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Fighting xenophobia in South Africa
Earlier this year the media reported on xenophobic violence that had erupted in South Africa. There have been numerous attacks against foreign residents and …
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Ethiopia: Hunger and deadly repression
Crisis for imperialism and a fight-back from below By Per-Ãke Westerlund Ethiopia has in recent years experienced perhaps the strongest economic growth in the …
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Student uprising in South Africa
Struggle for free education now! Statement of the Socialist Youth Movement, South Africa – Demand 0% increases! Demand free education! – Down with police …
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Ebola outbreak in West Africa
More than 1000 people have died in West Africa since February, during the worst epidemic of Ebola since the appearance of the disease in …
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South Africa: Workers remember the Marikana massacre a year ago
On August 16, the anniversary of the police massacre of striking workers at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana, over 5000 mineworkers gathered on …
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South Africa: New workers party begins to take shape
In late January, more than 50 representatives from miners’ strike committees, community groups, trade unions and left political organisations met at the invitation of …
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North Africa/Middle East: Region-wide revolution
To fully succeed, revolutions need to go beyond framework of capitalism “Ten days that shook the world” (Guardian). From Tunisia, to Egypt, to Bahrain, …
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South Africa: Workers take over factory
On Wednesday 20 October, the workers of the Mine Line/TAP Engineering factory in Krugersdorp, just outside Soweto, started an occupation of their workplace to …
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South Africa: ANC returned to power in election landslide
But Zuma government unable to address basic needs of the working class On 22 APRIL, in a record turnout that reversed falls in voter …
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Nigeria: Detained student activists freed!
Two of the detained student leaders of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife were released from prison on February 21 after their bail conditions had been …
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South Africa: 30 year anniversary of the Soweto uprising
The original version of this article commemorated the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, appearing in the September 1986 edition of Inqaba Ya Basebenzi …
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South Africa: Conference discusses alternative to ANC
Despite concerted attempts by the leadership of the ANC-led Tripartite Alliance (with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African …
