In this obituary, Jabu Nala-Hartley remembers leading South African labour militant, trade unionist and socialist David Hemson.
ROAPE's Peter Dwyer interviewed David in 2024 - the link to those videos is also available in the post.
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🚨ROAPE Journal, Volume 53 Issue 187 is out now!
The South African Communist Party: liberation, socialism and state power in South Africa
Issue Editors: Janet Cherry and Peter Lawrence
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In March, the UN passed a Ghanaian-led resolution naming the transatlantic slave trade a crime against humanity.
Priyanka Sharma argues the vote was a strategic masterstroke, forcing the West to defend the capitalist foundations of its historical wealth.
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In our latest blog, Heike Becker introduces a new edited volume for Voices of Liberation by HSRCPress, which covers the militant life and legacy of Namibian liberation leader Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924-2017).
A reminder that ROAPE is looking for two affiliates to join the journal’s Editorial Working Group for a year starting from September 2026.
Please apply by 9 June - all details are in the post!
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Gathanga Ndung’u - community organiser & activist at @MathareSJustice - explains how Kenya’s puppet government is helping France salvage its waning colonial grip on Africa & how the voices opposed to these imperial manoeuvres are being brutally silenced.
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