60 Years of the freedom charter : no cause to celebrate for the working class
The freedom charter is a landmark document in the struggle for liberation in South Africa after being adopted by the congress of the people led by the African National congress (ANC) in Kliptown on 26th June 1955. From its inception, and especially during the 1980's, the demands of the freedom charter became a rallying point for many in the struggle against apartheid. In particular, for revolutionary militants from all parts of the liberation movement, the charter has consistently been at the centre of key theorectical and political debates. As this booklet shows, there has been a rise in societal inequality, alongside a massive concentration of wealth in the hands of both an old and new elite. More people than ever are out of work. There are still millions of people living in shacks and generalised crisis in the local delivery of basic services. added to this growing levels of corruption at all levels of government and society and worrying signs of the gradual rise of a secretive, security state. Today, over 20 years into the new democracy and 60 years after the adoption of the freedom charter, there is growing anger and discontent amongst the majority who have been left behind in South Africa's new democracy
Print Book, English, 2015
Workers' World Media Productions, Cape Town, 2015