SAFTU: The Tragedy and (Hopefully not) the Farce The labour movement has been unable to de-link itself from its archenemy: capital. As its structures bureaucratise, as its leaders become career…
Fueling the fires: South Africa in class war The hope that the end of apartheid would herald a better life for the oppressed in South Africa has evaporated. Their conditions today are…
Land, law and decades of devastating douchebaggery This article looks at the recent wave of community protests in South Africa with a focus on the case of Freedom Park in Soweto
The ANC’s South Africa: kleptocracy and exploitation The corruption of the Zuma regime has now reached scandalous levels but it was entirely predictable given the ANC's past.
Politics at stake: a note on stakeholder analysis In what Partha Chatterjee calls 'most of the world' the state and capital have two defences against grassroots political society - the police and…
A return to repression in Durban: activist shot in the back After the conviction and sentencing of two ANC councillors for the murder of an Abahlali…
A Short Course in Politics at the University of Abahlali baseMjondolo Raj Patel on participatory democracy in Abahlali baseMjondolo in Durban, South Africa.
A South African ruling-class brawl This article looks at the factions of the ruling class battling for positions and control over the state in South. It considers whether such…
The colonial development of concentration camps The practice of concentrating civilians in guarded camps or centres, specifically as part of a counter-guerrilla military strategy during wartime…
Black concentration camps during the second Anglo-Boer war The Boer war involved three networks of concentration camps. Boer (white) camps with women and…
Women & Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902 The Boer war involved three networks of concentration camps. Boer (white) camps with women and…
Role of Black people in the South African War A short article from South African History Online about the role of black soldiers and workers in the second Boer war.
