Burning Questions

The Johannesburg Central YCL political school will convene this evening at 17h00 in the SATAWU office, 13th floor, Old Mutual Building, 29 Kerk Street, between Loveday and Harrison, to discuss excerpts from Rosa Luxemburg’s “The Mass Strike”. Next week (May 31) at the same time and place they will discuss excerpts from Chapter 4 of Lenin’s 1902 “What is to be done?” See link below. Meanwhile we have Comrade Thando Tshangela’s report today from the Marx in the 21st Century conference in Havana, Cuba, which he attended on behalf of the Communist University of Johannesburg, the YCL of South Africa, and the South African Communist Party. Comrade Thando is also the convenor of the YCL Johannesburg Central political school. See link. Paul Craig Roberts is not anything like a communist but is a very great writer. His prose is clear, his points are sharp, and he is brief. Brevity is the soul of wit! Viva PCR, Viva! Peace in Iran! See link below. Why is there suddenly such a lot of police brutality in South Africa? After the assault on the SATAWU strikers in Cape Town last week, now comes a horrible attack on a group of protesting pensioners, with batons and pepper spray, forcing out into the freezing cold in the evening. Those who may be reading this from outside South Africa should know that it is freezing cold here at the moment. See the story linked below. Finally, a further ANC Gauteng release, linked below, on their campaign to revive branches. It is not completely clear whether the campaign will encourage political schools at branch level. Let us hope so. Click on these links: 1902, Lenin, What Is To Be Done (8369 words) Report of Havana Marxist Conference, Thando Tshangela (909 words) How Bush Brewed the Iran Crisis, PCR, Counterpunch (858 words) Pensioners hit with batons and pepper spray, The Star (693 words) ANC Gauteng campaign to revive branches, Makhura, Papo (916 words)