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On the 16th August, South African Police fired live ammunition at striking miners at Lonmin’s Marikana mine, killing 34 and injuring 78. Many were killed were shot at close range while trying to surrender. The Marikana miners were demanding a tripling of their salary to R12,500 (£950 or €1100) per month. In the following days, … Continue reading
by Baba Aye From September, twenty seven out of the thirty six states of the Nigerian federation have been ravaged by what President Goodluck Jonathan aptly described as “unprecedented floods”, in his October 8, 2012 national broadcast. In a characteristic manner, a lot of motion is now being made and presented as movement to ameliorate … Continue reading
PREAMBLE Seventy workers representing seventeen industrial trade unions that are affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) and class oriented activists converged at the public symposium to commemorate the International Action Day on Workers fighting for the Rights to Food, Water, Medicine, Books and Housing. The Session noted with pride the rich … Continue reading
NIGERIA AT 52: A NATION RUN IN THE INTEREST OF THE RICH! In terms of natural resource endowment, Nigeria occupies between the 9th and the 11th position in the entire world. But Nigeria is also host to the largest concentration of chronically poor people in Africa. In the entire world, it is estimated that one … Continue reading
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