DEBATES & OPINIONS

At the beginning of 2006 Khanya College, together with social movements and progressive NGos produced this concept paper on how the social justice movement in South Africa will approach the WSF in Nairobi. This is an edited version of the concept paper agreed to by various social movements.

In this article Mondli hlatshwayo* reviews the process of WSF preparation by social movements in South Africa.

Mzi Mngeni* reviews the recent SASF encounter held in Malawi in october 2006. he argues that the event was politically successful, and that the key challenges is for movements in the region to ensure that they build on this success.

Maria van driel* reflects on the discussions and debates on gender and women’s emancipation at SASF.

As part of using the WSF meeting in Nairobi as a space to build unions and social movements, the Southern Africa farm-worker network will be hosting a forum of farm-worker organisations at the WSF. Ighsaan Schroeder* looks at the background and the aims of the forum.

As part of the preparation for the WSF in Nairobi, 13 organisations came together in Johannesburg, South Africa, to exchange experiences on approaches to mobilisation against the hIV/AIdS pandemic. Nina benjamin* reflects on the workshop and on the plans for the WSF.

The 120 participants who come to the School represented various regional forums of landless people, rural organisations, unions,NGOs focussing on land redistribution and local councillors. […]

In this article Dlamini reflects on the impact of globalisation and neoliberalism on Swaziland and its working people, and also looks at the processes of organisation and resistance.

In this article Mondli hlatshwayo* looks at instances of forced evictions in luanda, Angola, human rights abuses, and at initiatives to build movements of resistance in that Country.

In this article lindsey Collen* outlines the popular resistance to growing economic and social crisis in Mauritius. She argues that social movements must not shy away from political organisation.