In what seems like it will be a repeat of the struggle of the miners of 2012, now students in South Africa are rising up. Ashley Fataar reports from South Africa: Since […]
South African students resume their fight – and face repression
Farewell, Martin Legassick
by Noor Nieftagodien in South Africa Martin Legassick (20 December 1940 – 1 March 2016) Comrade Martin Legassick passed away this morning, 1 March 2016, after a protracted and brave fight against cancer. Despite ill […]
Nigeria: Black Lives Matter There Too!
The Nigerian government claimed it was “only” 150. Others said as many as 2,000. That’s the number of people killed by Boko Haram (the name means “Western Education is Sinful”) in their Jan. […]
Nigeria’s “Land of Peace”
Nigeria’s Jos Plateau – “Land of Peace and Tourism” They call Nigeria’s Jos Plateau “the land of peace and tourism”, but the “tourist” that has been haunting this Nigerian state has been […]
First Ebola fatality in US: He and 4000 more are victims of capitalism
With over 4,000 dead from the disease, Ebola is a major crisis… for the people in West Africa. For the rest of the world? Not so much. Listen to Dr. Thomas Geisbert. […]
Support South African Miners
We have received the following appeal: An Injury to One is an Injury to All A living wage for mineworkers is a living wage for all Comrades, We humbly write these words […]
Refugee protest in Israel
Here is a video of several thousand African refugees protesting their treatment in Israel. One points out that in the past, Israel was established as a country for refugees. Another comments that […]
