An Essay on Structural Unemployment
By Alec Erwin.
In the community
Against Rape Culture
When students took to the streets against rape culture at Rhodes University in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, workers joined …
Agrarian reform betrays the rural poor
The rural poor have not improved their lot since the birth of democracy in South Africa. Mazibuko Jara gives a …
AIDS orphan crisis: How can we care for them?
By 2015 around one third of children under the age of 18 in South Africa will have lost one or …
Alexandra: A History (Book Review)
Alexandra: A History by Philip Bonner and Noor Nieftagodien published by Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 2008 is reviewed by Alan …
Abahlali Bayanda! Abahlali are growing
Abahlali baseMjondolo has been vilified by the Durban City Council. But what is this movement? Richard Pithouse traces its demands …
Accommodation the Main Problem for Migrants
Interview with Johnson Mpukumpa Secretary of the Western Cape Hostel Dwellers Association.
Adult pawns: Children forced into crime
Child crime is a growing problem in South Africa. Jacqueline Gallinetti and Maria Djordjevic highlight that children are often used …
Abahlali baseMjondolo: What happened to the promised land?
The previous article gave background to the formation and activities of the Abahlali baseMjondolo (shack dwellers). Here S’bu Zikode, the …