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South African PSC calls for withdrawal of The Kiffness from Kirstenbosch Summer Concert
‘The Kiffness is part of the MAGA movement in SA – Make Apartheid Great Again’ The protest at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on Tuesday. Photo by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi, Elitsha, South Africa The Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Mothers4Gaza picketed at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens early last week calling for the withdrawal of The Kiffness from the 2025/26 Summer Concert. Wearing keffiyahs and waving Palestinians flags, about 100 protesters stood outside of

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Nov 243 min read


South African Communists reject Donald Trump’s racist propaganda
Trump on November 7, 2025 -- public domain image South African Communist Party SACP totally rejects Donald Trump’s racist propaganda about South Africa, reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of the apartheid Israeli settler regime’s genocide on Palestinian people and the attacks by the same regime on Lebanon Sunday, 9 November 2025: - The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns and totally rejects United States president Donald Trump’s latest rant of blatant false in

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Nov 102 min read


UN envoy says workers and consumers can help end the genocide in Gaza
UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese is in the country at the invitation of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Francesca Albanese at the Groot Kerk event organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. All photos by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi, Elitsha, South Africa The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, has urged South Africans to use their consumer power to intensify their actions in support of the broader campaign for boycotting

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Oct 303 min read


The future of mining is a marriage of toxic legacies: The Anglo American-Teck merger
The merger creates a global mining powerhouse that may profess ideals of sustainable operations and rehabilitation but won’t. An Anglo-American platinum mine, shot from Ga-Molekana village, Mogalakwena Municipality. The distant smoke is caused by mining activity. File photo by Lilita Gcwabe By Tlou Mogale Foundation, Elitsha, South Africa One story dominated the Joburg Mining Indaba earlier this month: the proposed merger between Anglo American and Canada’s Teck Resources, a

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Oct 253 min read


Food protests in Joburg and Cape Town
Hungry communities called for an end to food wastage and high food prices on World Food Day. About 100 protesters marched to the 7th Social Justice Summit held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday. Photo by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi & Simon Ramapuputla, Elitsha, South Africa Union Against Hunger marked World Food Day (October 16) by marching to Shoprite in Centurion, Gauteng, and to the Cape Town International Convention Centre, demanding affordable food

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Oct 195 min read


From Snake Park to Mogalakwena: Communities in South Africa expose mining’s human toll
Mining continues to wreak social and environmental damage to communities across southern Africa. The Bench Marks Foundation held its...

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Oct 73 min read


Communists in Swaziland and South Africa honour World Teachers’ Day
Communist Party of Swaziland Statement on World Teachers’ Day 5 October 2025 On this World Teachers’ Day, the Communist Party of...

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Oct 62 min read


Exploring the High Rates of Social Violence in the Americas
For decades, the Americas have been the most violent part of the world outside active war zones. Many factors contribute to this, but...

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Oct 47 min read


Barghouti and Corbyn slam Trump’s 20-point peace plan
The Palestinian politician, Dr Mustafa Barghouti, and Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the British Labour Party, were speaking in Cape...

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Oct 14 min read


Over 3900 Hollywood figures sign pledge refusing to work with Israeli film institutions
Signatories Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara and the premier of the Venice prize-winning Gaza drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” -- image...

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Sep 102 min read


Is This How Rome Treats Its Heroes?
Image cropped via X By Busani Ngcaweni “Is this how Rome treats its heroes?” These words echo across the Colosseum in Gladiator II. They...

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Sep 106 min read


NUMSA leads indefinite strike at South Africa’s leading cookware manufacturer
Set to enter its third day on August 6, the strike will continue indefinitely until the company concedes union rights, the National Union...

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Aug 62 min read


104 years in the struggle for socialism: SACP
The South African Communist Party on its 104th anniversary, Trump's imperialist bullying and the international situation including in...

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Aug 47 min read


12 countries commit to arms embargo on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza
In the final document, the signatory countries commit, among other things, to cease arms trade with Israel, review public contracts with...

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Jul 173 min read


South African Communist leader in Cuba for solidarity visit
Images via Revolution Studios By Yaima Puig Meneses, translated from the Spanish Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the...

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Jul 122 min read


BRICS Summit 2025: Big opportunities for Africa on reform and Global South solidarity
With several African nations now part of the bloc, the BRICS summit presents an opportunity for a continent that has long been sidelined...

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Jul 115 min read


Reporting from Gaza: Belal Khaled tells his story
Speaking at a press briefing in Johannesburg, Belal Khaled shared his harrowing experiences as a frontline journalist in Gaza. By Lilita...

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Jun 284 min read


Domestic workers in South Africa demand end to abuse on International Domestic Workers’ Day
Domestic workers in South Africa are by law meant to have the same rights and protections as other workers. Domestic workers in Cape Town...

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Jun 194 min read


"Towards a more just, equal, and inclusive South Africa": SACP on Youth Day
Monday June 16 2025 was Youth Day in South Africa. The South African Communist Party (SACP) released the following statement: Today, the...

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Jun 172 min read


South African women farmworkers call for land redistribution to address hunger
Access to food for farmworkers can depend on the season and on violence in the home and in the community. Women on Farms called on...

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May 313 min read
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