Labour, civil society and the state
Petrol price increases do not just happen in Nigeria, as the working class, civil society and citizens will not allow …
2012
La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina is a new form of international organisation built around issues of citizenship for peasants and how this …
Interview with PWMSA convenor Hlengiwe Mkhize
Interview with PWMSA convenor Hlengiwe Mkhize Attachments 13. Interview with PWMSA convenor Hlengiwe Mkhize (169 kB)
Impala Platinum strike
The Impala strike raises a number of issues on trade union organising and threatens the future of large unions. What …
How NUM avoided disaster
This year the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) celebrated its 30th anniversary at its 14th National Congress. It was more …
Health and safety sacrificed for profit
The mining industry continues to neglect workers health and safety, hence high death tolls from accidents and diseases such as …
Green economy pitfalls and promises
There is a need to think of the green economy in newer ways that are not centred around old ideas …
Gender audit of shop stewards
A gender audit is part of union organisational development and the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) took this into …
Gated Rustenburg
Rustenburg is often presented as a platinum mining success story. The local government points to the town’s economic growth rate, …
Fracking – what, who, where
The costs and benefits of fracking to South Africa’s development should be debated using scientific evidence, writes David Fig. …