SA government says that ‘austerity is a necessary pain for the...
IN THE much-anticipated medium term budget policy statement (MTBPS), the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will, like his counterparts at the South African Reserve...
Egypt’s Transport Workers Sit-In At Cabinet Office!
EGYPT'S Public Transport Authority workers on Saturday announced the beginning of an open-ended sit-in outside cabinet headquarters on Cairo’s Qasr al-Ainy Street, following a...
Palestinian Cabinet decides on West Bank only elections
THE PALESTINIAN cabinet decided on Tuesday to hold municipal elections on May 13 only in the West Bank with the exclusion of the Gaza...
‘Catastrophic crisis’ in teaching doctors of the future – as UK...
THE FALL in early-career clinical academic numbers shows severe structural crisis, warns the British Medical Association. The doctors’ union was responding to the results of...
‘STOP SUPPLYING SRI LANKAN MILITARY’ – demand marchers to Indian parliament
TAMILNET reports that ‘several hundred activists of the Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) marched towards the Indian Parliament on Wednesday morning demanding the Indian government...
‘We will neither retreat nor yield, issue your threats as you...
14 people, including two children and two women, were killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Sunday alone, and at least 37 were injured. On...
HEYGATE ESTATE–Heating and hot water system ‘permanently switched off’!
ANGRY tenants still living on the Heygate Estate in south-east London say the shutdown of the hot water and heating system last Friday is...
Irish Trade Unions Split Over Croke Park
THE Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and the Civil, Public and Services Union have decided they will urge members to reject the Croke Park...
US and EU leaders’ call for Libyan ceasefire is ignored
US and European leaders on Monday called for a ceasefire in Libya and for the United Nations to take a leading role in helping...
Iran considering participation in nuclear talks in spite of US ‘unreasonable...
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is considering whether to participate in the next round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the US. Araghchi said on...
Powerful 5th Anniversary Grenfell Silent Walk’
THERE were more than 5,000 people on the Grenfell Tower Fire 5th Anniversary Silent Walk, organised by Grenfell United on Tuesday 14th June. The walk,...
Red Army liberation of Auschwitz–an enormous victory! –Kremlin chief slams attempts...
THE Kremlin chief of staff, Sergey Ivanov has been interviewed on World War II history, and Ukraine by the website of pro-government Russian tabloid...
Moreno Flees Ahead Of Ecuadorian Mass Demonstrations!
ECUADORIAN President Lenin Moreno abandoned the capital, Quito, on Monday and fled to the coast ahead of mass demonstrations which were held yesterday. A mass...
Israel escalates bombings & starvation campaign in Gaza!
The Israeli occupation army (IOF) continued carrying out deadly attacks on different areas of the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. Israeli forces...
EU imposes financial crisis on the Palestinians
FACING an imposed ‘suffocating financial crisis,’ Palestinian officials have made no immediate comment yet on an EU decision on Tuesday to suspend 35 million...
SAFTU calls South Africa national strike for August 24th – against...
A NATIONAL strike across South Africa against the rising costs of living, load shedding, and other economic challenges will take place on 24 August,...
South African unions demand aid to meet fuel rises
THE South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) said on Wednesday that millions of South African workers and their families are being plunged into...
Massive London marches call to kick out the Tories – Three...
NEARLY three-quarters of a million public sector workers from eight unions went on strike against the Tory government on Budget Day, Wednesday 15th March,...
HALF A MILLION TAKE TO THE STREETS!– to demand jobs for...
HALF a million people will take to the streets today, Wednesday 19 March, in demand for youth jobs, the National Union of MetalWorkers of...
Greek workers say ‘No’ to 13-hour day
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), the Greek TUC, responded on Thursday with an angry statement to the government Labour Ministry’s intention to...
BMA’s Annual Conference calls for restoring pay to 2008 levels!
THE BMA’s annual conference has called for restoring pay to 2008 levels and for GPCEngland to organise the withdrawal of GP practices from Primary...
‘All public hospitals and public schools must be exempt from power...
NUMSA (National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa) has welcomed the High Court judgment, ordering the Energy minister, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, to take all reasonable steps,...
‘Supermajority’ vote to join union at Ford plant in Kentucky
A MAJORITY of workers at a Ford Motor (F.N) joint-venture battery plant in Kentucky have signed cards indicating their support for the United Auto...
SAFTU condemns assassination of community leaders!
SAFTU (the big South African Confederation of Trades Unions) has strongly condemned ‘the low-intensity war against working-class activists!’ In a statement earlier this week, SAFTU...
‘Re-colonisation of Africa will never be allowed’ – says ANC Youth...
NATO has blatantly overstepped its UN resolution mandate in Libya by engaging in offensive military support to the Libyan rebels beyond the UN mandate,...
Ayatollah Khamenei praises Syria’s Assad for Syrian nation’s ‘resistance to imperialism!’
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Iranian Supreme Leader, received Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday. Assad travelled to Tehran to offer condolences over the loss...
Occupy Wall Street Marchers On The Road To Washington
Last Wednesday November 9th, 21 protesters left Zuccotti Park, the centre of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York and set off down...
‘SUSPEND EU-ISRAEL TRADE AGREEMENT!’ – demands Labour MP at Downing Street...
OVER 800 people attended the latest fortnightly picket outside Downing Street on Saturday to demand: ‘End the siege on Gaza!’ Thousands have taken part in...
ANC dances to tune of ‘white monopoly capital’ – NUMSA on...
THE trajectory of the 2016 Budget delivered by Pravin Gordhan continued to sing to the tune of international and local finance capital, white monopoly...
Israel is conducting violent raids in Nablus, Jenin and Tulkarm
THE Israeli regime has ramped up its aggression on the occupied West Bank by conducting violent raids on several areas in Nablus, Jenin and...
Living In Iran Under Sanctions
BY FATEMEH SAHRANESHIN IN BANDAR ABBAS FOR an Iranian family, social welfare is rarely defined by a single payment or a single government programme.
It may...
Sri Lankan workers fighting Ansell Lanka Ltd union busters
Australian-based manufacturer of medical gloves and condoms, Ansell, is attacking workers in its supply chain, suspending 800 striking trade union members in Sri Lanka...
ISRAELI LEGAL SYSTEM A SMOKESCREEN FOR WAR CRIMES says PCHR
ISRAELI forces opened fire at farmers in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, locals said. Witnesses said that Israeli troops stationed at a watchtower fired...
FBU Angry Over Police Attack On Black Firefighter!
THE Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has welcomed the news that three Metropolitan Police officers are to face disciplinary proceedings following a racially motivated attack...
Teachers Oppose Miliband Over Parent-Run Schools
TEACHERS’ unions on Monday rejected Labour leader Ed Miliband’s proposal for parent-run schools. They were commenting on his Hugo Young lecture where Miliband set out...
Israel Seeking The Widest Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestinians
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemned the Israeli forces’ dismantling of two educational caravans in Ibziq village, in the northern...
Ukraine Rejects De-Mining Black Sea Ports!
UKRAINE has rejected calls from Russia to de-mine its ports around the Black Sea to resume grain shipments. Ukraine accuses Moscow of trying to ‘attack’...
‘MOVE AWAY FROM THE SOUL- DESTROYING ASSESSMENT REGIME’ – ATL message...
EDUCATION secretaries need to ‘up their game’, listen to the professionals or step away to avoid damaging children’s life chances, says Association of Teacher...
CGT to march in Paris against far right immigration law
ON JANUARY 21, ‘let’s march for freedom, equality, fraternity,’ the French trade union federation CGT is urging. It said: ‘201 personalities are calling to march...
Major Privatisation Drive In North Of Ireland
UNISON has called on the Public Accounts Committee and the Assembly Health Committee to investigate the startling growth of private medicine funded out of...
US AND ISRAEL FACING FAILURE, CONFUSION AND RETREAT – says Hezbollah...
HASSAN NASRALLAH the Hezbollah leader made an important statement over Hezbollah TV last Friday. He said: ‘In our region we witness a big and serious...
A wave of protests sweeps through Egypt
A WAVE of protests against poor living and working conditions swept through the nation’s governorates last Monday. Residents of the villages around Kafr al-Sheikh blocked...
Dozens Of Palestinians Wounded In Clashes With Israeli Troops
DOZENS of Palestinian worshipers were wounded and dozens were detained after clashes broke in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning with Israeli forces...
Palestinian youths killed by Israeli military
FOUR Palestinian youths from Nablus, aged 19 and under, were killed by the Israeli occupation army on March 20 and 21. An Israeli military statement...
‘OLMERT WILL EITHER RESIGN OR BE TOPPLED’ says Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
HEZBOLLAH Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah said in an interview with Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV broadcast on 19 January: ‘We will accept a transitional government that...