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July 01, 2022
South Africa: At Play in the Realm of Political Assassinations
A drama from Limpopo tackles the disturbing reality of politicians killing each other for positions. It is a cry from young South Africans for this deplorable situation to change. Read more »
June 17, 2022
South Africa: From Courage to Collapse
The disintegration of the ANC's integrity and its capacity to drive a social project is part of a wider crumbling of progressive politics. Read more »
June 20, 2022
South Africa: Township Residents Without Power for Three Years
Beleaguered residents of Palm Springs in the Emfuleni local municipality in Gauteng have been living without electricity and with sewage running in the streets. Read more »
June 21, 2022
South Africa: The Guilty Parties of the Covid Pandemic
In Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers, John Nichols explores the corruption at an elite level that has ended up characterising the global pandemic. Read more »
June 10, 2022
South Africa: Abandon All Hope That the ANC Cares for Us
With a government that fails to provide the much-needed relief available to a population that is increasingly desperate, the onus is on ordinary South Africans to hold the country… Read more »
June 07, 2022
South Africa: Makhanda Mourns the Death of Fundile 'Jeff' Budaza
Disgust at rampant corruption in the Makana municipality took centre stage at the funeral of one of its brave officials who fought the criminality he saw around him, and was likely… Read more »
June 03, 2022
South Africa: Activists Under Threat From Surveillance
Members of social movement Abahlali baseMjondolo allege that the state monitors their phones and emails, tracking their movements and putting them in constant danger. Read more »
South Africa: Decent and Dignified Healthcare for All
The proposed National Health Insurance scheme is, in principle, an excellent initiative. The problem is that no one in their right mind trusts the ANC to implement it. Read more »
South Africa: Flood and Fire Victims in Durban Are Fast Losing Hope
The traumatised residents of Siyathuthuka shack settlement have now faced several calamitous events that have destroyed their homes, their dreams and any prospects of a dignified… Read more »
June 01, 2022
South Africa: Day Zero Looms for Coastal City
Impoverished residents in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro are spending stressful days trying to get enough water for their households as well as their gardens and livestock. Read more »
May 30, 2022
South Africa: Government Support the Only Way, Says Taxi Industry
The price of petrol continues to rise but commuters cannot afford a ticket hike and minibus, metered taxi and e-hailing drivers are still struggling with Covid setbacks. Read more »
May 23, 2022
South Africa: 'Day Zero in Nelson Mandela Bay Is Metro's Fault'
The collapse of water infrastructure in the Eastern Cape's largest municipality has left residents angry as their taps are dry while water runs down the streets. Read more »
May 17, 2022
South Africa: Shack Dwellers Face Wrath of Pimville Residents
Growing frustration over high levels of crime, especially electricity cable theft, has resulted in the Chicken Farm community being blamed amid a rise in xenophobia. Read more »
May 18, 2022
South Africa: Lwandile Simelane Wants to Get Sport Back On Track
Sascoc's first vice-president is happy to deal with the 'nice, boring, interesting stuff' that is sports governance if it means creating opportunities and incomes for South… Read more »
South Africa: We Need a President - Woman or Man - Who Cares
Having a woman leader of the country would show a shift in gender equity, but more than that, South Africa needs someone morally unimpeachable who listens to the impoverished. Read more »
May 13, 2022
South Africa: Slain Ekhenana Activist Nokuthula Mabaso Remembered
A leader of the commune's food sovereignty projects, the fearless Mabaso had given most of her adult life to improving the socioeconomic circumstances of her fellow residents. Read more »
South Africa: Statement of Solidarity With Abahlali Basemjondolo
Noam Chomsky, Ruth Wilson Gilmour and others pledge their support for the shack dwellers' movement and call for solidarity in the wake of the assassination of Nokuthula Mabaso. Read more »
South Africa: Political Killings Plague Nation's Public Life
Political killings have become an all too common tool of control in South Africa. It is essential that this grim reality is recognised and opposed. Read more »
May 09, 2022
Southern Africa: Why Non-Alignment Is Urgent for the Global South
We have been outside looking in for too long to believe the West will give us a seat at their table. We need financial autonomy and development that can withstand the attacks of… Read more »
May 06, 2022
South Africa: Durban's Politics of Blood
As political killings continue in the city, claiming the lives of activists exposing ANC rot and failures, serious questions need to be asked of our democratic commitments. Read more »
South Africa: New Suspected Assassination in KwaZulu-Natal Province
Nokuthula Mabaso's murder is the latest in a string of killings that residents of this Durban commune say are politically motivated and meant to silence them. Read more »
May 05, 2022
Africa: South African Vigilante Militia Steps Up Violence Against Migrants
The xenophobic and violent Operation Dudula is part of a global trend of rising right-wing vigilantism that is finding favour in an era of crisis. Read more »
South Africa: Worker Compensation Yet to Be Put Into Practice
Two workplace incidents show that although domestic workers are legally covered by the compensation act, a lack of follow-through makes it almost impossible to claim. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu's 'Successful' Workers' Day Rally
Kicking the president out of the federation's main rally shows how tired workers are of the government protecting the private sector while claiming to be on the side of the working… Read more »
May 04, 2022
South Africa: Long Wait Continues for Apartheid Reparations
People who are now elderly and suffered terrible losses at the hands of South Africa's white minority regime are determinedly waiting to be heard. Read more »
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