Recognise reclaimers now!
Luyanda Hlatshwayo“No more coffee and futile engagements around a boardroom table,” says African Reclaimers Organisation’s, Luyanda Hlatshwayo. Reclaimer integration in South Africa comes at a time where reclaimers are starting to properly organise themselves. With the…
Building a social compact around the climate transition
Jenny GriceJenny Grice spoke to Presidential Climate Commission executive director, Dr Crispian Olver, to find out what the PCC aims to achieve as well as progress in regard to its important tasks. The Presidential Climate Commission’s…
The Presidential Climate Commission – unpacking the details
Woodrajh ArounWoodrajh Aroun In December 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of a 22-person Climate Change Coordinating Commission (now called the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC)) to advise him on responses required to mitigate and adapt…
Views from the ground
Trade unionists and community activistA retrenched coal miner from eMalahleni, a community environmental activist in eMalahleni and two Mpumalanga trade unionists share their concerns over mine and power station closures and point out challenges. For coal miners that have…
“Unsafe and inefficient public transport endangers our lives”
Sinqobile Akin and Andiswa Kona20 black working-class women from Orange Farm and Soweto call for urgent improvements to the public transport system. Sinqobile Akin and Andiswa Kona report. Apartheid legacy Public transport in South Africa has its fair share…
Just another Transition or a Just Transition? It’s in labour’s hands
Ebrahim-Khalil HassenIf trade unions are to take control of the concept of Just Transition, they must reframe the debate by building alliances and alternatives, says Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen. The Just Transition is a contested concept. In the…
To abandon coal, first understand how it is governed
Neva MakgetlaNeva Makgetla Every woman has had visitors who sloganeer militantly in the lounge about women’s oppression, but won’t venture into the kitchen to help do the dishes. Theorising gender relations in the abstract is obviously…
Home is where the power is: The Saltuba Cooperative
Patrick Brennan and Janet CherryIf every one of the 16 million households in South Africa put solar panels on their rooftops, they could supply all the electricity needed to power the country, say Patrick Brennan and Janet Cherry. At…
COP 26 through workers’ eyes
Lebogang MulaisiThere were some positives for workers at COP26, says Lebogang Mulaisi. COP26 in Glasgow was envisaged as the COP that would deliver on the needs of the world and make major steps towards implementing ambitious…
A compact that excludes key participants
Mbulaheni MbodiSandra Hlungwani asked Mbulaheni Mbodi’s view on the Eskom social compact. What is the Eskom Social Compact? This was supposed to be a very inclusively negotiated document that included a social net when dealing with…