IST statement on the new war in the Middle East
The Coordination of the International Socialist Tendency, 31 October 2023
Blame government not the homeless for fatal fire in Johannesburg
Picture: EFF Gauteng, Twitter.
Joint Press Statement: SWF activists and CWAO board member shot withlive ammunition in Germiston yesterday
Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) and Casual Workers Advice Office (CWAO)Joint Press Statement Press Statement: SWF activists and a CWAO board member shot with live ammunition in Germiston yesterday. [...]
Support Public Sector Workers Strike demands.
The government hasn’t raised wages for public workers in a while. They should receive a decent pay increase for their significant job. Public workers keep society running. They run home [...]
COSATU Congress voted to dump the ANC
On September 26–29, 2022, COSATU convened its 14th National Congress. This congress happened during a period in which the working class was facing multiple attacks from the ANC Government and the [...]
Empire and colonialism—the brutality of monarchy
We shouldn’t grieve for a dead queen. We should remember the victims of her empire. Murder, rape, Âpillage, famine, partition and exploitation. These are the legacy of the British [...]
South Africa shutdown sees thousands of workers unite
Rival trade union federations Cosatu and Saftu united to combat the cost of living crisis. A shutdown led by trade unions in South Africa was major success on Wednesday. It showed that after [...]
‘Rain Bomb’ kills over 300 in South Africa, exposing political hypocrisy
Greenwash and lies cause disaster, while government promotes coal and methane Floods have again ravaged South Africa’s third-largest city, Durban, killing at least 300 residents on Monday, [...]
Mandatory vaccination offers no real solution to vaccine hesitancy.
Socialists everywhere in the world support vaccination against the COVID-19 virus. We are in total support and encourage people to vaccinate against the COVID-19 virus. Vaccination although not [...]
FW De Klerk: The lies of Apartheid, murderous complicities and dirty tricks.
I would like to say that FW De Klerk’s death left me cold, to borrow a phrase, but in truth, it was an emotional moment. I was enraged, frustrated and grumpy that he died without ever facing [...]
