2010-11-30 13:08
Walmart offers R17bn for Massmart30 November 2010Massmart has received written notice from US firm Walmart of its firm intention to make an all-cash offer to acquire a 51 percent stake in th… Read More
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2010-11-30 13:03
A new report, commissioned by the South African government, outlines three scenarios for tackling HIV/Aids in the country over the next two decades. Political will and donor funding will det… Read More
2010-10-05 03:37
Fantastic open letter from Zambia that I found on the Socialist Banner blog,another blog with a focus on Africa!Africa is a vast continent comprised of nations which because of their coloni… Read More
2010-10-04 05:33
Pick ‘n Pay employees in South Africa still deciding on strike actionThe South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) is warning that a full-blown strike by… Read More
2010-10-04 05:31
A march organised by Cosatu saw hundreds of people converge on the Hout Bay police station today.The march was in protest of the City of Cape Town’s plans to evict people living in i… Read More
2010-10-03 17:02
FBI agents take boxes away from activist Mick Kelly's apartment Uhuru!The Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations wants to state our unequivocal op… Read More
2010-09-10 20:40
By Lamine Chikhi and Christian Lowe ALGIERS (Reuters) - Dockworkers at Algeria's busiest port, operated by Dubai-based DP World, have staged an unofficial strike in protest at a mana… Read More
2010-09-05 17:45
I found this piece to be very interestingThis is Just to Sayby Donna Chidi on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 5:19pmI sent this to you because I have enjoyed working with you in the ISO over… Read More
2010-09-04 19:58
New Orleans Black Activists Denounce Obama and Shame Misleadership ClassA Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford"Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and trade union leaders denounced unemploymen… Read More
2010-09-03 12:43
S African unions 'to widen strike'Public workers threaten to cut ties with ruling party and expand strike if demands unmet.South African labour unions have said that they will cut ties with… Read More
2010-09-01 06:09
This article was taken from UhuruNews Published Aug 29, 2010 PHILADELPHIA-On Tuesday, August 24, the US government gave another example of its desperation in the face… Read More
2010-08-29 20:28
Kampala — The question of homosexuality reared its head for the umpteenth time this week at the all African Anglican Church conference that is taking place in Entebbe. Despite pressu… Read More
2010-08-29 20:17
LIBREVILLE — Trade unions in Gabon on Friday called off a planned general strike after the government met their demands for price cuts in electricity, gas and water, union spokesman… Read More
2010-08-28 20:53
Scores of physicians, members of Egyptian Medical Syndicate and advocay group Doctors Without Rights, stand in protest at Dar Al Hekma (H… Read More
2010-08-28 20:39
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Workers at ArcelorMittal'ssteel plant in Algeria ended on Thursday a three-day strike over pay increases that had halted production, a union official said.The union chief… Read More
2010-08-28 20:34
Police fired with rubber bullets on teachers taking part in a nationwide civil servants' strike in South Africa on Thursday. The violence came on the second day of the strike for higher wage… Read More
2009-07-24 13:11
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2009-06-04 14:14
Strike Anywhere is a political band, with lyrics touching on such issues as police brutality, anti-capitalism, women's rights, animal rights, and globalization. They have also contributed tr… Read More
2009-06-01 13:32
Mohawks march on border in protest of arming guardsPosted By Michael PeelingHundreds of Mohawks marched across the Seaway International Bridge into Canada from the U. S. on Saturday to prote… Read More
2009-05-17 02:53
The following analysis was presented by a member of the Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (ZACF) at the Khanya College organis… Read More
2009-05-04 14:23
An outdoor campaign for The Zimbabwean, a free newspaper for the Zimbabwean diaspora, makes a devastating (and need we say remarkably cost-effective) critique on the economic destru… Read More
2009-04-29 17:18
Women trafficking from Nigeria is well organized. A Nigerian-based female called "Mama" or "Madam" plays a key role in recruiting and persuading young women to leave their Nigeria for Italy… Read More
2009-04-27 01:13
Free Abdi Wali Muse! Jail the real pirates!Nyabinga Dzimbahwe Published Apr 23, 2009 The U.S. government is promoting lynch mob fervor against 15-year-old Abdi Wli Muse… Read More
2009-04-23 16:46
An Historical day for the Egyptian Workers' Movement More than 300 representatives of the Real Estate Tax Authority Union's (RETA) General Assembly, containing 270,068 (twenty seven thousand… Read More
2009-04-19 16:54
Zambia's biggest copper mining company, Konkola Copper Mines, has laid off 1,300 workers as it struggles with a fall in both demand and copper prices. The redundancies represent abou… Read More
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