Once Upon a Time in Kliptown: Museum History of Soweto
If you want to see South Africa in one township, come to the Kliptown Open Air Museum in Soweto, writes …
Vol 35 No 3 Aug/Sept 2011
Not Even a Cup of Tea
When temporary workers from the South African Post Office took to the streets of Johannesburg in May it was the …
Local Government Contradictions
Proposals to reform local government see the problems in terms of corruption, incompetent municipal officials, and lazy councillors. Gillian Hart …
Kronstadt Rebellion 90 Years On: Reasserting Democracy from Below
A number of Left groupings recently came together and formed the Democratic Left Front, which espouses a democracy from below. …
Keeping Left: View of Cosatu Central Committee
The Cosatu Central Committee (CC) met at the end of June to check the pulse of South Africa’s national democratic …
Egypt in Transition: What Issues, What Dangers?
Egypt’s post-revolutionary transition is fraught with difficulties. AlJazeera Centre for Studies examines the political forces at play, the dangers and …
Declaration on Retirement Funds: Labour Demands Say
Dissatisfied labour federations met earlier this year to discuss the state of retirement funds. Elijah Chiwota reports on some of …
Country Divided: Botswana’s Public Sector Strike
In April this year the public sector in Botswana engaged in the biggest strike ever witnessed in the country. Carthage …