Eswatini: Swazi Political Organizers and Activists Face Wave of State Repression

Pro-democracy activists in Swaziland have accused the state of targeting leaders with fabricated charges in an effort to silence dissent. 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 »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Seed Sovereignty Is Under Threat - and With It, the Legacy of Land Reform

On the African continent, the question of sovereignty is not a populist watchword. It is the defining question of the moment. 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 »

Mozambique: Mozambique Floods Affect Over 500,000 As Heavy Rains Devastate Multiple Provinces

Weeks of heavy rainfall across southern Africa have affected several countries, with Mozambique bearing the brunt of the floods, which have killed and displaced thousands of… 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 »

Zimbabwe: Ufawuz Pickets Nestlé Zimbabwe Demanding the Company Pay Workers a Living Wage

On Nov. 14, Nestlé Zimbabwe workers, led by UFAWUZ, staged a peaceful picket demanding living wages and an end to unfair labor practices. The action follows a protracted… 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 »

Malawi: Malawi 2025 Elections - Peter Mutharika Set to Return As Malawi Faces Economic Challenges

Incumbent Chakwera, who took office in 2020 on an anti-corruption and reform platform, conceded defeat amid mounting public frustration over economic challenges. 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 »

Lesotho: Unseen Costs of U.S. Tariffs - the Case of Lesotho

The devastating impact of Trump's tariffs on Lesotho prompted the government to declare a "state of disaster", Alasow Ghedi argues, the economic crisis is a "violent outcome of a… 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 »

Lesotho: Trump's Tariffs Have Destroyed the Livelihoods of Thousands of Women in Lesotho's Textile Industry

Unable to pay rent, thousands have returned to their villages, whose subsistence farming-based economy cannot sustain their families. Desperate, many have taken the dangerous road… 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 »

Angola: 22 Killed During Mass Protests Against Fuel Prices

Angola, one of Africa's top oil producers, is in turmoil after protests erupted over a sharp fuel price hike driven by IMF-backed subsidy cuts. 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 »

Eswatini: U.S. Deportation of Migrants to Swaziland Further Undermines the Legitimacy of Its Embattled Monarch

King Mswati III, the last absolute monarch in Africa who survived an insurrection by using the army against the pro-democracy movement, has further weakened his position by caving… 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 »

South Africa: South Africa's Proposed Trade Deal With the U.S. Shows the Ineptitude of the 'Comprador Presidency', Says Tshepo Kgadima

Will South Africa compromise its "energy security and industrialization" in exchange for a tariff waiver on exports to the US for a handful of highly subsidized, foreign-owned… Read more »