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Mandela’s legacy extends from South Africa, the Continent to the world

Nelson Mandela's death has drawn responses from throughout the U.S. and the world. To oppressed and working people, Mandela was…

December 11, 2013

Mandela: ‘Great loss for struggle of Palestinian people’

The following statement was posted at pflp.ps on Dec. 7. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine expressed its…

December 11, 2013

Statement of the South African Communist Party on Nelson Mandela

“The true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.” Last night, the millions of the people of South Africa,…

December 6, 2013

Tributes to South African hero, Nelson Mandela

Dec. 6 — We in Workers World join the billions who are grieving for Nelson Mandela, who died on Dec.…

December 6, 2013

South African miners’ strike enters second month

A major struggle between the National Union of Mineworkers and the bosses at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde facilities is turning out…

December 4, 2013

Lessons from Detroit: Socialist ideology and mass organizing

  From a WWP Conference talk by Abayomi Azikiwe. Detroit has been and will continue to be at the forefront…

November 22, 2013

South African miners demand higher wages

Conditions are driving more workers in the platinum sector of the mining industry in South Africa to engage in strikes…

November 10, 2013

South African miners continue job actions

Labor militancy is continuing in the Republic of South Africa, which has the largest industrial working class on the continent.…

October 6, 2013

South Africa mine bosses to cut thousands of jobs

South African workers are continuing their struggles against the bosses. Strikes are spreading from the mines, automobile plants and air…

September 5, 2013

The future of Africa & the struggle for socialism

Excerpts from a talk by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of Pan-African News Wire and WW contributing editor, at the Nov. 17-18,…

January 25, 2013