Clik here to view.
South Africa – NUMSA working to form alternative workers’ movement
Mail and Guardian Full Marx at Numsa’s political school 07 Feb 2014 Numsa’s political school is preparing the way for a distinct labour movement. Dialectic boogaloo: Numsa members...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – COSATU goes on the offensive against NUMSA
Mail and Guardian After declining a request for a special conference, Cosatu has asked its largest affiliate to provide reasons for not being suspended – or expelled. Cosatu on Tuesday asked the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – NUMSA threatens court action against COSATU
Mail and Guardian Numsa leader Irvin Jim has threatened to take Cosatu to court over its central committee’s refusal to hold a special national congress. Irvin Jim, head of The National Union of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sout Africa – FAWU makes another breach in COSATU alliance
Terry Bell Another breach in ANC-led alliance Posted on February 23, 2014 Another Cosatu union has broken ranks, but not quite fully, with the ANC-led tripartite alliance. After a three-day special...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – NUMSA to strike for youth jobs
City Press Numsa president Andrew Chirwa. Picture: Muntu Vilakazi/City Press Metalworkers’ union Numsa will strike next month to demand jobs for the youth. “This is the first of a series of rolling...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – Dlamini cuts short COSATU meeting because of Vavi supporters
Mail and Guardian Sdumo Dlamini was forced to leave a Cosatu meeting before he finished his speech after he was disrupted by pro-Zwelinzima Vavi songs. Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini was forced to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – NUMSA not to start part y before elections
Mail and Guardian The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa will not contest this year’s election as a political party, taking the year to gather its thoughts. The National Union of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – Ramaphosa pushing COSATU and Vavi on support for ANC
Mail and Guardian To campaign for the ANC or not? Pressure mounts for Vavi May Day is D-day for Zwelinzima Vavi, as Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a reminder that Cosatu must communicate the same message...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – NUMSA to hit ANC where it hurts, in the pocket
Mail and Guardian Numsa hits No 1 where it hurts most 13 Jun 2014 00:00|Phillip De Wet, Matuma Letsoalo The metalworkers’ union seems to be attacking the networks of patronage created under President...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – Irvin Jim of NUMSA on the working class and changing politics
The South African Civil Society Information Service Is There Room for South Africa’s Middle Class in Numsa’s United Front and Movement for Socialism? 14 Jul 2014 In an extensive interview, Numsa’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – NUMSA’s Chirwa says SACP leading Nkandla cover-up
Mail and Guardian Opinion – Andrew Chirwa By protecting the president, the ‘party of the working class’ has become embedded in the state, says the president of Numsa. General secretary of the South...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – NUMSA and COSATU threats of expulsion
Mail and Guardian A political analyst says despite its strength in numbers, Numsa is wise to tread carefully with trade federation Cosatu. Numsa is expected to give a press briefing today on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa -NUMSA could hurt ANC in 2016 elections
Mail and Guardian Whether the metalworkers’ union forms a political party or not, its expulsion from Cosatu will hit the ruling party in the 2016 municipal elections. The expulsion of the National...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – Ramaphosa fills the gap as Zuma slowly vanishes from the scene
ISS 20 November 2014 As President Jacob Zuma, like the Cheshire cat, vanishes steadily from public view, leaving behind (so far) only his trademark grin, his deputy is filling the vacuum. Both...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How real is the rise of the left and social activism in South Africa?
Mail and Guardian There is hope that this time, with a rise in grass-roots social activism, capitalism will not win. Reverend Allan Boesak. NEWS ANALYSIS A newly energised left wing wants to make 2015...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – Dlamini cuts short COSATU meeting because of Vavi supporters
Mail and Guardian Sdumo Dlamini was forced to leave a Cosatu meeting before he finished his speech after he was disrupted by pro-Zwelinzima Vavi songs. Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini was forced to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa – cracks in ANC’s ruling alliance could cost it dearly
The Conversation Dirk Kotze Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa Supporters of South Africa’s governing ANC during campaigning for upcoming local election. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko...
View Article
