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SOUTH AFRICA: A disillusioned democracy

Dale T. McKinley, Johannesburg In the months leading up to South Africa's third national election (which took place on April 14), there was little doubt in anyone's mind that the African National Congress (ANC) was going to win. Indeed, the main

IRAQ: Resistance grows into mass revolt

Doug Lorimer "There have been 98 [US troop] deaths [in Iraq] by hostile fire so far this month, more than in the opening two weeks of the invasion, when 82 Americans were killed in action", the April 17 San Jose Mercury News reported, adding that

IRAQ: Occupation coalition begins to shrink

Doug Lorimer Following Spain's announcement on April 19 that it would be pulling its contingent of 1300 troops out of Iraq over the following two weeks, the UN-authorised multinational force which the Spanish troops were part of has started to

Johnston 'targeted because he's a leader'

Sue Bolton, Melbourne "Craig Johnston is being targeted because he's a leader, and that's the only reason he's been targeted", Jenny Kruschel, assistant Victorian branch secretary of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA),

UNITED STATES: The question the 9/11 commission won't ask

Jack A. Smith, New York The 9/11 commission hearings in Washington, for all their members' cacophony and fury, and front-page headlines, seem to have been constructed to avoid the real reason why the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York

WA agricultural workers still seeking justice

Chris Latham, Perth A herbicide used in the highly toxic chemical mixture Agent Orange — widely used during the US war in Vietnam — was still being used in Australia as late as 1985. A group of workers, employed by the Western Australian

Black Eagle Drum Group wins Grammy

Bill Nevins The Black Eagle Drum Group brought honour, big time, to Jemez Pueblo and to all of New Mexico when it won a Grammy award for best Native American music album in February. Black Eagle - Flying Free, is the group's sixth recording and the

Carr puts profit before babies' interests

Margaret Gleeson, Sydney In announcing the new childcare regulations to be introduced into NSW parliament on May 4, Carmel Tebbutt, the Labor minister for community services, revealed that existing ratios of one staff member to five babies (0-2

Are the Iraqi insurgents 'terrorists'?

Doug Lorimer "What we're seeing in Iraq is an attempted power grab by extremists and terrorists", US President George Bush declared at an April 16 White House press briefing. The claim that Iraqis who are engaged in armed resistance to the US-led

New Greens mayor's goal is to 'build community confidence'

@intro2 = In the March 27 NSW local government elections Byron Shire elected the state's first Greens mayor. Tom Flanagan interviewed mayor-elect Jan Barham for Green Left Weekly on April 17. How long have you been on council and how did you get

Student and staff solidarity in the face of cuts

@intro2 = As students campaign against proposals to make higher education more expensive and more polarised, many university workers are arguing for their union to actively support the protests. RMIT staff member LISA FARRANCE, a member of the

Victorian nurses impose hospital bans

Sue Bolton, Melbourne Faced with intransigence from Victorian Premier Steve Bracks' Labor government, an April 20 mass meeting of public hospital nurses voted to reject the government's "offer" to remove previously won working conditions. The