History Matters

Rodney Warwick writes on another significant anniversary, ignored by the ANC Introduction No single internal military operation within this country’s history, matches the ferocity of the events on the Witwatersrand, now Gauteng, ninety years ago this week. But this important event in South African history – like the centenary of the Union of South Africa [...]

The history of the Young Communist League (YCL) dates back to 1921, although the organisation observes 25 May 1922 as the date of its official formation. History reveals that there is evidence of YCL activities in Johannesburg and Cape Town in 1921. Edward Roux, who was to play a leading role in the affairs of [...]

Côte d’Ivoire: No War, but No Security AfricaFocus Bulletin Jun 10, 2011 (110610) (Reposted from sources cited below) Editor’s Note “Between May 13 and 25, Human Rights Watch interviewed 132 victims and witnesses to violence by both sides during the battle for Abidjan and in the weeks after Gbagbo’s arrest. Killings, torture, and inhumane treatment [...]

by  Blade Nzimande – Jeremy Cronin 17 May 2011 – Tomorrow’s local government election Tomorrow, South Africans will be going to the polls for the third, non-racial local government election in our country’s history. Much is at stake. As the SACP we are confident that once more the ANC, supported by its Alliance partners, will [...]

ADOPTED BY THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE 20-23 January 2011 Post-apartheid capitalism is leaving a trail of hunger, poverty, anger and misery. The wealthy elite, the bosses and their hangers on refuse to concede a single inch to the urgent needs of the majority. They label even the most modest reforms as the thin edge of [...]

This article raises a few pertinent questions about reactions or lack thereof of the Tunisian population to Abu Ali’s authoritarian excesses. It implicitly suggests that while populations in the African continent have had a propensity to endure totalitarian regimes for extended periods, Maghreb Region, of which Tunisia is an integral part, has a rich history [...]

  13 October 2010  By James Muzondidya, Research Manager – Zimbabwe Institute  This essay is part of a new initiative by the Trust that aims to open up the intellectual debates on current politics in the country, and to provide more extended discussions around key issues of central concern to the Trust, such as the [...]

Its Time for True Transformative Justice in SA Suren Pillay Cape Times 2010-05-06 On a recent visit to a government agency- as a citizen, not a researcher- I began chatting with an affable front desk consultant. After some general conversation on the dire state of the world, she – of Afrikaner descent – confided to [...]

Solani Ngobeni, The Weekender August , 2009 Whites still dominate publishing in SA, but if they were to embrace Africa a powerful global player will emerge, writes SOLANI NGOBENI E-Mail article Print-Friendly IN A Strategic Report into Research Publishing in SA, published by the Academy of Science of SA (ASSAf), Prof Wieland Gevers posits that [...]