We demand the release of our comrades

COSATU speaks on Zim; COSATU, the YCL and SWAYOCO on Swaziland, and the SACP on its meeting with President-elect Evo Morales of Bolivia. Comrade Lucky Lukhele’s strong letter was published in the Johannesburg Star. Lucky further writes: “Dear Comrades, PUDEMO Deputy Secretary-General Cde. KP Shongwe will be on the SAFM “AM Live” programme tomorrow the 12th of January 2006 on the after 8 show, hosted by John Perlman. The show starts at 8:00am to 8:30am. Please Comrades, call and voice your anger to the animal called Mswati.” Other reports on the Swaziland arrests have appeared on Reuters and Mail and Guardian Online Links: YCL and SWAYOCO condemn arrest of Swazi 15 (837 words) COSATU statement on arrest of IB Dlamini and others (176 words) SACP Statement on meeting with Evo Morales of Bolivia (362 words) Solidarity with the Zimbabwe trade unions, COSATU (497 words) World turns blind eye to modern royal slavery, Lucky, Star (370 words)