The death, and life, of Khabazela: a portrait of Abahlali’s 26th martyr for land rights
On the forefront of the resistance to South Africa’s land mafia preying on the urban poor, 52-year-old Khabazela, treasurer of the shack-dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo’s branch in eNkanini occupation, was gunned down earlier this month.
Anatomy of a general strike: how workers in the Indian state of Karnataka shut down production
On February 12, as part of the All-India General Strike, 600,000 workers downed tools and almost 100,000 participated in street actions in South India’s largest state, Karnataka, whose government, ruled by the main bourgeois opposition in the center, is rushing to implement anti-labor laws legislated by the BJP.
“Worse to come” in Sudan as famine spreads and war continues
As the war grinds on well past 1,000 days, famine grips more and more areas in what is already the country with high levels of hunger.
Lagos waterfront community targeted by demolition drive to make way for real estate investors
After displacing over 10,000 residents from Nigeria’s largest informal settlement on the Lagos waterfront, eyed by investors as prime real estate in Africa’s second largest city by economy, the demolitions have been halted “until further notice”.
As attacks intensify in Kordofan, fighting once again threatens Sudan’s capital
After consolidating control over Darfur, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are pushing east into Kordofan, stepping up attacks on El Obeid – a strategic city blocking their return route to the capital, Khartoum.
South Africa expels Israeli ambassador; Israel retaliates by expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Palestine
South Africa has not had an ambassador to Israel for many years. Israel’s demand that South Africa’s ambassador leave Palestine “underscores Israel’s refusal to honor international consensus on Palestinian statehood,” said the foreign ministry spokesperson.
Ugandan military continues post-election manhunt for main opposition leader Bobi Wine
After bragging of killing 30 members of Wine’s party, Uganda’s military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of its 81-year-old president and heir apparent, said “our troops have orders to bring him in dead or alive!”
“It is Venezuela today. It will be South Africa tomorrow,” warns its largest trade union
Marching to the US consulate in Johannesburg, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) protested against US aggression on Venezuela on January 24.