Zambia’s Nationalisation: Any Lessons for South Africa
At the ANC Youth League’s recent congress it again called for the nationalisation of South Africa’s mines. Neo Simutanyi discusses …
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Zambia’s seconds subordination: re-colonisation through neo-liberalism
Glenn Adler traces the roots of Zambia’s subordination within southern Africa. Attachments Zambia’s second subordination. re-colonisation through neo-liberalism_0 (5 …
World economic crisisi
There is no point for South African market fundamentalists to call for protection against the economic crisis that has hit …
World Social Forum 2011: Is Another World Possible?
The World Social Forum is a site of hope for many activists that ‘Another World is Possible’, yet, as Llewelyn …
World Social Forum: Progress Within Challenges
Through interviews Keke Motseke argues that the organisational difficulties that the World Social Forum experienced in Senegal’s Dakar were an …
WTFU comes to town
In February the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)’s presidential council met in Johannesburg, South Africa. Elijah Chiwota writes about …
World Bank scenarios: why they should be rejected
World Bank planning scenarios for South Africa suffer from structural biases, silence on certain issues and other weaknesses. In line …
World Bank marks deregulation high
The World Bank’s Doing Business compares business conditions across 145 countries. Peter Bakvis examines some if its findings which praise …
Workfare: what does it mean?
Jamie Peck argues that while hard workfare in the US creates jobs it has negative social and labour market consequences. …
Workers go on strike in Mozambique
International: By Prabha Khosla in Maputo