ZASO – Zabalaza for Socialism

The Collapse of COSATU’s 15th National Congress in Midrand

ZASO17 September 2026

Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO) notes with deep concern the collapse of COSATU’s 15th National Congress in Midrand, an outcome that could not have come at a worse moment for South Africa’s working classes and the poor. This Congress mattered because it convened at a moment when multiple crises are tearing the country apart. Mass unemployment […]

ZASO STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKING PARKTONIAN HOTEL WORKERS

ZASO24 July 2026

Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO) expresses its support and solidarity with the workers of the Parktonian Hotel in Braamfontein and with the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), and its Federation SAFTU under whose leadership this strikeis being conducted. The strike follows the employer’s refusal to reverse a series of unilateral changes to workers’ terms and […]

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY

ZASO27 May 2026

Dear Comrades of the South African Communist Party, We write to you as ZASO following lengthy deliberations with like-minded allies whosubscribe to independent socialist politics and support the primary thrust of what follows below. Firstly, we share your conviction that the fragmentation of the left and movements of the working class and poor must be overcome, and that South Africa’s deepening social crisis — mass unemployment, poverty, inequality, […]

Pilgrimage For Palestine – April 4th 2026

ZASO31 March 2026

Statement of Zabalaza for Socialism on the US – Israel Assault on Iran

ZASO4 March 2026

Imperialism’s Assault on Iran must be Condemned A Socialist Response to the Attack on Iran As bombs fall on Tehran, as smoke rises over universities, schools, streets and civilian districts, as families scramble for shelter from missiles launched by the United States acting alongside Israel’s air force, the left must speak without hesitation: this war is […]

No to US – Israeli Intervention in Iran – yes to the people’s struggle for democracy, justice and Equality!

ZASO15 January 2026

Statement of Zabalaza for Socialism (ZASO) on the situation in Iran Please note the following statement has been drafted prior to the likely US military intervention in Iran. We must be absolutely clear that US military intervention has nothing to do with support for the oppressed masses in Iran. The US has been and is […]

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.

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