in social conditions. That is what caused the...