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, by OPEYEMI Todah
Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa.
AFP. Shot taken in 2016.AFP/ Muhsin Hendricks, who came out as gay in 1996, once said that his need to be authentic “was greater than the fear to die”
The 57-year-old cleric (…)
, by ZASO
After our historic Johannesburg launch in December 2023, Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO), an eco-socialist, feminist organisation seeking to regroup militants active in grassroots movements and trade unions, met in Cape Town as an extended National Committee from December 14-16. Our purpose was to (…)
, by MABUSELA Zolani
The Steve Biko Commemoration event will be held at Pretoria Central Prison today.
With profound respect and admiration, we remember the life and legacy of a true Azanian hero who dedicated his life to the fight against White domination and the empowerment of black people. Your untimely (…)
, by Amandla!, DUNJANA Siziphiwe
Amandla! spoke to Siziphiwe Dunjana, now living in Khayelitsha, about what it has been like for her to be unemployed.
Siziphiwe Dunjana:
Siziphiwe Dunjana: Originally, I came from the Eastern Cape in 2016. I finished my matric in 2015, and then I came here because I wanted to look for a (…)
, par Amandla !
The need is greater than ever for a consolidated voice of the working class and the poor. On the one hand, daily community protests seem to indicate a population that is not by any means apathetic. But when it comes to elections, the majority don’t participate. No political party has been able (…)
, by ETKIND Roger
In the feature of this issue we:
• Look back on the election and what messages the results contain;
• Look forward to life with the GNU and what it will mean for the majority of poor and working-class South Africans; and
• Look at the opportunities and challenges for the Left right now. (…)
, by JARA Mazibuko Kanyiso, KAAF Gunnett
President Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen after the swearing-in of the new national executive at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The writers say the ANC and DA share a common commitment to a neoliberal policy framework that blocks wealth redistribution and the (…)
, par MOTALA Enver
More than 60% of those who have the right to vote in South Africa responded with deafening indifference or calculated rejection to the recent parliamentary electoral process. They simply did not think that the ‘democratic’ election had any meaning in their lives. And who can blame them for their (…)
, by BOND Patrick
On June 30, South Africa’s leader Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Government of National Unity (GNU), including 31 ministers in his Cabinet. In the national and provincial elections that had taken place a month earlier, Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) won 40% of the vote while the (…)
, by ZASO
The elections of May 29 and the inauguration of the Government of National Unity (GNU) mark a critical shift in the country’s political landscape. The results of the elections highlighted a number of important political processes that have been unfolding for some time: the unravelling of the (…)
, by ETKIND Roger, KOTA Ayanda
We started the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) in 2009. I think what gave rise to it was two things: the failures of the municipality which came out of IDP meetings. And the feeling that the politicians are taking us for a ride and taking us for granted. They are not accountable. They use the (…)
Cape Town calls on court to halt Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling it necessary to protect rights of Palestinian people
Demonstrators hold banners and Palestinian flags as they march through Cape Town during a protest against Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, on 12 May 2021 (…)
, by Amandla!
After the review of the last 30 years of agrarian reform in Amandla! 89, the feature in this issue looks at ‘The housing mess’. Patrick Bond goes back to what he calls “the developer-driven, bank-centred model” of Joe Slovo’s housing policy, and notes how it has failed, as acknowledged by the (…)
, by HIGGINBOTTOM Andy
Andy Higginbottom summarises his report on corporate profits in South Africa. He asks a number of vital questions – who are the main corporate players in South African mining? Who profits from mining in South Africa? The principal data source is thirteen company annual reports for 2022, (…)
, by BOND Patrick, GOODMAN Amy, NGWANE Trevor
BRICS — the five-country bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — is holding a monumental summit in Johannesburg this week where the group will discuss a number of major issues, including expanding membership and how to improve financial cooperation. Over 40 countries have (…)
, by ANDREWS Mercia
This article seeks to respond to the questions posed by Amandla! which relate to the South African Left in particular: where is the Left intellectually, programmatically and organisationally? What has happened to it, and why has it become so fragmented and marginal? Given the broadness of the (…)
, by Amandla!
WHERE IS THE ORGANISED solidarity with the workers’ movement in Ukraine, fighting the Russian occupation? Where is the movement to defend foreign nationals from xenophobia? Where is the movement against femicide? And where is the fight against extreme budget cuts that are laying waste to the (…)
, by HLABANE Matthews
SAGRC is an environmental and social justice organisation based in Emalahleni. It started in the 1980s. Emalahleni is surrounded by mines. At that time, as the police were busy chasing activists, shooting around, and people were running away, into the bushes. They were not aware that some of (…)
, by LODGE Tom, MASISI Lesego, MYERS Bob
Friends in South Africa have responded to the article “Russia and South Africa: the oppressors make a deal”, by Bob Myers, published on People & Nature last month. Here are two comments, by Tom Lodge and Lesego Masisi, and a further comment by Bob.
Tom Lodge: ‘Treating Russia’s rulers as (…)
, by MYERS Bob
The South African government of the African National Congress (ANC) has decided to join military exercises with Russia and China. They were announced during a visit to South Africa this week by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov – who was given a warm welcome by Nalendi Pandor, the South (…)
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