South Africa
27 February 2018 · South Africa
South Africa: Ramaphosa and Gigaba have allowed a crisis to go to waste
Gigaba and Ramaphosa have set South Africa on a path of economic regression. The 2018 budget will hit poor and working class people harder. The Alternative Information and Development Centre…
5 February 2018 · · Ecosocialism, South Africa · 1 comment
Cape Town water crisis—sign of things to come
Cape Town—in which some of Africa’s most affluent live– is rapidly running out of water, writes Alan Thornett . Population growth and a record drought, exacerbated by climate change, are cre…
6 September 2017 · · Azerbaijan, South Africa
This the way the world works: Azerbaijan and Bell Pottinger
Stories hitting the British papers yesterday give a graphic insight into the way that neoliberal capitalism really works, writes Phil Hearse . And how British finance and public relations co…
15 August 2017 · South Africa
Political Crisis and the Left in South Africa
The South African Congress held a no-confidence vote to decide whether President Jacob Zuma should step down or not. The result of the vote was: 177 YES, 198 NO, 9 abstentions. This means th…
22 August 2016 · Reviews, South Africa
Spirited lessons from the platinum mines
The Spirit of Marikana: The Rise of Insurgent Trade Unionism in South Africa by Luke Sinwell with Siphiwe Mbatha Pluto Press reviewed by Norman Traub The lead author of this book, Luke Sinwe…