On Friday the 14th of June, Brazil witnessed one of the largest general strikes in recent years. Workers from various sectors joined the General Strike against the Pension Reform, in defense of Education and by jobs. Segments in the transport sector,…
South Africa’s distorted distribution of wealth is one of the biggest challenges facing the country’s economy, with unemployment sitting at an unsustainable 27.7%. In terms of wealth, the top percentile households hold 70.9% while the bottom 60% holds a mere…
20th Century South Africa: A Developmental History The twentieth century has brought considerable political, social, and economic change for South Africa. While many would choose to focus only on the issues of race, segregation, and apartheid, this book tries to…
More than 200 years since Marx’s birth, and 150 years since Das Kapital, is marxism still relevant? Should we still care about Marxism? Bio: Prof Helena Sheehan is emeritus professor at Dublin City University where she taught history of ideas.…
How do class, race and gender impact on the production of knowledge? Is it enough to include those who have been excluded from advanced knowledge? Or has knowledge itself been tainted by the exclusions of class, race, gender and colonial…
The crisis at ESKOM must not be used to further liberalise and privatise the energy sector. The proposal to break-up ESKOM into different companies WILL lead to greater privatisation of the energy sector. Electricity will become more expensive and jobs…
Sean Sweeny discusses the green economy and investment in renewable sources of energy in the context of a steadily rising demand for energy. Listen to his input here:
Cyril W Jacobs was born in Wellington in the Western Cape. He attended Livingstone High School in Claremont and thereafter enrolled in professional training at Hewat Teachers’ Training College, Cape Town, later graduating from Middlesex University, North London, B.A.S.S. During…
Colin Bundy is a leading historian best known for his documentation of the South African peasantry. His writing has also covered topics such as poverty and climate change, and icons including the likes of Nelson Mandela, and Govan Mbeki. He…
Jesse Burton from the Energy Research Centre (ERC) of the University of Cape Town (UCT) talks about The future of coal in South Africa in the context of the Paris Agreement, at our October monthly One Million Climate Jobs meeting.…
