Through the voices of the peoples of Africa and the global South, Pambazuka Press and Pambazuka News disseminate analysis and debate on the struggle for freedom and justice.
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Features
Capitalism in crisis: An obsolete system
Samir Amin (2010-12-02)
cc S A NWith Samir Amin speaking in the UK this week, Pambazuka Press is pleased to announce the publication of three of his books, ‘Eurocentrism’, ‘Global History: A View from the South’ and ‘Ending the Crisis of Capitalism or Ending Capitalism?’ In an interview with Zahra Moloo, Amin discusses capitalism in crisis, global financialisation and moving beyond capitalism. This interview is also available as an audio file [mp3].
Resistance beyond borders: Irish lessons and international workers’ solidarity
Horace Campbell (2010-12-02)
cc R SWith Ireland in the throes of pervasive public-spending cuts following its financial bailout, Horace Campbell calls for solidarity and the need to ‘internationalise the resistance in order to change the system’.
Building Africa's tax havens
Khadija Sharife (2010-12-02)
cc G WFrom the Seychelles to Liberia, African countries are creating financial centres that demand little or no taxation. Khadija Sharife provides a run-down of the places to hide away money from the taxman.
Zimbabwe, private companies and the Mauritius money
Khadija Sharife (2010-12-02)
cc K OWhile some have looked favourably on Essar Africa Holdings Ltd being selected as the preferred private corporation to take on 54 per cent of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO), Khadija Sharife points out that it’s not all good news.
Haitian diary: Five years in darkness
Sokari Ekine (2010-12-01)
cc UN PhotoSokari Ekine is in Haiti for the next four weeks and will be sending regular updates to Pambazuka. During her stay she will be meeting with women community organisers and members of youth groups with a view to documenting their work. Much has been written about the situation in the camps and neighbourhoods such as Cité Soleil and Bel Air, as well as those children and parents involved in SOPUDEP.
No, Haiti should not become a UN Protectorate
Anthony Morgan (2010-12-02)
cc R MA closer look at Haiti’s history demonstrates ‘how deeply problematic it is to think that the US and France should play any role in the governance and internal policy-making of Haiti,' writes Anthony Morgan.
America's permanent war for peace
Gerald Caplan (2010-12-01)
cc R MGerald Caplan charts the bloodthirsty history of ‘the most awesome military power the world has ever known’. 'Look forward to a future of permanent war in the pursuit of peace,' he writes.
Key issues at the Cancun Climate Conference
Martin Khor (2010-12-02)
cc I F DLow expectations about the outcomes of Cancun show how far climate change has fallen on the world's political agenda. ‘And that is bad indeed,’ writes Martin Khor, ‘because the climate problem has got even worse.’
World Aids Day: Red ribbon rights for all
Joel Nana (2010-12-01)
cc A DTwenty-two years after the first World AIDS Day, it’s time to acknowledge that African governments have officially ‘disappeared’ the existence of three highly vulnerable populations - sex workers, people who inject drugs, and gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM). It’s time for the denial to stop, urges Joel Nana.
Time for new direction in fight against AIDS
Dibussi Tande (2010-12-02)
cc Q f NIn recognition of World AIDS Day, Dibussi Tande brings a message from the African blogosphere ‘to think positive, and stand in solidarity with those infected and affected’.
Reflections on Thanksgiving in America
Alemayehu G. Mariam (2010-12-02)
cc S EThe question isn’t ‘whether Ethiopians in America have reason to be thankful for the blessings of liberty and the opportunities they have to make material progress’, it is whether they should be thankful to the US for providing billions of dollars to Zenawi’s repressive dictatorship, writes Alemayehu G. Mariam.
The Uprising of Hangberg
Rustum Kozain (2010-12-01)
cc C RSouth African poet and writer Rustum Kozain reviews ‘The Uprising of Hangberg’, Dylan Valley and Aryan Kaganof's portrayal of two days of violence in Cape Town. Watch a clip from the documentary and read a commentary from filmmaker Dylan Valley. This article first appeared on the website of The Africa Report.
Egypt’s election: Power, actors and … ‘change’
Tarek Osman (2010-12-02)
cc W E CThe iron rule of Hosni Mubarak has dominated Egypt for three decades. The regime he heads is preparing for the succession and seeking to channel Egyptians’ hunger for change into a tool of retrenchment. The secular opposition is absorbed by the effort of staying in the political game; the Muslim Brotherhood has larger ambitions. What place does a parliamentary election have in this landscape? Tarek Osman provides an assessment from Cairo.
Old, bad habits die hard
Khadija Sharife (2010-12-02)
cc WarrenskiAs a new report reveals that global beverage company SABMiller uses no fewer than 65 tax havens including Switzerland and Mauritius, Khadija Sharife takes a closer look at the company’s history in apartheid South Africa.