International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

How the 1976 uprisings led to the people's education movement of the mid-1980s in Soweto

Terri Maggott — 2026-08-24T15:11:19Z

Fifty years ago, the student uprisings of June 1976 radically altered the terrain of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. They laid the foundations for the mass resistance of the mid-1980s, as they opened up new possibilities for solidarity between students, workers, parents, and teachers, and galvanised nationwide resistance beyond Soweto. Until today, the events of June 1976 remain a global symbol of resistance to apartheid and genocide beyond South Africa.

- IVP619 - August 2026 / Youth and student movements, South Africa

Who is responsible for xenophobia in South Africa?

Paul Martial — 2026-08-19T07:27:51Z

If the outpouring of hatred against foreign nationals in South Africa is part of a catastrophic social context, it is also encouraged by crooked politicians. On 30 June 2026, 300 demonstrations were organized across South Africa to demand the departure of migrants.

- IVP619 - August 2026 / South Africa, Racism and Islamophobia

The 1976 Uprising and its enduring significance

Salim Vally — 2026-08-01T11:12:17Z

“The youth of 1976 understood that freedom is indivisible. They risked everything, not for statues or hollow commemorations, but for a world in which human beings are no longer reduced to commodities, ethnic labels or disposable labour. Their legacy demands nothing less from us today: to see our struggles as linked, to reject the divisions that power imposes, and to build a genuine liberation for all.”

- IVP619 - August 2026 / South Africa, Historical events and figures, Racism and Islamophobia

50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising

Paul Martial — 2026-06-26T10:34:47Z

The 1976 Soweto uprising sparked a resurgence of militancy and helped to undermine apartheid in South Africa.

- IVP617 - June 2026 / South Africa, Racism and Islamophobia, Protest movements

Anti-foreigner sentiment is on the rise in South Africa

Paul Martial — 2026-05-16T04:18:23Z

Xenophobic riots are intensifying. They are fuelled by the economic and social crisis, but also by the actions of politicians.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / South Africa, Racism and Islamophobia

The Need for New Leadership for the Working Class in South Africa

Madoda Cuphe — 2026-05-03T09:59:23Z

Our comrade Madoda Cuphe discusses current social issues in South Africa, ongoing protests, and the need for political reorganization thirty years after the fall of apartheid.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / South Africa

17,000 households deliberately deprived of water

Amandla! — 2026-04-26T09:30:40Z

Amandla! Interviewed Nqobile Ndima, an activist in the struggle for water in Phumlamqashi informal settlement near the Lenasia suburb, in the provice of Gauteng.

- IVP615 - April 2026 / South Africa, Public services

Build solidarity with the people of Venezuela - Reject US imperialist aggression

ZASO — 2026-01-04T20:01:25Z

“As we enter the most flagrant era of US imperialist aggression in decades, whatever our differences, progressive forces, especially socialists, must stand together. We must defend the countries of Latin America from US aggression, with all the resources at our disposal. This is an existential fight for survival – not just for Venezuelans, but for all of us.”

- Venezuela 2026 / Venezuela, South Africa

GBV in the LGBTQIA+ community: what is the picture and what are the ways to counter it?

Bridgette Nkomana, Amandla! — 2025-10-18T10:11:25Z

Amandla! interviewed Bridgette Nkomana about gender based violence (GBV) and the LGBTQIA+ community.

- Sexual politics / South Africa, LGBT

Tackling GBV in the rural areas

Amandla!, Denia Jansen — 2025-10-18T10:10:50Z

Amandla! interviewed Denia Jansen, Co-ordinator of the gender based violence (GBV) programme for the Rural Women's Assembly (RWA)

- Feminism / Women, South Africa