We will not return to normal, because normal was the problem Amandla Editorial | Amandla Issue 73/74 | 09 December 2020 But is abnormal possible? Covid 19, the associated lockdowns, wearing of masks and social distancing have disrupted society. On…
We will not return to normal, because normal was the problem Amandla Editorial | Amandla Issue 73/74 | 09 December 2020 But is abnormal possible? Covid 19, the associated lockdowns, wearing of masks and social distancing have disrupted society. On…
ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CORRUPT AND INEFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES Anthony DeVilliers | Amandla | 4 November, 2020 As a means to combat the dark scourge of joblessness, the South African government designed a framework for the unemployed to receive training in…
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,…
