Category Archives: working class

Leonard Gentle, Forging a New Movement: NUMSA and the Shift in SA Politics

I am not in complete agreement with the conclusions of this article, but believe it is an important contribution. I will comment further at a later stage

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1897

Steven Friedman, NUMSA’s choices could change the future

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2014/01/29/numsas-choices-could-change-the-future

Raymond Suttner, Realignments in South African politics

http://www.polity.org.za/article/realignments-in-south-african-politics-2014-01-29

Guardian report of Pete Seeger’s death and his singing This Land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/28/pete-seeger-dies-aged-94

Amandla Marikana! by All Clear band (lyrics by Allan Kolski Horwitz)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8arEQfGd4w&feature=youtu.be

Lyrics Continue reading →

Kwanele Sosibo, On dynamics within the EFF

http://www.theconmag.co.za/2014/01/16/will-the-centre-hold-julius-malema-and-the-eff-take-a-shot-left/

Carol Paton analyses the centralisation and apparent lack of clear strategy of AMCU

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/labour/2014/01/22/amcu-leader-mathunjwa-holds-all-the-cards-at-union

Carol Paton analyses the meanings and implications of the ANC election manifesto

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2014/01/15/good-news-manifesto-bad-news-for-anc

NUMSA- a sign of things to come (Business Day editorial)

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/editorials/2013/12/20/editorial-numsa-a-sign-of-things-to-come

Raymond Suttner: ANC crisis-is NUMSA giving us a lead?

I have posted reports on the NUMSA impending split from the ANC ,SACP and possibly COSATU as a whole. Continue reading →

Matuma Letsoalo, Mmanaledi Mataboge, Gatvol Numsa turns off ANC tap

Gatvol Numsa cuts ties with ANC

Miners cheated out of parts of pension and other compensation

http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/mining/2013/11/25/middlemen-prey-on-desperate-mine-pensioners

Terry Bell makes serious attempt to analyse the range of factors that have been neglected and made Moloto crash possible or likely

http://www.iol.co.za/business/opinion/columnists/moloto-crash-sign-for-authorities-to-take-serious-action-1.1607414#.UoZdT6XH1SU

Expert evidence on police shootings in Marikana after ceasefire is called

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-11-06-marikana-massacre-55-seconds-later-cease-fire-what-cease-fire/#.UnnaNpHN7fN

Khadija Patel, Marikana massacre. Ramaphosa’s statement revisited

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-10-25-marikana-massacre-ramaphosas-statement-revisited/#.UmoN7haGj8t

Carol Paton, What kind of federation will emerge from the Vavi fracas?

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2013/09/27/what-kind-of-federation-will-emerge-from-the-vavi-fracas

Raymond Suttner on disintegration of the ANC/SACP/COSATU alliance

The tripartite alliance has sold its soul

Nomboniso Gasa, The sting is in Vavi’s choice of words

http://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/the-sting-is-in-vavi-s-choice-of-words-1.1581033#.Uj7MxxaGj8t

Eduardo Galeano, The right to dream

http://thinkloud65.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/the-right-to-dream-–-a-utopia-according-to-eduardo-galeano/