At risk: Heritage of migrant workers
A national monument in the heart of Johannesburg has long been overlooked despite its role in placing the history of …
In the past
Andrew Mdeni JOyisa: Thread in Sactwu’s Rich Fabric
September 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu). To celebrate this event …
Anniversary of Spanish Revolution: What Lessons?
The Spanish revolution in 1936 was tragically defeated and helped open the doors to facism in Europe. Yet, writes Shawn …
Apartheid through the lens
Despite terrible discrimination during the apartheid ear, some exceptional individuals managed to shine through. Ernest Cole is one of them. …
African Worker Consciousness: Origins and Aspects to 1953
By I R Phimister
A tribute to Ma Ray
A number of prominent anti-apartheid activists died over the last two month. Terry Bell pays tribute to former trade unionist …
A tribute to workers leaders
There are times, when trying to chart the way forward, that we tend to forget and pay tribute to those …
A Letter
Durban Strikes 1973: By Errata
1973 strikes: breaking the silence
1973 – 1993: twenty years of worker struggle By S’bu Khwela Attachments 1973 – 1993. Twenty years of worker …