by Daniel Krähmer | Oct 15, 2014
Revolutions distinguish themselves as phenomena that change those who wield social power, replacing old ruling classes with new classes of rulers. In South Africa, the revolution that culminated in the 1994 April Democratic Breakthrough is always thought of as having...
by Daniel Krähmer | Oct 15, 2014
The proceedings of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the killings at Marikana have been widely criticised for their many shortcomings, but a number of important points of evidence have emerged in key thematic areas. What follows is a brief overview of the most...
by Daniel Krähmer | Oct 15, 2014
Even as South Africa marks the two-year anniversary of the Marikana massacre – which marked a decisive turning point for the country’s platinum mining sector – extensive new research indicates that the coal mining industry poses a wide range of serious...
by Daniel Krähmer | Oct 15, 2014
As this issue of Amandla! goes to press, we read disturbing accounts of South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) shop stewards being prevented by private security personnel from entering the union’s Johannesburg headquarters, and being physically attacked...
by Daniel Krähmer | Oct 15, 2014
Firoze Manji is the founder and former editor of Pambazuka News and now director of the Pan- African Baraza. A!: How do you understand what is referred to as a “NUMSA moment”? FM: First of all, I think it’s important to say that what is referred to...