Interview with Jeremy Vearey, Major-general in SAPS. A!: Maybe you'd like to introduce yourself and your capacity. JV: I am Jeremy Vearey. I am also a Major-general in the police service. I am responsible for the gangster activity in this province. I'll go into what...
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Entrepreneurship is a myth
Dear Amandla! One can't help but be sickened by the overuse of the term 'Entrepreneurship' among our rather dull chattering classes. If the government, opposition party, analysts, economists and talking heads are to be believed, the solutions to our sluggish growth...
Q & A with Jeremy Vearey
A!: Maybe you'd like to introduce yourself and your capacity. JV: I am Jeremy Vearey. I am also a Major-General in the police service. I am responsible for the gangster activity in this province. I'll go into what that distinctly is, different from the way where we...
Knowledge. The final frontier
Some suggest that unemployment rates are high because of laziness or a dependency effect created by social grants, but numerous studies have failed to find empirical support for these claims. The one drum of this kind that continues to be beaten is the claim that...
‘We cannot walk freely’| by Jeanne Hefez
Voices from Marikana: Lonmin workers speak It's nearly four months after the Marikana massacre, and the atmosphere in and around Lonmin is still one of fear in the face of a de facto state of emergency. As Amandla! goes to press, police continue to use excessive force...
After the massacre: The Women’s Solidarity Forum | by Jeanne Hefez
Nomfulela's husband, Apa November, arrives from work around 3pm, covered in sweat under the scorching sun of Marikana and overly dressed in his rock driller outfit. He has spent twelve hours underground chasing a meager bonus with a 75kg machine in hand. Before the...
Sounds of the South: the Hip Hop Caravan
Sounds of the South (SOS) is a cultural movement based in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township that uses hip hop to fight against oppression They talked to Amandla! about their new project, the Afrikan Hip Hop Caravan, an educational and musical exploration that will take...
Police attack UKZN Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grad Students at UKZN Attacked, Arrested by SAPS and private security without provocation Today, just after 12:30pm, students participating in a peaceful demonstration at Howard College were attacked and arrested by SAPS. Peaceful protests...
Lonmin Statement on Marikana Situation
Lonmin Chief Financial Officer, Simon Scott said: "On behalf of the whole Company I would like to express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of all those employees who have lost their lives, not only in the events of Thursday but also in the days...


