The British general election of 8 June 2017 is probably the most important event of 2017. In the general elections of 8 June, the Labour Party of Britain, led by Jeremy Corbyn, almost won the general elections. The Labour Party…
The return of the working class Read Post »
Although South Africa is known as the world capital of protest, in recent weeks protests in the townships of southern Johannesburg suggest that ordinary people have had enough of unfulfilled promises by the…
South Johannesburg erupts in protest Read Post »
On 15 May 2017 during lunchtime in the Johannesburg CBD, a picket took place that was aimed both as a build up to a rally scheduled for later that evening, and as a way to raise public awareness regarding the…
Solidarity with Palestinian Hunger Strikers Read Post »
On 15 May 2017, the Constitutional Court heard arguments for and against the motion of a secret ballot vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. The case was brought to the Constitutional Court by the United Democratic Movement (UDM),…
Con Court hears UDM case for Secret Ballot Vote of No Confidence Read Post »
On 16 May the Minister of State Security David Mahlobo made claims that South Africa’s recent mobilisations against President Zuma is the result of a foreign plot for regime change. He accused unnamed civil society and community organisations,…
R2K reject David Mahlobo’s claims of a ‘regime change’ plot! Read Post »
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…
Construction company unfairly dismissed two Zimbabwean workers Read Post »
An HIV-positive woman living in Cape Town claims that she was turned away at the hospital because she is a refugee. “I have no solution to the type of life I am leading. The bread winner in my family is…
Refugee woman’s struggle for access to chronic medication Read Post »
The complexity of the meaning and implications of strikes often come to the fore when offensive strikes force the attention of the state, capitalists and civil society. They lead to a varied level of interpretation of not only how events…
Is South Africa at a Turning Point? Read Post »
Nearly 700 000 workers from 24 trade unions have joined to form a new trade union federation. The new federation, named the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), held its inaugural congress in Boksburg on 21- 23 April. …
SAFTU – New union federation launched Read Post »
On the 7th of April 2017, tens of thousands of South Africans across the country gathered in different cities and townships in support of “Shut down SA” a national day of action planned for the following week. About 40 000…
#ZumaMustFall protests Read Post »
On Sunday, 18 March 2017, a woman traveling with her 10-year-old son in Soweto got into a Quantum minibus on Ontdekkers road, Johannesburg, thinking it was a taxi. When inside the taxi, three men held her and her son at…
Women targeted in ‘Taxi Rape’ case Read Post »
On 28 March 2017, African Diaspora Forum (ADF) organised and led a peaceful march from Pieter Roos Park to the Library Gardens in Johannesburg CBD. The march was held against the recent xenophobia attacks that have been happening in South Africa, and was attended by…
“We are all Africans!” Read Post »
