Two million South African workers were set to stage a general strike on Thursday of this week, in support of more than a million public sector workers who have been striking for more than a fortnight

The African National Congress (ANC) is the party of South Africa’s national liberation movement

Open class struggle is raging in South Africa

The English Defence League’s “Big One” in Bradford last Saturday was an utter humiliation for the racist group

The EDL suffered a setback in Bradford

Some 50,000 workers across the South African water industry walked out on strike on Monday of this week over pay

Up to 1,500 firefighters packed into two electric mass meetings in London last week as they began their ballot for industrial action

AROUND 10,000 workers on London Underground are set to go into battle over jobs and safety when they strike for 24 hours from Monday of next week

Millions of workers will be forced to pay more into their pensions or face poverty in retirement, as reports this week revealed that bosses are planning cutbacks

Campaigners against “free schools” held a lively protest on Tuesday of this week outside football’s Premier League in central London

Campaigners reacted with fury last week at Tory plans to scrap NHS Direct

Disgraced Tory party donor Asil Nadir is back in Britain

Planning rules that require local councils to make land provisions for traveller communities are to be revoked by the Tory government

A worker has been crushed to death in an incident involving a lorry at the Corus steel plant in Scunthorpe

The Notting Hill Carnival passed off peacefully

Socialist Worker is sad to announce the death of longstanding SWP member, author and Socialist Worker contributor Tom Behan

A statement of protest against police changes to the route for the 3 October anti-cuts demonstration outside the Tory party conference has been launched by Birmingham Right to Work

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Support is growing for Unite Against Fascism (UAF) officer Martin Smith who is due to appear in court on Tuesday of this week

Tony Blair today cancelled his book-signing event at Waterstone’s in central London, in fear that hundreds of protesters would wreck it

War criminal Tony Blair enjoyed a high-level dinner with US president Barack Obama as his memoirs, titled A Journey, were published this week

The Daily Express newspaper lied about climate change once again this week

Bob Holman has a point about the Labour Party