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New Agenda 89: Defend our Constitutional Democracy workshop

Where to for Parliament? One year after Zondo ‘very little has happened’ By Moira Levy “Where was Parliament? ”That’s what Chief Justice Raymond Zondo asked at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. “Where indeed, and where is it now?”. That’s what it said on the invitation to the first…
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New Agenda 89: Defend our Constitutional Democracy workshop

While tools for oversight are important, political will to fully use such tools is paramount Immediately after the release of the final report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State, more commonly called the Zondo…
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New Agenda 89: Seeking fair land distribution

Land restitution in South Africa: Is there another way to achieve land justice? By Ben Cousins Simon’s Town was transformed by the apartheid policies that uprooted and expelled the entire population of ‘coloured’ and African families who had lived in the area for generations. BEN COUSINS presents the context for…
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New Agenda 89: Climate change and repression

Caption: Bob Barigye, an environmental activist and Project Coordinator of conservation group Mother Nature, in Kampala, Uganda. Source: John Okot. “Enemies of the state”: Uganda targets climate activists in quiet crackdown By John Okot In December 2022, climate activist Bob Barigye, 34, found himself faced with a life-changing decision. The…
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New Agenda 89: The right to strike

Nehawu healthcare strike By Kudzai Mpofu and Simbarashe Tavuyanago In the light of the recent illegal Nehawu strike – which led to the deaths of four hospital patients – KUDZAI MPOFU and SIMBARASHE TAVUYANAGO propose amending the law to criminalise such actions, which could well result in the Nehawu leadership…
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New Agenda 88: Editorial

“You will be glad to know that according to the analysts, the economic fundamentals are in place” by Zapiro Beyond the tipping point By Martin Nicol Economists debate the impact on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and whether lost production should be measured in billions or trillions of rands. Ordinary…
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New Agenda 88: Corruption in education

Two assassinations, a VC of steel and the remarkable ‘uncapturing’ of Fort Hare By Anneliese Burgess The man ‘uncapturing’ the University of Fort Hare from organised crime and other crooked interests is vice-chancellor, who survived an assassination attempt earlier this year that claimed the life of his bodyguard, yet he…
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New Agenda 88: Young Climate Voices

Household takes refuge from the rain in central Malawi. Source: Wikipediacommons & ILRI, Stevie Mann. Climate crisis response plans for hardest hit Southern African countries By Élitz-Doris C. Okwudili Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe have been particularly hard hit by recent powerful cyclones, which left a trail of death and destruction.…
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New Agenda 89: Revisiting UDF 40 years later

No shortcuts, no subtitles, no substitutes Reflections on the UDF after 40 years By Allan Aubrey Boesak Hardly a day passes that I am not stopped on the street by someone with almost always two questions, writes ALLAN BOESAK. First, referring to the dire situations South Africans are facing today:…
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New Agenda 89

Editorial By Martin Nicol New Agenda 89 features three articles that look back 40 years to the formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF). It is comforting to look back. We can wonder at the principles, sacrifices – and compromises – made then to forge a united front to stand…
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IFAA African Film Series: “Concerning Violence”

The Institute for African Alternatives and Surplus Radical Books are pleased to invite you to a film screening of “Concerning Violence: Nine Scenes from Anti-Imperialistic Self-Defense” by Göran Hugo Olsson. This event forms part of our African Film Series in which we explore the life and times of important African…
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IFAA Forum: African Film Series Screening. Thomas Sankara. The Upright Man

The Institute for African Alternatives and Surplus Radical Bookshop are pleased to invite you to a film screening of “Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man” by Robin Shuffield. This event forms part of our African Film Series in which we explore the life and times of important African revolutionaries and events…
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IFAA Forum: Celebrating the UDF at 40

This Forum is hosted by IFAA and Surplus Radical Books and will be held at the Ashley Kriel Hall, Community House, Salt River Cape Town, on Tuesday 9th May 2023 at 6 pm. Launched at the Rocklands Community Hall, in Cape Town on 20th August 1983, the United Democratic Front (UDF)…
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Chris Hani Photographs by Rashid Lombard

Please don’t forget to join IFAA and Surplus Radical Books for our Chris Hani commemorative event on Monday 17th April 2023, at 5.30 pm, at the Cinema, Bertha House, 67-69 Main Road, Mowbray. The program consists of the screening of the SABC-made documentary ‘The Life and Times of Chris Hani’, followed…
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IFAA FORUM: Remembering Chris Hani. 30yrs after his Assassination

The Institute for African Alternatives and Surplus Radical Books invites you to our Chris Hani commemorative event, on the 30th anniversary of his assassination. The evening includes the screening of the rare SABC-made documentary, ‘The Life and Times of Chris Hani,’ followed by two reflections from former Minister of Arts…
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