by Shawn Hattingh (ZACF) The South African state’s oppression of the ongoing wildcat strikes, including at Marikana, is clearly deepening. Over the last few weeks troops were deployed in the platinum belt in what was a barefaced bid by the state to stop the protests by striking workers, and essentially force them back to work. … Continue reading Whose State is it; and What is its Role? [Zabalaza 13 vers.]