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Sixty years after Freedom Charter, South Africa struggle continues

Events that took place on June 25-26, 1955, in Kliptown, South Africa, represented a turning point in the national liberation…

June 30, 2015

African workers, youth strike against poverty

From Central Africa Republic, Egypt and Kenya to South Africa Although escalating instability and threats of civil war have dominated…

March 19, 2014

South Africa: Platinum monopoly threatens mining jobs

A major struggle is unfolding in the Republic of South Africa with the recent announcement that the Anglo American Platinum…

May 19, 2013

South African farmworkers on strike

In the Western Cape of South Africa, where farmworkers produce fruits, and wines that are sold domestically and internationally, employees…

November 21, 2012

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

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

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

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