South Africa has had at least two decades of heated arguments between proponents and opponents of a basic income grant. Most recently, particularly since 2020, trade unions, social movements and Continue Reading →
On 17 November, BLAC (Bishop Lavis Action Community) and APDUSA hosted another public meeting in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town. These meetings are aimed at broad political education of working class Continue Reading →
Bourgeois economists and social commentators have recently bemoaned the dismal state of the construction industry in South Africa. The big guns in this sector have posted huge losses and filed Continue Reading →
The African National Congress brought the Sol Plaatje Municipality to its knees as a result of factionalism, in-fighting and putting the party line before everything else. The trigger point was Continue Reading →
Neoliberal capitalism has reproduced and deepened women’s oppression, exploitation and inequality in South Africa. The recently released Living Conditions Survey and Poverty Trends in South Africa report by Statistics South Continue Reading →