[i][ii]When walking down the streets of any town or city in sub-Saharan Africa one of the most striking things is the dominance…
[1] The economic crisis in South Africa has seen inequalities, and the forced misery of the working class, grow. While the rich…
Over the last few years, many on the left have been trying to formulate a vision of socialism based on democracy. As…
The sight of people, mostly women or children, walking kilometres over dusty roads to haul wood back to their homes for cooking,…
For the last year and a half Greece has been a cauldron of class war. In December 2008 the site of anarchists…
Anyone aware of South Africa’s history will know that the mining industry was founded upon the extreme exploitation of black workers. It…
It is during the aftermath of catastrophic events that you are really reminded that the rich and politicians are truly slimy bastards.…
Over the last few weeks in South Africa, community protests and land occupations have once again erupted. People are simply infuriated at…
In most countries, political leaders and bosses are using the global economic crisis to once again unleash an attack on workers and…
Great celebrations have been taking place amongst many in the upper echelons of the traditional left in South Africa[1]. Their man, Jacob…
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