On Current Strikes
The current strike season reveals a serious shortcoming within the trade union movement, be it the unions aligned to the ANC or the independent trade union movement. This is the Continue Reading →
Striking Platinum Workers Speak Out
In a meeting at the University of the Western Cape (29 May), organised by the Western Cape Democratic Left Front, three striking migrant workers of the Association of Mineworkers and Continue Reading →
CSAAWU Condemns Attempts to Break Mineworkers Strike
Statement by the Commercial Stevedoring Agricultural & Allied Workers Union The platinum mineworkers strike is now the longest strike in the history of the mining industry and the demand for Continue Reading →
Perspectives on the 2014 Elections
The 2014 elections have come and gone, leaving some interesting developments in its wake. The ANC recorded an expected victory but with a reduced percentage of the total vote, receiving Continue Reading →
Minister Gordhan’s 2014/15 Budget for Corporate Enrichment
South Africa’s Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, tabled his R1,1 trillion budget for 2014/15 in parliament on 26 February. Minister Gordhan desperately talked-up the derisory amounts of pro-poor spending in the Continue Reading →