South Africa
South Africa inquiry: Police killed Ahmed Timol, anti-apartheid activist
October 13, 2017In October 1971, he was arrested for being in possession of Communist Party leaflets. A few days later, he was dead.
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General strike in South Africa: Workers denounce corruption
September 28, 2017“We cannot fight corruption and state capture if we do not acknowledge that the capitalist system itself is a deeply corrupted system."
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South Africa: Unions build strike against “predatory elite”
September 12, 2017COSATU is pushing President Jacob Zuma to cut ties with the billionaire Gupta family.
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South African Communist Party to run candidates, forge new popular front
July 17, 2017The 14th national congress of the South African Communist Party put the party on a new path to contesting state power by committing it to fight elections in its own name.
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South African Communists ban President Zuma from party congress
July 12, 2017The latest blow to the corruption-tainted leader comes after repeated calls for him to step down from office.
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