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 →
Youth Unemployment and European Union Youth Employment Initiatives
The high levels of unemployment in the EU particularly among the youth remain blight on the body politic. In March 2013 there were 5.7 million young people without work in Continue Reading →