South Africa
Remembering Mandela in Detroit: You are my friends and comrades
December 6, 2013When Nelson Mandela was in Detroit a special rally was held - not in a fancy ballroom or millionaire's home - but at the Ford Rouge auto plant with autoworkers.
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: 1918 – 2013
December 5, 2013The world mouns the passing of elder statemen and freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela.
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South Africa unity under threat
December 4, 2013African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe voiced ANC concern this week at increasing disunity in trade union federation Cosatu.
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South African unions stage huge marches against road tolls
November 15, 2013South Africans marched across the country in support of a trade union campaign against electronic tolling on motorways and privatizing roads.
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South African unionists in Mississippi fighting for Nissan workers
October 18, 2013JACKSON, Miss - In a stunning reversal of what many would think is the way things work, a support group from "third world" South Africa is in Mississippi this week helping Americans secure one of their...
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