The United Democratic Front: a point of departure?
The United Democratic Front was launched on 20 August 1983 in Cape Town, Dr Sidney Luckett revisits its legacy.…
New Agenda 89: Defend our Constitutional Democracy workshop
#UniteBehind won’t give up Ethics Committee failed to bring MPs to book A determined attempt to employ Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests to call to account six ANC MPs found by the Zondo Commission to be complicit in state capture came up against so many obstacles that…
New Agenda 89: Book Review
Letters to my Mother The Making of a Troublemaker Kumi Naidoo Publisher: Jacana Media: Johannesburg. 2022. R300 Review by Debby Bonnin Kumi Naidoo, an internationally recognised human rights and climate justice activist, was born in the Indian township of Chatsworth, Durban. His memoir primarily focuses on his early years of…
New Agenda 89: Revisiting UDF 40 years later
The UDF at 40: A commemoration with lessons and portents By Bruce Kadalie At the Institute for African Alternatives’ (IFAA’s) commemoration of 40 years since the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF), struggle veterans on the panel shared more than their memories; they listened to young people in the…
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…
New Agenda 89: Revisiting UDF 40 years later
Unions and the UDF A look back at the lessons of the 1980s By Devan Pillay This article traces back to the roots of the tension between the democratic-socialist future promised by the UDF in the 1980s and the independent unions who warned of the dangers of nationalist politics where…
New Agenda 88: Where to for the SSA?
South Africa’s intelligence agency needs speedy reform – or it must be shut down By Jane Duncan South Africa’s civilian intelligence service, the State Security Agency, is a broken institution according to JANE DUNCAN. It is meant to provide intelligence to forewarn the country of national security threats, yet it…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
IFAA Forum: Book Launch
Other Side of the Track: by Clement Du Plessis Surplus Radical Books and the Institute for African Alternatives invite you to join us for a book launch of “Other Side of the Track”, by Clement du Plessis. This event happens on Monday 22nd May 2023, at 6 pm at Surplus…
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)…
