Real Legacy of World Cup: SA Sees Few Benefits
The Soccer World Cup has vanished but the mainstream media has lost interest and is not concerned to examine its …
Vol 34 No 5 Dec 2010/Jan 2011
Open Racist Violence on Farm Workers: Hidden Workplace Crime
A white racist group called the Noord Wes Plaaslike Veiligeheid has emerged recently wearing AWB regalia and farm workers have …
Moment of Great Significance? First Labour Civil Society Conference
In October a Civil Society Conference went almost unnoticed by the media. Delegates vowed to work with government to tackle …
Most Profitable in FIfa History: South Africa’s World Cup
Little has been written about the impact of the World Cup on the South African economy since the excitement died …
Metropolitan/Momentum Merger: No Job Losses Says Competition Tribunal
It is not common for competition authorities in South Africa to strongly take into account employment issues in their decisions. …
History Distorted: Anti-Apartheid Movement and Swedish Union Solidarity
It is common for the vital contribution of trade unions in ending apartheid to be forgotten these days. Jonas Sjölander …
Cosatu’s Zingiswa Losi: Definitely No Sex Pawn
In 2009 Zingiswa Losi was elected the youngest ever women office bearer of Cosatu. She talks to Kally Forrest about …
Cosatu and Xenophobic Attacks: Is Its Response Enough?
During the May 2008 xenophobic attacks Cosatu responded in an uneven manner. Mondli Hlatshwayo believes that while Cosatu is clearly …
Contribution to Advancing Working Class: Numsa’s Mtutuzeli Tom
On 26 August 2010 Mtutuzeli Tom, former president of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa laid his head …
Are Our Mines Safe? Coalbrook Mine Disaster Revisited.
The recent media attention on the trapped Chilean miners brings to mind South Africa’s worst mining disaster which occurred when …