Vox Populi, Vox Dei

Yesterday the work of the Swaziland Solidarity Network’s Lucky Lukhele, tirelessly preparing the ground for advances in the struggle for democracy and freedom in that country, was praised here. Today another SSN victory is reported (in alliance with COSATU). These organisations called on the two South African lawyers booked to prosecute in the Swazi Treason Trial, to withdraw, and they did. See link. Thami Xulu is coming home soon from London, bringing some London ideas with him. He gives us another original piece of writing, published for the first time on the CU. Linked. Thanks, comrade. The Communication Workers Union’s Mfanafuthi Sithebe is, naturally, a great communicator. Linked is his concise, text-book-like exposition of the position of the CWU vis-à-vis the employer, Telkom, as they go into a dispute situation. Read and learn! In Cape Town, COSATU is clearly leading a combined response to the Western Cape’s electricity crisis. See the linked call to a public meeting tomorrow at the Cape Town Convention Centre at 19h00, by COSATU’s experienced and respected Provincial Secretary, Tony Ehrenreich. The Student Sponsorship Programme (Umfundaze) offers bursaries to high-scoring primary school children so that they can be assisted at secondary school. The link is to a page where you can download the original forms. (Sent by a comrade). Links: SSN, COSATU on withdrawal of SA advocates from Treason Trial (498 words) Afraid of one-party rule, Thami Xulu in London (1019 words) CWU in dispute with Telkom, Mfanafuthi Sithebe (704 words) COSATU leads - CT electricity crisis public meeting, Ehrenreich (111 words) SSP Recruitment and Preliminary Application, 2007 (documents)