Connie goes to parliament
On the eve of the 1999 elections the Labour Bulletin interviewed Cosatu’s former first vice-president Connie September. Five years on …
Vol 28 No 1 Feb/Mar 2004
Brazil’s tightrope artist keeps his balance
When former worker leader Luis Inacio da Silva became president of Brazil a year ago it was seen as a …
Are the elections about ‘liberating’ KwaZulu-Natal?
Tensions in KwaZulu-Natal appear to be mounting as the elections draw closer. Over the past 12 years an estimated 20 …
A tale of four unions: The state of clothing unions in four African countries
At the lowest end of the global supply chain in the garment industry are workers and the organisations that attempt …
2004 elections: End of the Comrades’ marathon?
Cosatu has thrown its full weight behind the ANC in the 2004 election race. Last year’s national congress reaffirmed the …
10 years of democratic SA’s foreign policy
Foreign policy over the past decade has sought to make a decisive break with the past and apartheid South Africa’s …