In September 1984, the Vaal Civic Association, with the support of other movements, mobilised against the rent increases.
The 1984 Vaal uprising: a turning point in the struggle
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The children of Gaza: STARVATION AS A WEAPON OF WAR
Hunger in the Gaza Strip is not something new. Hunger has long been an instrument of ethnic cleansing and a weapon of war for Israel.
Indian coalition government: A defeat for Hindu nationalism
The agrarian crisis and agrarian distress in India have resulted in rural indebtedness.
Build a broad united front on the ground
Sidney Kgara, head of Nehawu’s Policy Development Unit, proposes that a popular left front must be urgently built around the material interests of working-class communities.
The private sector continues to stifle democracy
Energy sector trade unions have expressed profound worries about what the Just Energy Transition Partnership will mean for workers.
Can we vote away fascism in the US?
The Electoral College in the United States also plays an important role in the demobilisation of voters and social movements.
Following a crushing defeat: Is ANC-DA coalition stabilising or aggravating?
THE ANC’s PRECIPITOUS electoral decline by a whopping 17 percentage points, from 57% to 40% in the general elections, has sent shockwaves throughout the political system in South Africa. It has reduced ANC’s seats in the National Assembly from 230 to 159 and ended its...
ELECTION YEAR: The Global Context
2024 has been the ultimate election year. By the end of this year, more voters than ever in recorded history will head to the polls in at least 64 countries. Over half of the world’s population will be involved. In just the last three months alone, pivotal elections...
ELECTIONS 2024: IT’S TIME FOR THE LEFT TO TALK
Polarising ideological polemics, which shed more heat than light, should be avoided at all costs.