White women, race, gender and employment equity
Recently the policy of white women as recipients of affirmative action laws has been questioned. Kezia Lewins examines if white …
Vol 31 No 5 Dec 2007/Jan 2008
Unfair dismissal: CCMA, not the employer, rules
In October the Constitutional Court gave an important judgment on who can determine unfair dismissals. Simon Kimani Ndungu outlines the …
The Saffron Revolution: Burma’s Buddhists on the boil
Levels of repression and fear in Burma have reached new heights after the killing and arrests during September demonstrations that …
Strikers, professionals and patients: Negotiating essential services on the ground
The Surgical Division at the Christ Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto signed an innovative minimum services agreement with unions before …
South African Communist Party: A history leading to tough questions
The South African Communist Party has struggled to adapt to South African’s new democracy, with recurrent crises in its relationship …
Sidumo and labour law are better off
Kimani Ndungu’s previous article gives some useful background and reflections on the Sidumo case. Paul Benjamin, discussing the same case, …
Search for truth: Who assassinated Burkina Faso’s revolutionary President Sankara
President Thomas Sankara was assassinated in Burkina Faso on 15 October 1987. Twenty years later, his murderers remain in power …
Review: Odyssey to Freedom by George Bizos
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Review. Scorched: South Africa’s changing climate by Leonie Joubert (Wits University Press, 2006)
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Raising the volume of workers’ voices: Fighting for the airwaves
Workers World Media Productions has worked hard to ensure that labour issues and workers’ voices get aired on the radio. …