Tag Archives: South Africa
Kicking against the rich
South African grassroots anti-poverty network organises real world cup tournament
Coinciding with the 13th June kick-off of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign (AEC) has brought together local Cape Town communities for the first Poor People’s World Cup. The message behind the tournament is clear: ‘While the poor people in [...]
World Cup 2010: Whose Party?
A South African comrade reflects on the impact of the World Cup industry on ordinary South Africans.
Whether 2010 is the “best World Cup ever” (according to FIFA President, Sepp Blatter) remains to be seen. However, it will certainly go down as one of the most interesting, which may have less to do with drama on [...]
News From The Inside
Freedom for Prisoners
As many of you may know, Freedom provides free subscriptions to anyone in prison. If you have friends or family in prison, or regularly write to a prisoner, if they are interested we will be happy to send them a free sample issue or sub. If you are a prisoner yourself we can [...]
