Africa – Zabalaza for Socialism

PREJUDICE-BASED VIOLENCE AND THE WEDELA TAVERN MASSACRE

Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA)29 September 2026

PRESS STATEMENTSOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA [SOPA] The Socialist Party of Azania condemns in the strongest terms the mass shooting in Wedela last night, where gunmen opened fire on tavern patrons and 17 people were killed. We send our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and community of Wedela. To those injured and traumatized, we stand […]

On the Mood of the Masses and the Anatomy of Truth

Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlovi28 September 2026

A Letter to Tony Sithembiso Yengeni Mr Yengeni, Respectful salutations to you and your generation for the sacrifice you paid in the liberation of our people. I do this to underscore that the sharp disagreement that follows in these pages, is grounded in that respect and not its suspension. You would probably appreciate that I […]

Years of underfunding have undermined SA’s fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF)

Jaco Oelefsen and Aliya Chiktey21 September 2026

As the country mourns the victims of a possible serial murderer in Ekurhuleni, AIDC shows how inadequate funding and years of austerity are failing women in South Africa. Last year, the government found R339 million for VIP services to protect 3 666 politicians, but this year only R43 million was put towards the national body meant to coordinate […]

Be Vigilant

Vashna Jagarnath17 September 2026

What the Murder of Women Reveals About the World We Have Made Eight women’s bodies have now been found in Ekurhuleni, and the police have told women to ‘be vigilant’. Women keep returning to those words because they are an assault on the value of our personhood. We hardly need to be taught vigilance. Most […]

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 […]

More than 200 Refugees Now Sheltering in Stella Park

Refugee Community Che Guevara Road Camp Durban17 September 2026

Today around half of the refugees who had been living on Che Guevara Road since 22 May boarded buses to travel to Lindela, the notorious prison used to hold undocumented migrants prior to deportation. They have been given no clarity at all on what their future will now hold, or on what, if any, plans […]

The Biko Inquest: ‘We carry our history with us’

Ashwin Desai11 September 2026

THE ROAD FROM LIBERATION TO DISILLUSIONMENT Reflecting on detention during apartheid and Steve Biko’s enduring influence, Ashwin Desai connects the past to anxieties about corruption, political radicalism and South Africa’s democratic future. ‘Our pains will petrify when our gestures no longer make sense. But our tears, brother, who will take them on himself?’ – (Edmond […]

PRESS STATEMENT – Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign

Siyafana Sonke Campaign10 September 2026

For further comment, contact: Yeshelen Govender – 083 417 4983 Lubna Nadvi – 083 786 4918 SIYAFANA SONKE ACTION CAMPAIGN | siyafanasonkeaction@gmail.com

March and March Plan to Attack Refugees Again on Thursday

Refugee Community Che Guevara Road Camp Durban9 September 2026

Last Thursday March and March attacked us – all documented refugees – who have been forced to live on Che Guevara Road since 22 May. We spent the whole winter living outside on the road after being forced from our homes and having our businesses seized or destroyed by fascist mobs. Two of us have […]

Violence at Che Guevara Road: March and March and eThekwini Municipality must account for Section 4 permits on 3rd and 4th September 2026

Siyafana Sonke Campaign7 September 2026

On the 3rd of September 2026, members of the March and March movement crossed Che Guevara Road in Umbilo, Durban, and directly confronted a community of documented refugees and asylum seekers who have been sheltering on the pavement outside the Department of Home Affairs Refugee Reception Office for approximately three months. What followed was hours […]

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