The South African Communist Party
While socialism seems to be on the retreat in much of the world, the popularity of socialist ideas has increased …
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The September Commission: confronting the future
COSATU’s September Commission proposes a programme of social unionism to enable the federation to drive social and economic transformation. Deanne …
The September commission: shaping congress debates, stimulating activism
The September Commission report provides an in-depth assessment of COSATU strategies and organisational capacity. Karl von Holdt examines the COSATU …
The September scenarios
The September Commission has drawn up three scenarios to explore the challenges facing labour and to provoke discussion in COSATU …
The sexual economy poverty, sex and survival
Mark Hunter finds that, for some women, sex is an increasingly important way to survive in Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal, one …
The shopsteward who want to go to parliament
Joseph Mthembu considers himself a people’s leader. A full-time PPWAWU shopsteward at PG Bison, he has repeatedly been offered a …
The silence is deafening
Andrea Meeson argues that while unions wish to address HIV/AIDS they are not responding quickly enough. Attachments The silience …
The SACP: a basis for socialist unity
Trade union and the party Attachments The SACP. A basis for socialist unity_0 (2 MB)
The Skills Development Act transforming education and training for workers
Brendan Barry and Dawn Norton outlines the new legislation dealing with skills development. Attachments The Skills Development Act transforming …
The SACP: Going it alone?
The decision to adopt a resolution at the recent SACP conference to contest the next elections is something that has …