South Africa. Should anti-capitalists vote? The quick answer is “no.”
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Alfredo M. #Bonanno: #Anarchism and the National Liberation Struggle
This important pamphlet attempts to develop an anarchist internationalist position on the ever present reality of national liberation struggles and the national question. Wide ranging in the topics it covers – from internal colonialism to a critique of certain Marxist views – the pamphlet argues that anarchists should support national liberation struggles insofar as they are waged by and for the oppressed classes, and that the national question can only be resolved by the free association of peoples on a libertarian and federalist basis.
Humanity will never be free until we liberate ourselves by global social revolution
Third South African Edition, February 2019
Continue reading Alfredo M. #Bonanno: #Anarchism and the National Liberation StruggleEducation for revolution: Anarcho-syndicalist pedagogy for South Africa
South Africa. The roots and principles of anarchosyndicalism are worth revisiting for the practice of worker education in movements inspired by these principles and traditions. Emphasising the democratic practice, working class rooted, organic and critical nature of the pedagogy, the practice seeks to intersect employed and unemployed women and men. Practically, the education provides a platform for post-revolutionary practice of direct democracy at the point of production and, thus, naturally included practical skills such as trades, accounting and sciences.
Continue reading Education for revolution: Anarcho-syndicalist pedagogy for South AfricaCape Town: 25 years of democracy has been paid in blood
South African territory; On October 24 S’bu Zikode spoke in parliament, in Cape Town, at the Constitutional Dialogue organised by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative (NFDI) and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) at an event organised to discuss how the key values under-pining the Constitution (human dignity, the achievement of equality, advancement of human rights and freedoms, non-racialism, and non-sexism) can be realised.
Other speakers included Professor Barney Pityana, a former leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, and Edwin Cameron, a former judge on the Constitutional Court.
This is the text of the speech given by S’bu Zikode.
Continue reading Cape Town: 25 years of democracy has been paid in bloodMoving from Crisis in South Africa’s Municipalities to Building Counter-Power
Across South Africa, municipalities are in crisis. They are under-funded, anti-working class, anti-poor and anti-township, and riddled with corruption by elites. The working class is oppressed by the state – as well as the private bosses – and we say “Enough is Enough!”
Continue reading Moving from Crisis in South Africa’s Municipalities to Building Counter-PowerSouth African territory: Kennedy Road Trial Resumes Today, Another Attack on the #Azania Occupation
Today (June 18) the Azania land occupation was attacked again. Twenty-six homes that had been rebuilt after the last attack were demolished and the building materials burnt. Around one hundred and fifty people will have to sleep in the open tonight. The struggle to hold the land continues despite the repeated armed and violent attacks from the state.
Continue reading South African territory: Kennedy Road Trial Resumes Today, Another Attack on the #Azania OccupationSouth African territory: Major Attack on the #Azania Land Occupation
South African territory: Statement from Abahlali baseMjondolo anout the attack on the Azania land occupation.
Continue reading South African territory: Major Attack on the #Azania Land Occupation#Anarchism’s relevance to black and working class strategy: Dispelling ten myths
The anarchist tradition – including syndicalism,anarchist trade unionism – provides a coherent approach to issues of strategy, tactics and principle. It is a rich set of resources of the working class today, not least the black working class in South Africa, which remains, in important ways, not just subject to capitalist exploitation and state repression, but also racial/national oppression.
Continue reading #Anarchism’s relevance to black and working class strategy: Dispelling ten myths#ANC: The Chosen Party for South African Capitalism
The victory of the ANC in the South African election has yet again shown it is the capitalists’ chosen party for running South African capitalism. Its primary role is organising and enforcing the exploitation of the working class even when this means downing strikes in bloodshed as we saw at Marikana in 2012 (see leftcom.org).
Continue reading #ANC: The Chosen Party for South African CapitalismSouth African territory: Violent Evictions in Cato Manor & #Chesterville
South African territory June 7, 2019: Yesterday at about 10:15, while we were hosting a vibrant and very interesting political education meeting in central Durban, the Land Invasion Unit, the Metro Police, the Public Order Police and private security attacked the Azanian occupation in Cato Manor. Around 60 homes were destroyed. The ward councillor was present during the attack.
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