“On 31 October 2025, Professor Issa G. Shivji, one of Africa’s most distinguished intellectuals relaunched his classic book, Class Struggles in Tanzania – 50th Anniversary edition with a new introduction. The event reflected his intellectual ideas, which have shaped African…”
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“This year, the 17th Jozi Book Fair, welcomed one of Africa’s most respected intellectuals in Africa, Professor Issa Shivji, to deliver the keynote address titled The Role of the Revolutionary Intellectual in Times of Crises. For many in attendance, especially…”
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“Issa G. Shivji, one of Africa’s foremost thinkers, stands as a towering figure in the continent’s intellectual and political landscape. The Tanzanian scholar has made invaluable contributions to the study of law, political economy, development, socialism, and the broader African…”
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“The City of Johannesburg has yet to follow through on its promise to investigate the Petition from the Defend Public Spaces Campaign (DPSC), that Khanya College be the ‘guardian’ of the Workers Museum and Cottages (WMC) in Newtown. The Petition…”
City Drags Feet on Public Petition WM Cottage Read Post »
“The Petition to Defend Public Spaces, the Workers Museum Cottages, was handed over formally to the Mayor’s office on Monday, 22 September 2025, in the presence of fifteen representatives of the DPSC. Fr. Mokesh Morar, chair of the Khanya College…”
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“On Monday, 22 September 2025, organisations from the Defend Public Spaces Campaign met with officials from the Mayor of Joburg’s office. The meeting was held in response to the dispute over Khanya’s continued use of the Workers Museum Cottages (WMC)…”
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“In a climate of mounting evictions, austerity, and fragmented resistance, the Defend Public Spaces Campaign (DPSC) celebrated heritage day on 13 September 2025, at the Workers Museum (WM) in Newtown. Originally planned to hand over the DPSC Petition, both the…”
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“More than 20 years ago, in early 2000s, a bitter struggle took place for the Workers Museum (WM) and its Cottages (WMC) to be a heritage site. This struggle was a response to the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), amongst others…”
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“The state of roads, streets, traffic lights, and public infrastructure in Johannesburg and many parts of the country has become a source of growing frustration, and daily danger to residents and pedestrians. Repair delays often stretch over years, even in…”
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“In a climate of mounting evictions, austerity, and fragmented resistance, the Defend Public Spaces Campaign plans to meet the City of Joburg (CoJ) on 13 September 2025, at the Workers Museum (WM) in Newtown, to hand over a Petition. The…”
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“The Workers Museum and its Cottages (WMC) are one of the few remaining heritage sites that tell the history of Johannesburg’s migrant labour system and the struggles of the working class. The WMC was once the workers’ compound for municipal…”
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“Johannesburg is, in many respects, the heart of South Africa. It also serves as the economic pulse of the country: here, pavement vendors seize the opportunity to sell to between 80,000 and 800,000 commuters who traverse the inner city daily….”
