Rebuilding the workers’ movement for counter-power, justice and self-management: a contribution to the debate Lucien van der Walt | Amandla! 63 | April/May 2019 The robust exchange between comrades Ronald Wesso and Mametlwe Sebei over the South African Federation of…
The Struggle is to Socialise Eskom Jeff Rudin | Amandla! 63 | April/May 2019 When Ramaphosa confirmed the break-up of Eskom, the Numsa General Secretary responded with a fighting tweet: “Numsa shall meet Cyril Ramaphosa in the street. We reject…
Fundraiser in Solidarity with CSAAWU farmworkers strike 21 May 2019 from 18:00 – 20:30 1 Batter Lane, Main Road, Mowbray. Oak Valley workers and CSAAWU take on poverty wages (R160 per day) and old apartheid practiced at Oak Valley Farm.…
Crisis in Makhanda Unemployed People’s Movement Statement | 16 May, 2019 Makhanda is a broken town. The whole world knows this. The ANC have looted the town’s money, year after year, with no consequences. They have enriched themselves while impoverishing…
Internationalism: a culture and a commitment Gustave Massiah | Amandla! 63 | April/May 20 Internationalism is a political movement and a current of thought. It is also part of some conceptions of the “alter-globalist” (in French, “altermondialiste”) movement, also known…
What is fascism and how do we fight it today? Michael Nassen Smith | Amandla! 63 | April/May 2019 Not since the 1930s has the word “fascism” loomed so large over our political horizon. The term has been trotted out…
Farmworkers in Grabouw strike for R250 daily wage Mzi Velapi | Original: Elitsha | 07 May 2019 Workers at Oak Valley Farm have been on strike since Monday. With support from the nearby Grabouw community, they aim to lead…
OMCJ Monthly Meeting: Urban Greening and Reforestation One Million Climate Jobs Campaign | 07 May 2019 Please note that our next OMCJ meeting which will take place on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 (9:30-12:30) at 129 Rochester Road, Observatory! The overarching…
Searching for Just One Party for a Just Transition Janet Cherry | Amandla! 63 | April/May 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA address on 7th February 2019 made the briefest possible mention of the just (and necessary) transition from fossil fuels…
Face-to Face with the Race Issue Anthony DeVilliers | 06 May, 2019 Since 1994, people have loved to marvel about South Africa having a relatively peaceful transition to democracy. Indeed, they love to consider how it was relatively peaceful, despite…
