South Africa

Floods in Mozambique have worsened.
By Bobby Peek
Exclusive excerpt: 'Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the war against apartheid' (Monthly Review Press)

The following is an excerpt from Alan Wieder's new book, R
Obama in South Africa: Washington tells Pretoria how to ‘play the game’ in Africa

Protesters greet Obama, June 28, 2013.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: the myths and the man

By Terry Bell, Cape Town
South Africa: ANC sees 'Swedes and Irish' behind miners' anger; Solidarity forces ANC back-down
Liv Shange returns to South Africa, July 14, 2013.
Swaziland: South Africa's high commissioner rejects democratic transformation

The Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) is banned and its leaders were arrested and prevented from
South Africa’s ‘sub-imperial’ seductions

By Patrick Bond
South Africa: Centenary of the 1913 Land Act
By Colin Bundy
South Africa: Pro-government faction attacks COSATU's Zwelinzima Vavi
Zwelinzima Vavi is under attack for being too critical and independent of the ANC government.
By Benjamin Fogel
South Africa: Chris Hani would be angry at ANC 'adopting our class opponents' policies'

By the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa