Zimbabwe Nation in limbo
With President Robert Mugabe winning the July 2013 election he will rule for yet another five-year term, which he will complete …
Vol 38 No 1 May-June 2014
Writing new songs
South African workers should write new songs that reflect the everyday struggles of their time, writes Busang Moiloa. This is not …
Workers speak on Midrand dispute
Every Sunday since 1994 dismissed Midrand municipal workers have been meeting in Ivory Park, Tembisa in Johannesburg to discuss strategies …
Social democracy and the ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) has historically supported ideas of social democracy as some of the ways to bring development to the …
Senseless Capitalism
It is the irony of capitalism that even public companies make profits on the back of job losses. John Appolis …
Numsa strike and the united front
Was the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) general strike a turning point in Left politics and is …
No wage settlement deal in platinum
Amcu says platinum cartels arrogant. For over three months platinum workers have been on strike demanding a minimum wage of R12,500 – the same …
Health and Domestic Work
Domestic work causes health issues like stress, high blood pressure, swelling feet and sometimes flus. Tshidiso Tolla explores health problems …
Foregin Zama Zamas
Illegal mineworkers or Zama Zamas, which means we are trying our luck, work under precarious conditions and are not protected …
Domecratic Marxism and the Numsa moment
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) moment challenges neoliberal capitalism promoted by the African National Congress (ANC) and …