Africa

South Africa: Zwelinzima Vavi explains the real cause of the crisis in COSATU

Zwelinzima Vavi.

South Africa: 'Beacon of hope' still flickers faintly

By Terry Bell

South Africa: 'Political power without economic power is like an empty tin' -- NUMSA leader Irvin Jim

Irvin Jim.

Nelson Mandela: Between fact and fiction

Nelson Mandela at the Riv

Swaziland’s rotten elections: pro-democracy forces vindicated

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Raymond Suttner: 'The ANC-SACP-COSATU alliance has sold its soul'

Raymond Suttner.

By Raymond Suttner

Swaziland: Communist Party leader arrested during 'election' boycott campaign

Statement by the Communist Party of Swaziland

South Africa: World’s longest running current industrial dispute sets example for us all

By Mike Marqusee

Motsotso wa NUMSA (The NUMSA moment): South Africa's most radical trade union (video)

September 4, 2013 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

Marikana massacre: A wake up call ignored

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South Africa: Behind the suspension of COSATU leader Zwelinzima Vavi

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Zimbabwe: Why Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC 'lost' the election

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