ZASO – Zabalaza for Socialism

Zabalaza for Socialism: New Year Message for 2026

ZASO7 January 2026

Another world is not only possible — it is necessary and urgent We enter a new year in a time of deep crisis and danger. In South Africa, the state under the Government Of National Unity dominated by the ANC continues to fail and collapse. Basic services are crumbling, corruption and patronage flourish, unemployment and […]

Build solidarity with the people of Venezuela. Reject US imperialist aggression

ZASO5 January 2026

ZASO unequivocally condemns the US invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president, Nicolás Maduro. We call on the South African government to denounce this violation of the UN Charter and to demand the release of the kidnapped president and his wife immediately. The South African government must use every diplomatic avenue to isolate […]

Neoliberalism Deepened under the Guise of “Structural Reform”

ZASO21 November 2025

Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO) condemns the 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as a ruthless extension of neoliberal austerity and pro-business restructuring. What the government and Treasury call “structural reform” is in reality a full-scale offensive against workers and the poor. The MTBPS entrenches the conservative Growth and Inclusion (GAIN) framework — a policy designed […]

Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO) Statement on COP 30

ZASO12 November 2025

As COP 30 approaches, one truth is undeniable: capitalism has driven the planet to the edge of ecological collapse. The United Nations Environment Programme warns we are heading toward 2.8°C of warming by the end of the century — a catastrophe that will devastate working-class and rural communities across the Global South.

Think Socialism Festival 2025: Johannesburg, 12–15 December UJ Hockey Club, Melville, Johannesburg

ZASO22 September 2025

From 12–15 December, Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO),Amandla! Magazine and the Community Adult and Workers Education centre will host the Socialist Festival in Johannesburg.

A New Attack on Labour Rights

ZASO18 August 2025

The Ministry of Employment and Labour has released for public comment the new Draft Code on Good Practice on Dismissal (the new Draft Code). The new Draft Code is intending to replace the existing Code on Good Practice. Whilst a Code on Good Practice does not override existing legislation and case law, it nevertheless provides a guideline to and an elaboration of existing labour law jurisprudence. There are some positive changes for workers, but on the whole the Draft Code is pro-employer and codifies many of the conservative court judgments relating to dismissals.

Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO) Statement on Police Corruption and the Commission of Inquiry Appointed by President Ramaphosa

ZASO18 August 2025

Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO) notes the serious allegations of corruption, manipulation and criminal syndicate involvement within the South African Police Service (SAPS), as raised by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. These revelations confirm what working-class communities across the country already know from lived experience: key institutions of the state, including the police, have been captured by networks of criminal syndicates and the predatory elites. The consequences have been devastating for poor communities, who suffer the most from the state’s failure to deliver basic services.

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