South Africa: Anti-Immigrant Protests and Violence Escalate in South Africa

Anti-migrant marches have spread across several cities in South Africa in recent weeks, with some turning violent against African migrants amid rising economic tensions. Read more »

South Africa: The Death, and Life, of Khabazela - a Portrait of Abahlali's 26th Martyr for Land Rights

On the forefront of the resistance to South Africa's land mafia preying on the urban poor, 52-year-old Khabazela, treasurer of the shack-dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo's… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa and China Sign Trade Partnership Granting Zero-Tariff Access

South Africa has signed a new economic partnership framework with China that will allow duty-free access for South African exports to the Chinese market, with a follow-up agreement… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Expels Israeli Ambassador - Israel Retaliates By Expelling South Africa's Ambassador to Palestine

South Africa has not had an ambassador to Israel for many years. Israel's demand that South Africa's ambassador leave Palestine "underscores Israel's refusal to honor international… Read more »

Africa: G20 Pledges to Fight Global Inequality and Rising Sovereign Debt Crisis

Despite official US boycott, participants agreed for shared responsibilities in dealing with the challenges of climate change and reforms in the UN with the objective of equitable… Read more »

South Africa: Abahlali Basemjondolo Wins Landmark Ruling Halting Evictions in Lucrative Coastal Municipality

The Pietermaritzburg High Court halts forced evictions in KwaDukuza in a case involving Abahlali baseMjondolo's and the KwaDukuza Municipality, supported by Dolphin Coast… Read more »

South Africa: Abahlali BaseMjondolo Marks 20 Years of Struggle for Land, Dignity, and Socialism

Solidarity pours in from movements across Africa and the world as South Africa's shack dwellers' movement celebrates two decades of organizing, fighting for land and socialism. Read more »

South Africa: South African Activists On Gaza Flotilla Released and Deported to Jordan

South Africans activists on the Freedom Flotilla, including Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela. Have been released and deported to Jordan after being detained for several… Read more »

South Africa: Global Sumud Flotilla Intercepted

Flotilla activists reported on October 1 that their vessels were being illegally intercepted and boarded by military personnel while the ships were 75 miles away from the Gaza… Read more »

Africa: Exiled Swazi Activists Protest Trump Deportation Deal Outside US Embassy in South Africa

King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, is accused of accepting USD 500 million from the Trump administration to accept deported criminals in Swaziland. Read more »

Africa: NUMSA Urges Alternative Industrialization Path to Save South Africa's Manufacturing As Goodyear Exits

NUMSA was involved in consultations on the fate of workers affected by the closure of Goodyear Tires, which left hundreds unemployed. The union also offered proposals on what… Read more »

South Africa: NUMSA Leads Indefinite Strike At South Africa's Leading Cookware Manufacturer

Set to enter its third day on August 6, the strike will continue indefinitely until the company concedes union rights, the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA)… Read more »

South Africa: New Documentary Highlights Struggle of South African Shackdwellers, WHO Denounce Post-Apartheid 'Freedom' Without 'Economic Emancipation'

Thousands of members and supporters of the shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo marched through the streets of Durban to mark "Unfreedom Day" Read more »

Africa: Unions and Civil Society Protest Against Proposed Labor Rights Dilution in South Africa

40 organizations represented in the protest allege that the 65 proposed amendments to labor laws allow dismissals of workers on accusation of misdemeanors without formal hearing,… Read more »

South Africa: Abahlali Basemjondolo Protests Xenophobia and Defends Legal Aid Group After Far-Right Threats

Abahlali baseMjondolo led a demonstration on July 17, 2025, to defend the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) from intimidation by the anti-migrant group Operation Dudula and… Read more »

South Africa: Land As a Source of Life - a Continental Reckoning With Dispossession and Struggle

A Pan Africanism Today webinar featured discussions on socialist alternatives from South Africa and Tanzania on the 112th anniversary of 1913 Land Act in South Africa that… Read more »