The worker poets“Awe Comrade! Awe Comrade! Ngake ngahamba Nokuhamba Comrade — Two Sheleni Ngafika ezintabeni zomhlaba — two Sheleni Ngahlangana nama...
Take away tea with Miss RayLearn and Teach went on a long trip. We went all the way to Zambia to talk to Ray Alexander, or Miss Ray, as many old workers in South...
Sit in for your rightsOn Tuesday, 11th March 1200 miners at Blyvooruitzicht mine went underground for the morning shift. In the afternoon, none of the miners...
A mother for manyThandisizwe Mehlomakulu is playing on the floor. His mother, Zora Mehlomakulu, is sitting at her desk. The office around her is not very...
First on the list“Gencor is an unholy company,” said one worker.” Not even a baboon can stick it there.” Many workers feel the same way about Gencor. Ask...
A crime against the workersThe buses stood empty, waiting to take the workers home. Each bus had a big sign on the windscreen: Lesotho, Transkei, Kwa-Zulu and so...