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King Msawati May Have Fled Swaziland, but the Pro-democracy Struggle Against Monarchy is Far From Over
30 Jun 2021
While the government has denied reports about the King fleeing from the country, it has not convinced the banned opposition political parties who have been mobilizing over the last couple of weeks in…
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Lack of Political Will and IPR Rules Stand in the Way of Mass Vaccination for COVID-19
31 Mar 2021
A proposal made by India and South Africa in October last year to waive certain Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of COVID vaccines has gained massive support across the world. Despite its potential…
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Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Set to Take Part in General Strike in South Africa on February 24
23 Feb 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions, which has called for the strike, has put forward demands for a radical change in policy, including measures such as the nationalization of all strategic…
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The Year the Unions Kept Us Strong
01 Jan 2021
Amid the devastation and misery brought by the pandemic, the working class across the world was the core of the resistance, calling to account governments and standing in solidarity with the most…
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Sudan and Ethiopia Fail to Reach an Agreement on Border Demarcation
25 Dec 2020
The meeting between the authorities of the two countries to demarcate the land border came a week after the attack on a Sudanese army patrol by Ethiopian forces on December 15. The failure of talks…
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Resistance in the Face of Repression: Stories From Protesting Farmers at Delhi’s Border
12 Dec 2020
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for two weeks. We talk to some of them who describe the mobilisation leading up to this massive protest
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Nigerian Protesters Stay on the Streets Defying Armed Thugs as Army Begins 2-month-ong Exercise
21 Oct 2020
Reports of armed thugs being on the prowl and even attacking protesters have come from many cities. The protests in Nigeria began on October 8 demanding the abolition of the infamous SARS police…
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Historic General Strike in South Africa Sees Workers Raise Issues of Corruption, Job Loss
09 Oct 2020
The strike was called by the Congress of South African Trade Unions and was joined by the South African Federation of Trade Unions and other organizations. It may set the stage for a new phase of…
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Sudanese Transitional Govt. and Rebel Groups Sign Peace Deal
06 Oct 2020
The deal, which finalizes the terms agreed upon on August 31, seeks to end the civil war which has been going on for decades in the regions of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan.
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South African Unions Prepare for Historic Strike on October 7
05 Oct 2020
The strike has been called by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the largest trade union confederation in the country and a traditional ally of the ruling ANC. The union now says the ANC has…