Inside two months following his election as ANC president at the party’s December 2017 national conference, Cyril Ramaphosa has realised the ambition he reportedly set himself whilst still at high school according to a close […]
After the most tumultuous run-up to any conference in ANC history, watched across the world, with over a thousand journalists in attendance, and the markets moving up in anticipation of the results, Cyril Ramaphosa has […]
In celebrating Zuma’s victory in the motion of no confidence vote, the majority of the ANC parliamentary caucus has confirmed the contempt in which they hold the majority of the people in SA, particularly the […]
The constant smell of smoke from the burning wood fires in the townships, as residents attempt to keep warm from the freezing winter nights in their flimsy tin shacks, is just one of the reasons […]
Political situation demands the launch of a mass workers’ party. The cabinet reshuffle Jacob Zuma announced, like a thief in the night, at 12am, on 31 March, 2017, is the most audacious act of factional […]
Capitalist politicians use xenophobia to divert attention from failures of profit system. Over the past two months a new ‘wave’ of xenophobic violence threatened to engulf South Africa. Isolated attacks against foreign residents and foreign businesses […]
State tries to crush worker-student unity in struggle for free education. Two leading activists of the #OutsourcingMustFall movement, both members of the Workers and Socialist Party (WASP), are facing legal harassment for their role in […]
Socialist mass workers party needed. The 3 August municipal elections and the student protests have confirmed our perspective following the Marikana massacre: “The battle lines [have been] drawn for colossal struggles to come … the […]
Struggle for free education. The second round in the struggle for free education is underway. Campuses across the country were shut-down on Tuesday as protests began against the ANC government’s announcement that universities would be […]
ANC polls less than 60% for first time since end of apartheid
Build a socialist mass workers’ party for a government of the working class
Build a socialist mass workers party for a government of the working class
#OutsourcingMustFall campaign becomes point of reference for the working class
For the mobilisation and support of all students, permanent workers and communities across Tshwane
Solidarity needed
ANC leadership shaken by electrifying ten days
Struggle for free education now!
‘Deals protect profits not jobs’ – for nationalisation under workers control
Not a stone has been left unturned on the political landscape
Build a country-wide socialist civic movement. Fight for jobs, houses and services for all
Expulsion opens new chapter in working class struggle
South Africa’s metalworkers union in discussion with WASP and CWI
Rebuild the trade union movement on socialist principles!
For political and class independence – Struggle, solidarity and socialism!
Dire position of South African capitalism and inequality adds momentum towards creation of workers’ party
Authorities deploy heavily armed response
Industrial action must take forward call for a new workers’ party
Forward to a living wage – end labour broking
Significant step forward in the struggle for a living wage for all
The ANC victory, WASP and the EFF.
Building a bridgehead to a new mass workers’ party
WASP campaigning material available on pdf
On Saturday 29 March the Workers and Socialist Party launched its 2014 election manifesto at a rally in Katlehong, Gauteng
Moses Mayekiso, inaugural general secretary of NUMSA heads electoral list
Panel debate on socialism including Workers’ and Socialist Party (WASP), and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) representatives
Time for a new socialist trade union federation
Campaigning for WASP socialist alternative at May polls
Seize the historic opportunity of the 2014 elections
Historic decision to cut ties with the ANC
Heroically leading ANC to power but struggle tragically into dead end
During a recent radio show, Weizmann Hamilton (DSM and WASP) outlined the perspectives on re-building a powerful workers’ movement and a new mass working class party in South Africa.
On August 16, the anniversary of the police massacre of striking workers at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana, over 5000 mineworkers gathered on ‘the mountain’ where their comrades had been shot down one year […]
Both capitalists and working class prepare for unforeseen turmoil
Workers, Communities and trade unionists unify their struggle
This year’s CWI Summer School, held in Belgium this week, began with an inspirational account of the recent dramatic developments of workers’ struggle in South Africa, the important participation of the Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI […]
A victory for the whole working class
An injury to one is an injury to all
A genuine working class fighter and a revolutionary socialist
Workers and Socialist Party calls for one-day-general strike
A surprisingly devastating critique of the ANC’s failure to ensure ‘a better life for all’; BBC2 April 24th and online
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