Background The history of South Africa is one of colonial wars of conquests /genocide and slavery in the 17th to 18th century followed by the indentured labour of the Indian workers (sugar estates and mines) and the Chinese (building the railways) together with African wage labour in the 19th / 20th century. Racial hostility, prejudices and labour exploitation of the past centuries are still … [Read more...]
SOUTH AFRICA AFTER APARTHEID: THE TRADE UNIONS TODAY
This week we began our discussion by acknowledging the life and work of our South African comrade DAVID HEMSON who sadly passed away this week. See the discussion HERE. In the years of struggle by the South African working class for trade union rights and liberation, its rallying slogan was "Organise...or Starve!". Yet in today’s post-apartheid South Africa, unionised workers earning the … [Read more...]
Please support Marcia Kauatjitotje!
Marcia, a security officer and member of NAMIBIA SECURITY WORKERS UNION (NASWU), worked for Rossington Mines (a Chinese owned company), and has been in dispute with her employers since September 2023. She needs to raise N$ 19800.00 (about £800 UK sterling) to continue her campaign. Marcia was victimised and dismissed after she made complaints about safety in the workplace. She has been fighting … [Read more...]
International Panel: Contracting Out, Union Busting & Privatization In Southern Africa – Zoom Meeting TODAY
July 6 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT (7.30pm UK BST) FREE 12:30 PM CST/1:30 PM EST 7:30 PM SOUTH AFRICA/NAMIBIA/UK BST The destruction of workers in Southern African including in South Africa and Namibia is escalating. Workers are being forced into contract labor which was the type of labor under apartheid conditions. These panelists will report on the fight against union busting and also the … [Read more...]
Kenya: A significant victory of the people that will be secured by not abandoning the streets
Statement of the Revolutionary Socialist League – Kenya“…we warn that we can only secure the effective withdrawal of the law if we do not abandon the streets. If Ruto does not sign the bill, but is not withdrawn, it will come into law 21 days after its parliamentary approval.” from Asian Marxist Review The people of Kenya have achieved a very significant victory this Wednesday, June 26, … [Read more...]
MASS REBELLION IN KENYA
By Revolutionary Socialist League – Kenya (Asian Marxist Review) After a week of mass protests, millions of Kenyans took to the streets this Tuesday, June 25, against the Finance Bill 2024, storming the national parliament and setting fire to it. State repression killed at least 17 protestors, injured at least 86 and abducted and disappeared at least 20 activists. The bill, designed … [Read more...]
“THIS IS TIME IT’S DIFFERENT!” The coming election in South Africa
Listen to the discussion HERE. The 7th election on 28th May, after 30 years of African National Congress rule. A WIN discussion May 2024. Thirty years ago the world celebrated democracy and the coming to power of the ANC, a liberation movement. The hope then was that freedom would end brutal poverty and bring jobs, free health care, free higher education, housing, and real equality. These hopes … [Read more...]
REVOLUTION COMES TO SENEGAL
Located in one of the most turbulent regions in the world – currently the scene of violent military coups and civil wars in eight neighbouring countries – Senegal on the West African coast has been a rare haven of relative stability ever since it gained independence from France in 1960, with a matchless record of mostly peaceful transfers of power. Now, however, after decades of disappointment … [Read more...]
Nigeria in Crisis
A WIN discussion, March 2024. Watch HERE Nigeria, with a population of approximately 200 million, holds the title of the largest country in Africa. It ranks as the sixth-largest oil-exporting nation globally. However, despite its size and resources, it is the poverty capital of the world since 2018. This pervasive poverty is due to the effects of neoliberalism and capitalism. While the majority … [Read more...]
Messages of support for Marcia Kauatjitotje , victimised Namibian worker
Listen to an interview with Marcia as she gives details of her case here FROM IRELAND - DUBLIN COUNCIL OF TRADE COUNCILS Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) demands the immediate re-instatement of Marcia Kauatjitotje, a security surveillance operator with Eagle Night Watch at Husab uranium mine in Namibia. She had given evidence on behalf of workers at the recent Labour Tribunal in … [Read more...]