The SACP’s independent electoral turn could be the spark for a new chapter. But it will only succeed if it is part of a broader renewal of socialist politics, rooted in democracy, mass self-organisation, and unity in struggle.
Socialism
BRICS in the new global disorder
BRICS has evolved alongside the trajectory of its members over the past two decades.
Celebrating Mark Thabo Weinberg
Mark Weinberg’s passing is a great loss—not just to those who loved him but to the people and movements he dedicated his life to helping and strengthening.
Unemployment is killing SA
Amandla! Issue #94 is out! ✊🏾
The Chilean Road to socialism: 50 YEARS AFTER ALLENDE’S DEFEAT
FIFTY YEARS AGO, CHILE’S ROAD TO socialism suffered a devastating defeat. On September 11, 1973, the Chilean military, spurred by elites, condoned by middle-class sectors and backed by Washington, toppled Salvador Allende’s Unidad Popular (Popular Unity, UP). This was...
Voices from Women Leaders at the NUMSA International Symposium on Left Political Parties and Mass Movements
Following are excerpts from interviews by Amandla! staff of women activists in NUMSA, conducted during NUMSA's "International Symposium on Left Political Parties and Mass Movements", held August 7-10 in Johannesburg. Attended by international guests from around the...
A new Cosatu a new future?
The probable expulsion of Numsa from Cosatu marks the beginning of a profound re-organisation and possible renewal of the workers' movement. The most likely outcome will be the emergence of a new federation organised around Numsa, along with the eight other unions...
Mandela’s Democracy
By Andrew Nash from Monthly Review The Tribal Model of DemocracyIn his speech from the dock, at his 1962 trial for inciting African workers to strike and leaving the country without a passport, Nelson Mandela described the initial formation of his political ideas....
Chavez: Lessons for SA
Fidel Castro said of Chavez, "If you want to know what kind of man he was, look who was crying at death and who was celebrating". The torrential hatred directed at Chavez from the metropoles of global power is hardly surprising. Perhaps more than any other, the...







