AFRICA
The Seeds Africa Needs
Famara Diédhiou of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has over 15 years of experiences working mostly in rural development in African countries, particularly in the establishment of community seed banks and advocacy for sustainable agriculture and to advance the food sovereignty struggle and to push for African driven solutions.
Protests erupts in Tunisia over rise in prices of essential commodities
The protests add to the ongoing political uncertainty in the country, as major opposition parties have announced a boycott of the upcoming legislative elections in December
Residence of Swazi pro-democracy leader bombed
Mlungisi Makhanya, president of one of the largest pro-democracy political parties, PUDEMO, whose house was attacked “remains unshaken, defiant”
Protesters in Sudan rally against military on uprising anniversary
Large crowds of protesters in Sudan faced tear gas and a communications blackout on Thursday as they staged a major round of rallies against the country’s military leadership, witnesses said.
eSwatini Monarchy Violently Repress Pro-Democracy Protests
Pro-democracy protests that have swept across the tiny kingdom of eSwatini for the past month…
Basotho Elderly Woman Struggles to Receive Social Services
Augustina Mphomela was born in 1952 in Lesotho and came to South Africa…
The Art of Activism – A recent Leaflet Distribution
There is an art to political activism. Not just science. Not just hard work. But…
The Plight of the Basotho under Lockdown in South Africa
“There are people with chronic diseases, and they are not helped in health centres. They are told to produce the transfer letters from their countries at the health centres. The question is where and how can people…”
Unions must take sexual harassment seriously
The Sugar Plantation Workers Union of Malawi (SPAWUM) has been doing workshops around issues that women workers face in the workplace. Most…
Mnangagwa reverses Mugabe policy
In November 2017, the era of Zimbabwean long time leader, Robert Mugabe came to a dramatic end. After Emmerson Mnangagwa was purged by the then president of Zimbabwe in what was a succession struggle between the aforementiond and Grace Mugabe…
Can union organising help save Nigeria’s textile industry?
Funke Omoniyi Johnson is the founder of Mama Tee Fashion and Saidat Taiwo Oshodi is the proud owner of Sai Tai Enterprises Nigeria Limited. They are both…
Construction company unfairly dismissed two Zimbabwean workers
Wilson Jona and Kudakwashe Watura, are both Zimbabwean citizens who lost their jobs as labourers at a construction company in Paarl, Cape Town, after they had asked for their overtime money. “The guys had no permits so I sent them…
