Inside Balfour’s Protesxts: Some Reflections
In July this year Siyathemba in Balfour in Mpumalanga erupted in protest at the lack of government interest or service …
2011
If You Don’t Hear the Bell, You’re Mince: Woman’s Story of Mining Underground
In the previous article Asanda Benya looked at the challenges women face as underground miners. In this story she gives …
I Hate When a Simple Problem Expands Out. Interview with Sidumo Dlamin, Cosatu’s New President
Kally Forrest talks to the Congress of South African Trade Union’s president Sidumo Dlamini about his childhood, entry into the …
Firing the Bosses: Can Worker Self-Management Succeed?
The global economic crisis has thrown up some bold experiments. Shawn Hattingh looks at the creation of some worker self-managed …
Domestic Campaign – Feminist and Race Critique
Shireen Ally argues that an international campaign to win an ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers ignores deeper …
Dancing to a Lyrical Tune
Natalia Molebatsi spends regular time outside of South Africa. This gives her a bird’s eye view on her country’s poetry …
Compromise Needs No Organisation At All. Impressions of Cosatu’s 10th Congress.
Cosatu’s 10th national congress invited sympathetic organisations to attend with speaking rights. Martin Jansen gives his impressions of the congress …