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The Supplementary Budget and the moralisation of austerity Busi Sibeko |Amandla 71/72 | September, 2020 We are once again being told that “there is no alternative” to austerity – the cutting of expenditure to address debt during economic downturns. The…

Becoming Men: Black Masculinities in a South African Township, by Malose Langa – [Book Review] Siyabulela Mama | Amandla 71/72 | September 2020 Reading Becoming Men: Black Masculinities in a South African Township has made me reflect on adolescent life…

South Africa’s 2nd Pandemic: reflecting on gender-based violence during and beyond Covid-19 Mercy Brown-Luthango | Amandla 71/72 | September 2020 For the past five months South Africa, like many other countries across the globe, has been caught in the grip…

I am Stoney – I am strong Vuyokazi Gladys Sithole | Amandla 71/72 | September 2020 My name is Stoney. I work at Groote Schuur hospital. My full name is Vuyokazi Gladys Sithole. I have been working at Groote Schuur…

South African Men in Covid-19 Malose Langa and Bandile Bertrand Leopeng | Amandla 71/72 |September The fear of being vulnerable and adjusting to a set of new social circumstances has placed many South African men in a unique position. In…

Interview with Vida Claasen: retail worker Vida Claasen | Amandla Magazine | September 2020 I am Vida Claassen and I have been working for a major supermarket chain for 27 years. In 1996 I joined the union and became a…

This is not an accident Lauren Paremoer | Amandla 71/72 | September 2020 Women, particularly black working class women, are bearing the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is not a matter of bad luck; it is not simply accidental.…

Globally, the pandemic hits women Terry Conway | Amandla 71/72 | September 2020 In his article, C’est la lute finale, Mike Davis argues: “The current pandemic on a global scale exposes and widens the existential divides within and between societies,…

Covid and the life of a domestic worker Gladys Mnyengeza | Amandla 71/72 | September 2020 My name is Gladys Mnyengeza. I am 67 years old. I am married and staying in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha with my husband, children and grandchildren.…

Restore public service to stem corruption – Amandla 71/72 Editorial Amandla Editorial | Amandla 71/72 | 08 September, 2020 Factional battles have long been raging in the ANC. Zuma’s attack on the President before the August NEC took the battle…

Covid-19 and the economy Amandla Correspondent | Amandla Issue 70 | June, 2020 In many ways, Covid-19 has proven itself an enemy perfectly suited for the modern age. In a time of rolling news cycles and diminishing attention spans, it…

George Floyd murder: a movement erupts Jack Gerson |Amandla 70|June 2020 On May 25 George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis police, pinned to the ground and strangled, a knee on his neck, for nearly nine minutes. It was a…

The Uprising Lewis Barnes |Amandla 70 | June 2020 The recent rebellions against police murder of black people in the United States have shaken every level of society. On May 25th, four Minneapolis policemen converged on George Floyd in his…

Will Neoliberalism Fall Editorial| Amandla Magazine Issue 70 | June 2020 A tragedy is unfolding in South Africa. The tragedy is not only about Covid-19 and the lockdown crisis. It did not start at the end of March. It has…

Time for the revival of the BIG coalition Amandla Online | May 2020 An idea whose time has come “There’s nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come”,  said Victor Hugo. This quote helps us understand the growing…

The Real Jobs Summit: a long journey to economic and political freedom Amandla Correspondent | Amandla 69 | April/May 2020 In 2018, newly appointed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inaugural State of the Nation promised what would in effect be a presidency…

Liberate the GEPF from the JSE Amandla Correspondent | Amandla 69 |March/April 2020 Globally, stock markets are reported to have lost more than $13 trillion dollars over this past month. South Africa was not spared. On 12th and 13th March…

Help fight Covid-19 by rejecting International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Loans! More than 70 organisations including trade unions and mass based popular organisations demands that government reject any International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Loans! The past…

Eight theses on Covid-19 Daniel Tanuro | Amandla 69 | March/April 2020 “The Covid-19 is yet another warning: capitalism, which leads humanity to barbarism, must be ended.” 1. The economic slowdown preceded Covid-19. This fact should not lead to denying…

The Coronavirus crisis and the struggle for health Louis Reynolds | Amandla 69 | March 2020 The  COVID-19 crisis in South Africa has resulted in welcome signs that our government, at last, is becoming serious about actually governing the country.…

This Changes Everything Amandla Magazine | Issue 69 Editorial | 31 March 2020 For many, the lockdown of 21 days will be a severe test. For some it will in effect be impossible. Imagine being under lock-down for 21 days…

COVID-19: Updates & Ongoing Analysis How do we get to a post-coronavirus world with the least possible deaths, health and economic sufferings?  What will the post coronavirus world be like? And what do we do to ensure that that world…

The Chilean uprising: something very different happening? Amandla Magazine | Issue 69 || March 2020 Why we need to take notice – an eye-witness account “We not going to stop – we began already. If we have to go out…

The Lebanese revolution is not only about shouting, singing and dancing … and barricading roads! Sid Luckett | Amandla! Media | 17 January 2020 I recently spent a fortnight in Beirut and Tripoli (my third visit to Lebanon) witnessing and…