,CLASS ,/RUGGLES 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA 
FROM ,AP>!ID TO ,NEO-,LIB]ALISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCI5 ,VAN ,D] ,WALT 

,AU?OR 3 ,BIKI%A ,M$IA ,COLLECTIVE 7,B,M,C7 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,S\? ,AFRICAN WORK+ CLASS IS ON ! RETREAT4 ,IT IS NOT DEFEAT$1 BUT IS FALL+ BACK 9 ! FACE ( A MAJOR NEO-LIB]AL (F5SIVE BY ! DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T ELECT$ 9 #a#i#i#d4 ,A VICI\S 0HOMEGR[N ,/RUCTURAL ,ADJU/M5T ,PROGRAM10 CALL$ 0,G,E,>0 OR ! ,GR[?1 ,EMPLOYM5T & ,R$I/RIBUTION /RATEGY1 IS 9 PLACE1 & IT HAS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUT$ TO A MILLION JOBS LO/1 TO CUTS 9 SOCIAL S]VICES1 & TO RAPIDLY GR[+ CLASS 9EQUALITY4 

,! DIS>RAY CAUS$ BY ,G,E,> IS MAT*$ ONLY BY ! POLITICAL CONFUSION PREVAIL+ )9 ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T3 HAV+ VOT$ ! RUL+ ,AFRICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS 7,A,N,C7 9TO P[]1 ! ,CONGRESS ( ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,TRADE ,UNIONS 7,C,O,S,A,T,U7 IS MASSIVELY DISORI5TAT$ BY ! ,A,N,C'S NEO-LIB]AL AG5DA4 

,S\? ,AFRICA 

,S\? ,AFRICA IS ! MO/ 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRY 9 ,AFRICA4 ,IT IS RESPONSIBLE = AB\T #d#d.0 ( ! TOTAL ,G,D,P ( SUB-,SAH>AN ,AFRICA1 & = #e#b.0 ( ! REGION'S MANUFACTUR+ \TPUT4 ,)9 S\!RN ,AFRICA1 ,S\? ,AFRICA ACC\NTS = OV] #i.0 ( ECONOMIC \TPUT4 

,CORRESPOND+ TO ?IS LEVEL ( ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T1 ,S\? ,AFRICA ALSO HAS ! L>GE/ WORK+ CLASS 9 ! CONT95T3 9DE$1 IT IS ! ONLY ,AFRICAN C\NTRY 9 :I* WAG$ WORK]S - BO? MANUAL1 CL]ICAL & M5IAL- COMPRISE ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION4 ,S\? ,AFRICA IS ALSO HOME TO ! MO/ P[]FUL NATIONAL B\RGEOISIE 9 ,AFRICA4 ,>\ND #f1 L>GE COMM]CIAL F>M]S [N OV] #i.0 ( ALL >ABLE RURAL L&1 :IL/ #e L>GE CORPORATIONS CONTROL AB\T #h.0 ( ALL %>ES ON ! ,JOHANNESBURG ,/OCK ,EX*ANGE4 ,9 #a#i#i#a1 ! RI*E/ #a.0 ( ,S\? ,AFRICANS RECEIV$ OV] HALF ( ! TOTAL 9COME 9 ! C\NTRY1 :IL/ ! POORE/ #d.0 RECEIV$ ONLY #d.06 

,AP>!ID 

,HI/ORICALLY1 ,S\? ,AFRICAN CAPITALISM DEVELOP$ ON ! BASIS ( ! NATIONAL OPPRESSION ( ,AFRICAN PEOPLE1 :O =M$ A VA/ RES]VOIR ( *EAP LABOR4 ,9T]NAL PASSPORTS 7PASS LAWS71 RACIAL SEGREGATION1 ! WIDESPREAD USE ( MIGRANT LABOR1 & ! D5IAL ( BASIC POLITICAL & UNION RI<TS TO ,AFRICANS PROVID$ ! SOCIAL 9FRA/RUCTURE = ! *EAP LABOR SY/EM4 ,ON ! M9ES1 = EXAMPLE1 ! AV]AGE REAL WAGES ( ,AFRICAN WORK]S REMA9$ UN*ANG$ BETWE5 #a#i#a-#a#i#g1 :IL/ ! BOSSES ALSO 5JOY$ 09DU/RIAL PEACE03 ONLY ONE G5]AL /RIKE BY ,AFRICAN WORK]S TOOK PLACE ON ! M9ES 9 ?IS P]IOD1 & ?AT WAS 9 #a#i#d#f4 ,COLOR$ & ,ASIAN WORK]S ALSO PROVID$ *EAP LABOR1 AL?\< !Y SUFF]$ LESS OV]T NATIONAL OPPRESSION ?AN ! ,AFRICAN PROLET>IAT4 

,9 %ORT1 ! AP>!ID SY/EM 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA WAS ! POLITICAL EXPRESSION ( A SY/EM ( 0RACIAL CAPITALISM0 BAS$ ON ! SUP]-EXPLOITATION ( ! ,AFRICAN WORK+ CLASS4 ,CAPITALI/ RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION W]E BUILT UPON RELATIONS ( COLONIAL DOM9ATION1 :I* W]E RE9=C$ = ! B5EFIT ( CAPITALISM1 & ( A CAPITALI/ CLASS HI/ORICALLY D]IV$ FROM ! LOCAL :ITE POPULATION4 ,:ITE WORK]S1 MILITANT UNTIL ! #a#i#bS1 W]E CO-OPT$ BY ! RACI/ WELF>E SY/EM & JOB RES]VATION4 

,! EFFECT WAS ! 5TR5*M5T ( DEEP RACIAL DIVISIONS )9 ! WORK+ CLASS1 & A PATT]N ( RACIAL 9EQUALITY )9 ! SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,AP>!ID SOCIETY WAS HI<LY AU?ORIT>IAN & RACI/1 *>ACT]IZ$ BY CO]CIVE WORKPLACE RELATIONS1 NAK$ RACIAL OPPRESSION1 ! DE/ABILIZATION ( NEI<BOR+ C\NTRIES1 WIDESPREAD C5SOR%IP & ! SUPPRESSION ( LEFT-W+ POLITICAL P>TIES & MOVEM5TS4 

,TO ,NEO-,LIB]ALISM 

,AS ! RESULT ( A TITANIC /RUGGLE BY ! ,AFRICAN WORK+ CLASS BETWE5 #a#i#g#c-#a#i#i#d1 ! AP>!ID SY/EM WAS OV]?R[N1 & A P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY E/ABLI%$ & 9AUGURAT$ ) ! ,APRIL #aiid ELECTIONS3 ! FIR/ PROP] B\RGEOIS-DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 9 ! C\NTRY'S HI/ORY4 

,! HOLD+ ( ! ELECTIONS REPRES5T$1 ON ! ONE H&1 A MASSIVE ADVANCE = ! ,AFRICAN WORK+ CLASS1 9S(> AS ! ELECTION SIGNIFI$ A NEW POLITICAL ORD] 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA ?AT \TLAW$ NATIONAL OPPRESSION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 H[EV]1 ! ELECTIONS W]E ! PRODUCT ( A COMPROMISE BETWE5 BIG CAPITAL & ! LEAD]S ( ! ,A,N,C3 ! PRICE WAS ! PRES]VATION ( CAPITALISM1 A CONCESSION ?AT ! ,A,N,C - :OSE HI/ORIC CLASS AG5DA WAS TO ADVANCE ! 9T]E/S ( ! FRU/RAT$ ,AFRICAN MIDDLE CLASS & B\RGEOISIE - WAS ONLY TOO HAPPY TO MAKE4 

,& ,!N8 

,POPUL> EXPECTATIONS ?AT SOCIAL & ECONOMIC R$I/RIBUTION W\LD FOLL[ FROM ! /RUGGLE & FROM ! ELECTION ( ! ,A,N,C HAVE PROV$ AN ILLUSION4 

,FIR/LY1 DESPITE ?IS /RUGGLE1 CLASS DIVISIONS )9 ,S\? ,AFRICA - & )9 ! ,AFRICAN POPULATION - WID5$ RAPIDLY4 ,! :ITE WORK+ CLASS WAS 9CREAS+LY IMPOV]I%$1 AS ITS PRIVILEGES W]E /RIPP$ AWAY BY ! LATE AP>!ID GOV]NM5T4 ,! 9COME ( ! POORE/ #d.0 ( :ITES FELL BY #d.0 9 ! P]IOD #a#i#g#e-#a#i#i#f4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ECONOMIC GR[? & GOV]NM5T POLICY L$ TO A RAPID GR[? 9 ! BLACK MIDDLE CLASS1 9 P>TICUL>1 9 ! ,/ATE BUREAUCRACY4 ,BETWE5 #aige & #a#i#i#f1 ! 9COME ( ! RI*E/ #b.0 ( ,AFRICAN H\SEHOLDS GREW BY ALMO/ #d@s.01 :IL/ ! 9COME ( ! POORE/ #d.0 ( BLACK H\SEHOLDS FELL BY >\ND #d.04 

,SECONDLY1 ! ,A,N,C1 AS A B\RGEOIS-NATIONALI/ P>TY1 ADOPT$ A H>D-L9E NEO-LIB]AL APPROA* ONCE 9 (FICE4 ,! P>TY HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 SYMPA!TIC TO A SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM4 ,H[EV]1 IT HAD BE5 %IFT+ T[>DS NEO-LIB]ALISM ?R\<\T ! #a#i#iS3 AS A B\RGEOIS-NATIONALI/ P>TY1 IT C\LD ONLY REALIZE ITS HI/ORIC CLASS AG5DA )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! LATE/ PHASE ( CAPITALISM I4E4 NEO-LIB]ALISM1 :I* HAS SWEPT ! WORLD S9CE ! #a#i#gS4 ,AS P>T & P>CEL ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS1 ITS LEAD]%IP1 FUR!RMORE1 RECOGNIZES ! IMPORTANCE ( NEO-LIB]ALISM TO ! RE/ORATION ( ! RATE ( PR(IT4 

,! ,A,N,C'S NEO-LIB]ALISM IS CODIFI$ 9 ,G,E,>1 :I* WAS RELEAS$ 9 ,JUNE #a#i#i#f4 ,G,E,>'S KEY /RATEGIC AIMS >E3 

,! PRIVATIZATION & COMM]CIALIZATION ( /ATE-[N$ COMPANIES & UTILITIES1 9CLUD+ ELECTRICITY1 WAT]1 /EEL1 & TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

,CUTBACKS 9 SOCIAL SP5D+ & 9 ! SIZE ( ! PUBLIC SECTOR WORK=CE 

,! D]EGULATION ( TRADE1 IMPORTS1 CAPITAL MOVEM5TS & PRICES 

,! PROMOTION ( LABOR M>KET FLEXIBILITY1 & ! DEVELOPM5T ( A LAY] ( PREC>I\S WORK]S 

,AN OV]ALL R$UCTION 9 /ATE SP5D+ & /RICT NEO-LIB]AL MONET>Y POLICIES 

,9VE/M5T & JOB CREATION MU/ BE L$ BY PRIVATE BUS9ESS1 &1 9 P>TICUL>1 =EIGN 9VE/ORS 

,:AT ?IS MEANS 9 PRACTICE HAS BECOME CLE> OV] ! PA/ FIVE YE>S4 ,IT MEANS CUTS 9 /ATE P5SIONS1 MASSIVE LAY(FS1 DECL9+ PUBLIC HOSPITALS1 S*OOLS & ROADS1 A G5]AL DECL9E 9 WAGE LEVELS1 DAILY ELECTRICITY & WAT] CUT(FS 9 POOR COMMUNITIES1 & DE9DU/RIALIZATION UND] ! IMPACT ( 9T5SIFI$ GLOBAL COMPETITION4 ,G,E,> PROMIS$ #d1 # NEW JOBS A YE> BY #b3 9/EAD1 OV] A MILLION JOBS W]E LO/1 & TOTAL EMPLOYM5T HAS %RUNK TO ! LEVELS ( ! E>LY #a#i#hS4 ,WELF>E SP5D+ HAS FELL CONSI/5TLY OV] ! LA/ FIVE YE>S1 :IL/ TAX ON L>GE COMPANIES HAS BE5 CUT SU* ?AT TAX ON COMPANY PR(ITS N[ MAKES UP LESS ?AN #a#e.0 ( OV]ALL GOV]NM5T 9COME 7D[N FROM OV] #e.0 9 ! #a#i#gS74 

,RESI/ANCE 

,RESI/ANCE HAS BE5 HAMP]$ BY POLITICAL CONFUSION PREVAIL+ )9 ,C,O,S,A,T,U4 ,MANY UNION (FICIALS1 & ORD9>Y MEMB]S1 RETA9 !IR LOYALTY TO ! ,A,N,C1 & SO FAIL TO CORRECTLY GRASP ! CLASS AG5DA & CLASS NATURE ( ! ,A,N,C4 ,!RE HAS BE5 NO CO-ORD9AT$ RESPONSE TO ,G,E,>1 OR EV5 AN (FICIAL REVIEW ( ,C,O,S,A,T,U'S ONGO+ ALLIANCE ) ?AT P>TY4 

,BY FAIL+ TO UND]/& ! ROLE ( ! ,A,N,C 9 ! W> ON ! WORK+ CLASS1 ,C,O,S,A,T,U HAS BE5 UNABLE TO =MULATE A COH]5T & EFFECTIVE RESPONSE1 & HAS 9/EAD FALL+ BACK ON PLEAD+ ) ! ,A,N,C TO 0CONSULT0 ! UNIONS MORE :5 DEVELOP+ POLICY4 ,?IS IS A F> CRY FROM ! REVOLUTION>Y & COMBATITIVE ,C,O,S,A,T,U ( ! #a#i#hS1 :I* F\<T ! AP>!ID ,/ATE TO A /&/ILL4 

,C,O,S,A,T,U'S FAILURE TO GIVE A LEAD TO O!R SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ NEO-LIB]ALISM HAS UND]M9$ ! POSSIBILITY ( A C\NTRYWIDE1 WORK+ CLASS-BAS$ CAMPAIGN AGA9/ NEO-LIB]ALISM4 

,H[EV]1 !RE HAVE BE5 A NUMB] ( IMPORTANT LOCAL /RUGGLES ?AT CLE>LY DEMON/RATE ! WILL+NESS ( WORK]S TO FI<T PRIVATIZATION & AU/]ITY4 ,A WAVE ( NEW COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAS SPRUNG UP TO FI<T AGA9/ NEO-LIB]AL ATTACKS BY LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES4 ,9 ,*ATSWOR? T[N%IP NE> ,DURBAN1 ,AFRICAN & ,9DIAN WORK]S & !IR FAMILIES HAVE F\<T BACK AGA9/ EVICTIONS & S]VICE CUT(FS4 ,9 ,S[ETO1 ! ,ELECTRICITY ,CRISIS ,COMMITTEE HAS MOBILIZ$ RESI/ANCE TO ELECTRICITY CUT(FS & \TRAGE\S S]VICE *>GES4 

,AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ! ,WITWAT]SR&1 MILITANT ACADEMICS1 /UD5TS1 & ABOVE ALL1 WORK]S 9 ! ,NATIONAL ,$UCATION ,HEAL? & ,ALLI$ ,WORK]S ,UNION 7,N,E,H,A,W,U7 F\<T A C\RAGE\S1 BUT ULTIMATELY UNSUCCESSFUL1 SIX-MON? BATTLE AGA9/ #fac RETR5*M5TS 9 #b4 ,9 ,JOHANNESBURG & O!R CITIES1 ! MA9LY ,AFRICAN ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,MUNICIPAL ,UNION 7,S,A,M,W,U7 & ! MA9LY :ITE & ,COLOR$ ,9DEP5D5T ,MUNICIPAL & ,ALLI$ ,TRADE ,UNION 7,I,M,A,T,U7 HAVE CAMPAIGN$ AGA9/ ! PRIVATIZATION ( MUNICIPAL S]VICES4 ,DESPITE BE+ A ,C,O,S,A,T,U AFFILIATE1 ,S,A,M,W,U HAS TAK5 A PR9CIPL$ /& AGA9/ ,G,E,> & PRIVATIZATION1 & HAS NOT BE5 AFRAID TO TACKLE ! ,A,N,C DIRECTLY4 

,! MO/ IMPORTANT REC5T DEVELOPM5T HAS BE5 ! UNIFICATION ( ANTI-NEO-LIB]AL CAMPAIGNS 9 ,S[ETO1 AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ! ,WITWAT]SR&1 & 9 ,JOHANNESBURG 9 ! ,ANTI-,PRIVATIZATION ,=UM 9 ,JULY #b4 ,! NEW COALITION - TO :I* ,BIKI%A ,M$IA ,COLLECTIVE IS ALSO AFFILIAT$- HAS S\<T TO L9K UNION & COMMUNITY /RUGGLES ?R\< JO9T ACTIONS & /RIKE SUPPORT2 A ROLL+ CAMPAIGN WILL ALSO BE LAUN*$ 9 #b#a4 

,CONCLUSION 

,BLOODI$1 B[$1 BUT AS YET UNDEFEAT$1 ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN WORK+ CLASS HOLDS ! KEY TO SOCIAL & ECONOMIC TRANS=MATION - TO REVOLUTION - 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 &1 9DE$1 9 ,AFRICA1 MORE G5]ALLY4 ,ITS' VICTORY WILL %AKE ! WORLD2 ITS DEFEAT WILL /R5G!N CAPITAL ! WORLD OV]4 

,BUT !RE CAN BE NO 0,S\? ,AFRICAN ROAD TO AN>*ISM10 NO 0NATIONAL REVOLUTION40 ,\R VICTORY IS ONLY POSSIBLE ON ! BASIS ( 9T]NATIONAL SUPPORT & 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ NEO-LIB]ALISM IS \R /RUGGLE1 & Y\RS TOO3 WE MU/ MEET ! GLOBALIZATION ( CAPITAL ) ! GLOBALIZATION ( LABOR4 ,! CONF]5CE IS AN IMPORTANT /EP 9 ! NECESS>Y DIRECTION3 A WORK+ CLASS UNIT$ WILL NEV] BE DEFEAT$4 

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