South Africa: The Strike Wave and New Workers' Organisations - Breaking Out of Old Compromises

opinion

Over the past weekend, the striking mineworkers of Amplats gathered at a mass rally in Rustenburg and howled their defiance of a series of ultimatums issued by the company.

At De Doorns, farm workers are on a wildcat strike - the latest of a series that has become a feature of the South African landscape over the last three months, knocking Mangaung off the front pages. Something is stirring from below ... and it is time we got beyond the fear and trepidation that have become the stock response in the media.

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