I thought about this tree that is at my home: The Suitcase Project and migrating children
South Africa gives little assistance to the thousands of traumatised and migrating children that enter its borders. Glynis Clacherty tells …
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I’m a manager but some bosses still regard me as a shopsteward
Sakhela Buhlungu interviewed Joe Mahlangu, former CWIU shopsteward and now a manager. Mahlangu explains how he is still able to …
I’m New Here by Gill Scott Heron
Review I’m New Here (2010) Gil Scott-Heron Roots and Branches: Electro Acoustic Poetry (Botsotso, Johannesburg, 2010). Reviewed by Steve Faulkner. …
I’ve gained a lot of respect
Ntokozo Mbhele, Advice Officer with the Self-Employed Women’s Union (SEWU) in Durban, talks to Matthew Ginsburg.
How Sactwu plans to cut its cloth
The SA Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Sactwu) is currently embroiled in disputes in a number of sectors. The Labour …
How the TAC is emerging as a social movement
Hundreds of delegates from across the political spectrum gathered in Durban recently to attend the TAC/Cosatu conference, which aimed to …
How the West was won
Tony Ehrenreich outlines what COSATU Western Cape did to secure a victory for the ANC in the province and points …
ICFTU conference for African trade unionist: international solidarity or paternalism?
Drawing together more than 100 experienced African and European trade unionists, the recent ICFTU conference in Gaborone Botswana provided valuable …