The al-Bashir Debacle
The ANC Government has landed itself in a pickle following its failure to arrest the president of the Sudan, Omar al-Bashir who was present in the country for the African Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Politics
The BDS Movement In The Aftermath Of The March 2015 Israeli Election
Once again the racist policies of the Likud party led by Netanyahu, have been endorsed by the electorate with the return of a coalition of right wing parties to power Continue Reading →
Skirmishes in the Trade Unions
Conflicts inside South Africa’s most prominent trade union federation, COSATU, have grown more acute in recent months. Its leadership finds itself trapped in faction fights, fuelled by self-seeking bureaucrats desperate Continue Reading →
Rhodes Must Fall, UCT Must Change
Statement by the University of Cape Town Workers Forum and the UCT Workers Solidarity Committee Black workers built UCT with their own hands in the colonial past. Black workers were Continue Reading →
Promises And Reality
In his State of the Nation Address President Jacob Zuma trotted out a Nine Point Plan to “ignite growth and create jobs”. In one way or the other, this plan Continue Reading →