Democracy as a Community of Life Achille Mbembe investigates the possibility of reimagining democracy not only as a form of human mutuality and freedom, but also as a community…
The Apartheid Wars: Non-Accountability and Freedom for Perpetrators Kenneth Good looks at the failure of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission in South Africa.
Coronavirus: A Call for Solidarity in a Time of Crisis Statement on the coronavirus crisis from Abahlali baseMjondolo.
Revolutionary Ubuntu: The Shackdwellers' Movement of South Africa A collection of statements and other materials from and relating to Abahlali baseMjondolo, edited by…
March for 'the total decommodification of land' in Durban, South Africa Today, Abahlali baseMjondolo, from a base on more than seventy ongoing land occupations, and with a…
A Brief History of South Africa’s Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (1919-1931) The Industrial & Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) – a trade union, rural peasant movement, and urban…
“We feel that our strength is on the factory floor”: Dualism, shop-floor power, and labor law reform in late apartheid South Africa This article explores the transformation of South African labor relations during…
Rick Turner, Participatory Democracy and Workers’ Control This article considers the contribution of radical South African philosopher Rick Turner to theories…
Rick Tuner and South Africa's Sixties This article examines the life and thought of South African radical philosopher Richard “Rick” Turner (1941–1978), a crucial figure in the 1973…
ANC: The Chosen Party for South African Capitalism The victory of the ANC in the South African election has yet again shown it is the capitalists’ chosen party for running South African capitalism…
Fosatu Worker News Fosatu Worker News was first published in 1979 with the formation of the Federation of South African Trade Unions (Fosatu) in the wake of the…
Isizwe (journal of the United Democratic Front) Isizwe (The Nation) was the journal published by the United Democratic Front to stimulate discussion and debate on topics including workerism,…