The PCC – What does labour say?
Woodrajh Aroun spoke to Mbulaheni Mbodi (NUMSA shop steward and National Secretary of Eskom Shopstewards Council) and Mac Chavalala (SAFTU …
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Mining communities under attack
Communities resisting attempts by mining companies to dig deep in their areas are increasingly finding that their lives are in …
Representing workers on a mandate
Long-time NUMSA trade unionist, Christine Olivier, has just been elected the assistant general secretary of the 50 million-strong global trade …
Recognise reclaimers now!
“No more coffee and futile engagements around a boardroom table,” says African Reclaimers Organisation’s, Luyanda Hlatshwayo. Reclaimer integration in South …
The Presidential Climate Commission – unpacking the details
Woodrajh Aroun In December 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of a 22-person Climate Change Coordinating Commission (now called …
Views from the ground
A retrenched coal miner from eMalahleni, a community environmental activist in eMalahleni and two Mpumalanga trade unionists share their concerns …
“Unsafe and inefficient public transport endangers our lives”
20 black working-class women from Orange Farm and Soweto call for urgent improvements to the public transport system. Sinqobile Akin …
Just another Transition or a Just Transition? It’s in labour’s hands
If trade unions are to take control of the concept of Just Transition, they must reframe the debate by building …
To abandon coal, first understand how it is governed
Neva Makgetla Every woman has had visitors who sloganeer militantly in the lounge about women’s oppression, but won’t venture into …