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Eddie Webster has left us. The hole in the world that he left is large indeed. He passed away on Tuesday, 5 March, from a heart attack at the age of 81. More than anyone else, Eddie Webster remade the field of industrial sociology in South Africa, but his impact was...
The state of mental health in Gaza has to be contextualised in the history of the last 75 years of colonization and occupation; the 17 years during which Gaza has been the world’s largest outdoor prison; and the current constant bombing and invasion of Gaza that has...
This is an edited version of a talk I gave at the 6th Conference of the International Association of Strikes and Social Conflict (IASSC) in Cape Town on 6th February 2024. Eight years ago, I noticed a growing number of motorbikes on Johannesburg’s pot-holed roads....
We started the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) in 2009. I think what gave rise to it was two things: the failures of the municipality which came out of IDP meetings. And the feeling that the politicians are taking us for a ride and taking us for granted. They are...
The moral victory of the South African government at the International Court of Justice against Palestinian genocide can only be applauded. The symbolic significance of the former apartheid country taking such action is undoubtedly immense. Similarly, Namibia also...
Last week, our dear friend and comrade Ayanda Kota was diagnosed very unexpectedly with cancer and SIADH (Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion). A private hospital made the diagnosis following a very frightening time for Ayanda and his family....
IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2023, THE MAIN trade union federations from BRICS countries converged in Durban for their annual trade union forum (BRICS TUF). The theme was “Cooperation for Fair and Inclusive Development for all Peoples of the World…” Their gathering was...
Amandla! spoke with Malcolm Campbell, an architect, urban designer and development planner, based in Cape Town, who has a long history of involvement in the delivery of affordable housing and supporting struggles around housing. Malcolm Campbell: I have become...
Interview with Zama Timbela and Mabhelandile Twani, leading activists in Intlungu Yasematyotyombeni. Amandla!: Tell us about the housing situation in Khayelitsha. Mabhelandile Twani: Here in Khayelitsha we have backyarders and people who have been in family houses for...