Social security: how can labour influence policy?
COSATU has already succeeded in influencing government policy on social security. Kenneth Creamer explores how labour can take this process …
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Social Grants: Going Beyond Basic Needs
There are many myths around the abuse of social grants. David Neves explodes these untruths and shows how social grants …
Social Wage
Briefings/Reports: By Carnegie Commission.
Social inequality & welfare state in SA
Although South Africa can be described as a social welfare state it is one that has continued to maintain historical …
Socialism and the Freedom Charter
Debate: By Hugh McLean.
Social movements : Cosatu and the ‘new UDF’
The recent launch of the coalition against poverty and joblessness by Cosatu’s Western Cape region and various civil society organisations …
Social movements bring change in Latin America
Social movements in Latin America have achieved much in the last five years. Anna Davies-van Es gives an overview of …
Social movements in an era of globalisation: A case study of Cosatu
Cosatu, as a social movement, predates the democratic transition and was one of the most important elements of the anti-apartheid …
Social Movements in South Africa
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) highlighted the existence of organisations to the left of the traditional Alliance structures. …
Social movements: A fancy name or rebels with a cause
Social movements are in fashion. Who are they, who do they represent and how do they interact with unions and …