Abayomi Azikiwe

Labor actions spread as South African truckers end strike

The 43,000-strong truckers’ strike ended on Oct. 11. An agreement with the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union, a…

October 20, 2012

Kenyans allowed to pursue case in English courts for torture

Three survivors of colonial detention centers in Kenya during the 1950s have been granted the legal right to pursue their…

October 14, 2012

12,000 South African miners fired as strikes spread to public sector

For two months, wildcat and protected strikes have taken place in South Africa. There have been industrial actions in the…

October 11, 2012

South African miners’ strikes continue, spread to transport workers

Strike actions continue by workers in the platinum and gold mines in South Africa and have spread to the transportation…

October 4, 2012

War threats against Iran as U.N. meets

This year’s United Nations General Assembly session opened during an escalation of tensions between the United States and the Islamic…

October 4, 2012

SUDÁFRICA: Las huelgas sin apoyo del sindicato de mineros de platino y oro reejan profundización de crisis económica

Los mineros de las instalaciones Marikana Lonmin Platinum PLC volvieron al trabajo el 20 de septiembre después de una amarga…

October 3, 2012

Pro-U.S. demonstrations target militias in Benghazi, Libya

The attacks on the U.S. Consulate and another compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, resulting in the deaths of…

September 30, 2012

Wildcat strikes of platinum, gold miners reflect deepening economic crisis in South Africa

Miners at the Marikana Lonmin Platinum PLC facilities returned to work on Sept. 20 after a bitter six-week strike that…

September 30, 2012

South African police crack down on wildcat strike activity

South African police have arrested striking workers in an effort to stem protests and violence in the areas surrounding platinum…

September 24, 2012

Anti-U.S. protests spread worldwide

Sept. 17 — In more than 20 countries throughout Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, hundreds of thousands of…

September 19, 2012