Interview with Chris Malikane:

Amandla! (A!): COSATU has drafted its Economic Growth Path for full employment and government has published its New Growth Plan.  Where do you see the debate on economic policy going in this country, and do you see any major shifts towards more distributive...
The January Awakening in Nigeria | by Baba Aye

The January Awakening in Nigeria | by Baba Aye

Few in Nigeria would have the feeling that 2012 is barely a month old. The past few weeks have been filled with events of historic proportions. First, in response to the unpopular 120% hike in petrol price, the people spontaneously took to the streets across the...

The ballot box and a youth wage subsidy

The battle for the electoral support of the millions of unemployed, unskilled and mostly ill-educated youth — perhaps the most crucial voting bloc for the 2014 elections — is now in the open. It came with the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to march on Cosatu...