The Johannesburg Inferno – Working Class must unite
The inferno that claimed the lives of 77 people, the majority burnt beyond recognition, is one of the worst indictments not just against the City […]
Articles by Marxist Workers Party
A Socialist Approach to the Emancipation of Women
By Sheri Hamilton The struggle against Gender Based Violence Women’s month drew to a close after the month-long ritual of renewed commitments from government to […]
Part 1A – the ANC
ANC – loss of overall majority in 2024 could tear it apart. By 2024 the ANC’s shall have been gripped by factional divisions for more […]
6th Post-Apartheid General Election – A Crisis of Political Representation for Capitalist Class and Working Class
A call to the left PreambleOne of Italian Communist Antonio Gramsci’s most quoted phrases is his 1930 statement in the Prison Notebooks that ‘the crisis consists precisely […]
Employment Equity Act will not end inequality, mass unemployment and poverty
The amendments to the Employment Equity Act (EAA) signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosaand due to take effect on 1st September 2023, has given […]
Sudan | Revolutionary masses must end generals’ counter-revolutionary violence
A brutal power struggle is under way in Sudan. On 15 April, heavy fighting erupted between different factions of the armed forces. Civilians have abruptly […]
Will Saftu’s support for EFF shut down take working class struggle forward?
The SAFTU NEC has agreed to participate in the EFF national shutdown on 20 March. Can the EFF be a trusted ally in the fight for socialism?
International Women’s Day 2023
Women around the world will be marking International Women’s Day in a variety of ways. Protest demonstrations can be expected in many countries against the oppression that women face.
Public sector indefinite strike – Mobilise for a National General Strike
The announcement of indefinite strike will be warmly welcomed by the whole working class. The unions should be applauded for standing firm in the face of the government’s insolence.
ANC CONGRESS | No Help for South Africa’s Working Class
The ANC’s December congress re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as party leader. The ruling class faces a crisis of political representation. This is ultimately a product of the crisis of capitalism and sharp tensions between the classes.