Organisations have to understand that leadership is earned by advocating for people’s needs. History can also help us to appreciate that leadership is not endowed.
South Africa
Amandla at 100: confronting the threat of a resurgent right
Amandla! has always been more than a magazine. It is part of an ecosystem of movements, thinkers, activists, workers, feminists, youth organisers, and internationalists committed to building a just, democratic, and egalitarian society.
Can The Right Be Stopped?
The feature in this issue focuses on the rise of the right and the challenge for the Left to resist.
Unemployment is exceptionally high — even if elites are trying to pretend otherwise
South Africa doesn’t have a “statistical-error” unemployment crisis; it has a jobs crisis.
The Betrayal of Mandela’s Apartheid Liberation Movement
Although Nelson Mandela’s presidency fostered hope for a permanent end to the woes of the apartheid era, South Africa’s non-white population have come to realise that they are still under an oppressive regime—but this time, at the mercy of the country’s ultra-rich and ownership class.
The EU’s ‘Investment Package’ isn’t Aid — It’s guaranteed profit for private capital
Reindustrialising South Africa demands strategic public investment, democratic control of finance, and a renewed commitment to productive transformation.
The rebirth of genuine socialist politics in Britain
We interviewed Zarah Sultana, one of Britain’s most prominent socialist leaders. Her insights into the current political landscape are both thought-provoking and motivating.
Trade unions taking a stake in the capitalist economy
Only 23% of South Africa workers are currently members of trade unions.
Tariffs: effects and options for South Africa
An interview with former Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies, surveys the damage to the South African economy from the US tariffs and suggests that greater African cooperation is the way to go.









