Africa
Armed police raid Zimbabwe trade union offices
On Wednesday 11th January 2006 armed police raided the offices of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) seizing documents as the government steps up a crackdown against civic society.
The raid came as government begun investigations into the umbrella labour body's operations, a probe that observers say could lead to the deregistration of the labour body.
The Development of Class Struggle in Nigeria - ICG
From Communism #9
South Africa: Class Struggle vs. Race Struggle - ICG
From Communism #3
African anarchist arrested by Swazi regime
Several weeks ago "MK", a member of the Soutern African Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Federation's underground structures in Swaziland was arrested.
He was among eight Swaziland youth congress (SWAYOCO) members detained by police following a SWAYOCO demonstration in the city of Manzini on Saturday, October 1st.
A Study of the South African Automobile Assembly Industry - Franco Barchiesi
"OK, maybe I can spend twenty minutes on each combi, doing my job properly and checking the quality and attending the next one. But if they come and say: "Kom! Kom! Let that car pass away!" You start being confused, the quality is going to be poor and at the end of the day you won't make twenty. But if you think it's unfair the only way you can fight is through the quality..."
- Elias, SAMCOR seal-applier
Flexibility in manufacturing organisation and subjectivity at the workplace level - A First Approximation to the Issue from a Study of the South African Automobile Assembly Industry, by Franco Barchiesi.
This is an academic article, so the language is very dense and the writing style quite offputting, it nevertheless contains some interesting information on rank-and-file activity
Electricity and the Politics of Struggle for People's Needs in Tembisa - Franco Barchiesi
DELIVERY FROM BELOW, RESISTANCE FROM ABOVE
Electricity and the Politics of Struggle for People's Needs in Tembisa
Franco Barchiesi
Debate 4 (1998)
1. Electric Dreams, Shocking Awakenings, High-voltage Responses.
The Pre-Paid Meter Box Riots and their Aftermath
Persici, Celso, 1895-1988
A short biography of Italian anarchist bricklayer Celso Persici, who fought fascism across Europe and in Morocco, by his son.
Celso Persici
Born 1895 - Italy, died 15 September 1988 - Nice, France
Choongo, Wilstar 1964-1999
A short biography of key Zambian anarchist organiser and librarian Wilstar Choongo.
The international anarchist movement was saddened at the belated news of the death of Wilstar Choongo, founder of the Anarchist & Workers' Solidarity Movement (AWSM) of Zambia.
