Disease is political! Social justice movements in South Africa call for moratorium on evictions
Shack-dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, along with 26 other social justice organizations, has called for a moratorium against evictions and the stoppage of water and electricity supply to self-laid connections in settlements in South Africa
Unions to appeal against labor court’s refusal to stay closure of South African Airways routes
The unions are appealing to a higher court after a labor court ruled against the their application seeking an interdiction against SAA’s decision to close 11 routes. The unions are arguing that it will lead to retrenchments
3,000 workers in South Africa’s mining and smelting sector may lose their jobs
Samancor Chrome Limited has cited operational reasons for preparing to retrench nearly 3,000 employees. Workers organized by the National Metalworkers Union of South Africa (NUMSA) are preparing to resist the retrenchments
Following mutiny by al-Bashir loyalists, Sudan appoints new intelligence chief
The armed mutiny by military personnel lasted for 15 hours and put into evidence the delicate security situation in the country
Socialist Party of Zambia presidential candidate Dr. Fred M’membe calls for a clear and radical socialist program
The presidential candidate held a rally in the Matero neighborhood of Lusaka where he addressed thousands of supporters and members of the Socialist Party of Zambia
The crisis of South Africa’s energy company and unions’ plan to save it
Union’s solution to the crisis in Eskom is a reversal of the government’s policy of decommissioning Eskom’s power production units and outsourcing the energy requirement to private companies
End to Sudan’s civil war may hinge on formation of legislative council
After the violence in West Darfur which left over 50 dead, Sudan’s civilian forces are pushing for the formation of a legislative council which can revoke the immunity to military generals
Peace in Darfur seems unlikely until dissolution of militias complicit in genocide
The latest bout of violence in Darfur, which is believed to have cost 48 lives, has halted peace negotiations. A sustainable peace process seems unlikely till the militias involved in mass killings are dissolved and those in power who supported them are overthrown