by Mzee
(Tokologo African Anarchist Collective)
Once we stop thinking as individuals and start thinking as a working class group, change will become possible.
Our country’s conditions have gotten worse and worse in many ways. There is corruption, inequality and limited freedom for the masses. Someone has to stand up and say “Enough is enough! We need better education, more jobs and people-driven development plans.”
We are calling for change now!
by Siyabulela Hulu
(Tokologo African Anarchist Collective)
In September 2002, residents of Kwa-Masisa Hostel in Sebokeng faced evictions by the so-called new and private owners. They resisted and won. But since then, the hostel has been abandoned to its fate. Today the struggle for secure tenure, decent conditions and control continues.
by Lucien van der Walt
(Tokologo African Anarchist Collective)
Our country is in a mess. Hunger, poverty, exploitation and injustice stalk the land.
The working class and poor face, at every step, the high walls of injustice, the chains of unemployment, and the bullets and batons of the police.
Conflicts shake the country, and hopes that shone in 1994 are fading, rusting under the waters of greed, oppression, and inequality; those hopes seem like a dream that fades when you awake to a grim reality.
by Pitso Mompe
(Tokologo African Anarchist Collective)
In 2000 the South African government announced its policy was to provide “free basic services.” The free basic electricity policy was released in 2003 and claimed that it would ensure that a “basic supply” of electricity is made available free of charge to poor households.
In practice, the amount provided in the “basic supply” is very limited, and soon runs out.
an interview by Mark Mason
ASR (Anarcho-syndicalist Review),no. 60, 2013
On July 3, 2013, President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt was removed from office, having been pushed out by the largest popular uprising in modern history. Tens of millions of Egyptians were in the streets marching throughout the country. To explore the fac tors contributing to the overthrow of Egypt’s first democratically elected president, I interviewed M. Saad, a long-time Egyptian activist, for ASR.
By PITSO MOMPE
(Tokologo African Anarchist Collective)
Forced evictions are a violation of human rights that requires urgent global attention. In 2008 between 30 and 50 million people in 70 countries worldwide lived under constant threat of being forcibly evicted (according to the International Alliance of Inhabitants).
Those that are most affected are working class people and peasants living in poverty. It’s always the poor who are evicted.
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Editorial
Welcome to the second issue of Tokologo, produced by the Tokologo African Anarchist Collective.
Why do we publish this? We publish it because our country is crying out for an alternative. And that alternative is anarchism, which stands for a free and democratic society, run from the grassroots, in communities and workplaces, and based on equality and freedom. In such a society, wealth like land and factories would be collectively owned; production would be directed to meeting basic needs and ensuring environmental sustainability. In such a society, everyone would have a say in all matters that affect them; poverty and deprivation would be abolished; hatred and competition would be replaced by cooperation and mutual aid by all peoples.
Core members of Egypt’s Black Bloc hardly ever give interviews, adding to the mystery and confusion that surrounds the group. Your Middle East’s Goos Hofstee was able to get one such rare talk.
By Nthabiseng Motahane
(Tokologo African Anarchist Collective)
We, the people of South Africa, are suffering from the tariffs of Eskom. Electricity prices are increasing every three years. This process is called a “multiple year pricing determination.” Eskom started borrowing money from the World Bank and others as a loan. We, the poor and working class, are the ones who are going to pay the interest through the rising prices. In 1994 we thought that we had access to everything in South Africa – housing, electricity, service delivery, health care – but that was wishful thinking.
By Lawrence Zitha
(Tokologo African Anarchist Collective)
What is a nation or a nationality? A nation or nationality is the a group of people with the a common culture, history and background.
What is nationalism? This is the idea that your nation is more important than your class. You have more in common with other members of the nation, regardless of their class position and therefore must unite as a nation. This nation should represent itself through its own national state. The state is seen as representing the will of the nation. (Nationalism is not the same as nationalization, which is when the state takes over industries).
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