Mail and Guardian here Massive union on brink of collapse 20 Mar 2015 00:00 Sarah Evans Saccawu is being sued for R30-million by its provident fund but has been given a last chance. One of trade union federation Cosatu’s biggest affiliates is one missed deadline away from being liquidated, potentially leaving 140 000 workers without … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: discussing crisis in COSATU’s SACCAWU union
Author: Lucien van der Walt
I teach at Rhodes University, the Eastern Cape. I’m 10th generation South African, born and bred. I have long been involved in union and working class education, and have a background in social movement and left-wing activism, the Workers’ Library and Museum, the Anti-Privatisation Forum, and the National Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU).
I’ve presented or published 450+ papers, including conferences and workshops, co-edited 4 journal specials (on global and African labour history, and the left), and produced five books. Southern Africa editor for the 2009 'International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest' (Blackwell). I won the 2008 international ‘Labor History’ PhD thesis prize, and the 2008/2009 Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) award for best African dissertation, for my thesis on South African anarchism, syndicalism and black militants. I have also done research in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
[PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: quoted on “working class solution” to anti-immigrant attacks
Mail and Guardian, from here Swinging guns and fleeing foreigners: What is the state doing? 15 Apr 2015 18:32 Sarah Evans Although the latest outbursts revolve around xenophobia, the state needs to put a stop to all violence in South Africa. From the varied reactions of politicians to the xenophobic violence to the response of … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: quoted on “working class solution” to anti-immigrant attacks
[PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: quoted in Polish press on SA anti-immigrant violence
From here Michał Staniul akt. 07.05.2015, 13:30 Pogromy imigrantów w RPA - co kryje się za ksenofobicznymi wybuchami? Osiem ofiar śmiertelnych, dziesiątki rannych, setki zniszczonych sklepów i mieszkań oraz tysiące ludzi zmuszonych do ucieczki. A dodatkowo dyplomatyczna wojna. W RPA przez niemal cały kwiecień dochodziło do pogromów imigrantów. Jednego z brutalnych mordów … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: quoted in Polish press on SA anti-immigrant violence
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2015, “Contrapoder, Democracia Participativa e Defesa Revolucionária: debatendo ‘Black Flame’, anarquismo revolucionário e marxismo histórico”
Translation into Brazilian Portuguese of Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism,” International Socialism: a quarterly journal of socialist theory, no. 130 , pp. 193-207, which is here. Lucien van der Walt. “Contrapoder, Democracia Participativa e Defesa Revolucionária: debatendo Black Flame, anarquismo revolucionário … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2015, “Contrapoder, Democracia Participativa e Defesa Revolucionária: debatendo ‘Black Flame’, anarquismo revolucionário e marxismo histórico”
[REFERENCE]: van der Walt, Ulrich, Hyslop, Bezuidenhout etal 2009, “(Transnational) Workers’ Movements”
Philip Bonner, Jonathan Hyslop, Lucien van der Walt, Nicole Ulrich and Andries Bezuidenhout, 2009, “Workers’ Movements”, Akira Iriye and Pierre-Yves Saunier (eds.), The Palgrave Dictionary of Transnational History, Palgrave Macmillan, London, New York, pp. 1121-1128. PDF is here, and the full text follows the abstract ABSTRACT: Overviews the movements and struggles of the popular classes … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: van der Walt, Ulrich, Hyslop, Bezuidenhout etal 2009, “(Transnational) Workers’ Movements”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, “Bakunin’s Heirs in South Africa: Race, class and revolutionary syndicalism from the IWW to the International Socialist League, 1910-1921”
Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “Bakunin's Heirs in South Africa: Race, class and revolutionary syndicalism from the IWW to the International Socialist League, 1910-1921”, Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies, volume 30, number 1, pp. 67-89. Get the PDF here ABSTRACT: The historiography of the socialist movement in South Africa remains dominated by the … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, “Bakunin’s Heirs in South Africa: Race, class and revolutionary syndicalism from the IWW to the International Socialist League, 1910-1921”
[REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Anarchism and syndicalism, Southern Africa”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Anarchism and syndicalism, Southern Africa”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest, Blackwell, New York, pp. 147-155. Get the PDF here Anarchism and syndicalism, Southern Africa Lucien van der Walt p. 147 Anarchism, and particularly its syndicalist variant, played an important role in early labor and socialist … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Anarchism and syndicalism, Southern Africa”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
[REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Plaatje, Solomon Tshekisho (1876–1932)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Plaatje, Solomon Tshekisho (1876–1932)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest, Blackwell, New York, online edition Get the PDF here Plaatje, Solomon Tshekisho (1876 –1932) Lucien van der Walt Solomon Tshekisho “Sol” Plaatje was an African intellectual, publisher, and prominent early nation- alist. Like many other early African leaders, he … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Plaatje, Solomon Tshekisho (1876–1932)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
[REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Kadalie, Clements (ca. 1896–1951)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Kadalie, Clements (ca. 1896–1951)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest, Blackwell, New York, online edition Get the PDF here Kadalie, Clements (ca. 1896 –1951) Lucien van der Walt Born in or just before 1896 at Chifira village near the Bandawe mission station in Nyasaland (now Malawi) to a chiefly … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Kadalie, Clements (ca. 1896–1951)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
[REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Barayi, Elijah (1930–1994)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Barayi, Elijah (1930–1994)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest, Blackwell, New York, p. 349 Get the PDF here Barayi, Elijah (1930 –1994) Lucien van der Walt p. 349 Born in Lingelihle in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, Barayi joined the Youth League of the African National Congress (ANC) in … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Barayi, Elijah (1930–1994)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
[REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Bain, J. T. (1860–1919)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Bain, J. T. (1860–1919)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest, Blackwell, New York, pp. 331-332 Get the PDF here Bain, J. T. (1860 –1919) Lucien van der Walt p. 331 Born in Dundee, Scotland to a working-class family in 1860, J. T. Bain ( James Thomas Bain, Jimmy Bain) … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Bain, J. T. (1860–1919)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
[TV]: Lucien van der Walt, TV interview, 2007, on “Interface” (SABC 3), on job losses in South Africa
Lucien van der Walt, TV interview, 2007, on "Interface" (SABC 3), on job losses in South Africa. The focus of the show was on job losses in the semi-state/ semi-private Telkom utility. Been a while since I wore that beard. http://youtu.be/uxu4uFsM2ZM
[REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Kotane, Moses (1905 –1978)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Kotane, Moses (1905 –1978)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest, Blackwell, New York, online edition Get the PDF here Kotane, Moses (1905 –1978) Lucien van der Walt Moses Kotane was a South African communist and nationalist credited with uniting the Com- munist Party of South Africa (CPSA) at a … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Kotane, Moses (1905 –1978)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
[REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Sachs, Solly (1900–1976)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Sachs, Solly (1900–1976)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest, Blackwell, New York, pp. 2948-2949 Get the PDF here Sachs, Solly (1900 –1976) Lucien van der Walt p. 2948 Born Emil Solomon Sachs in Kamaai, Lithuania, Solly Sachs immigrated with his family to Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1914. Along with … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Sachs, Solly (1900–1976)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
[REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Xuma, Alfred Bitini (1893 –1962)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Xuma, Alfred Bitini (1893 –1962)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest, Blackwell, New York, online edition Get the PDF here Xuma, Alfred Bitini (1893 –1962) Lucien van der Walt Alfred Bitini “A. B.” Xuma was a leading African nationalist in South Africa in the 1940s. Born to a Christian … Continue reading [REFERENCE]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Xuma, Alfred Bitini (1893 –1962)”, International Encyclopaedia of Revolution and Protest
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