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16/10/2026

Amandla! Weekly: Who pays when fathers don’t? | Uprising of school students in France | Football belongs to us, not to FIFA and the global elite








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15/10/2026

Amandla! spoke to Basile Copin, a student activist and co-organiser of the "Jeunes Insoumis", about how the French student uprising rapidly spread on social media and sparked nationwide protests involving universities, teachers, trade unions, and workers. It has evolved into a broader fight against neoliberal and far-right policies, police repression, and the dismantling of public infrastructure. Read more here. ⤵️


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Amandla! spoke to Basile Copin, a student activist and co-organiser of the "Jeunes Insoumis", about the ongoing, unprecedented student-led uprising in France that began on 18 September to protest severe funding cuts and the deterioration of the national education system and public services.

13/10/2026

In "Who pays when fathers don’t? Maintenance, care and the state", Soraya Mentoor highlights that non-payment of maintenance is a crucial issue for gender equality and children’s rights. She argues that when fathers don’t pay, the burden disproportionately falls on mothers, exposing systemic failures. Click the link below to read more. ⤵️

South African law provides mechanisms to enforce maintenance, yet mothers can spend months or years trying to activate them.

09/10/2026

Amandla! Weekly: High school mobilisation in working-class areas | The fear of being different is always there | What do we mean by nationalism today?
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07/10/2026

: In this week's feature, Zamzam Hirsi recounts her arrival in South Africa as a Somali refugee. She shares her experiences founding the Filanwaa Refugee Women’s Association and the challenges migrant women and their children face. Click the link below to read more. ⤵️

Zamzam Hirsi recounts coming to South Africa as a Somali refugee, founding the Filanwaa Refugee Women’s Association, and the documentation problems, exclusion and fear faced by migrant women and their children.

05/10/2026

📨 Our '𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆' section is back! In this piece, Andile Zulu examines how xenophobic nationalism has emerged in post-apartheid South Africa in response to the failures of neoliberal capitalism, the influence of social media propaganda, and the absence of a strong Left movement. Click the link below to read more. ⤵️

Tracing the historical roots of nationalism from 20th-century Afrikaner ideology and anti-apartheid resistance to today's digital propaganda, this article exposes how economic precarity under a failing capitalist system feeds right-wing opportunism.

02/10/2026

Amandla! Weekly: Extortion and Systemic Failure | The reason for poverty isn’t another poor person | Fear of consequences costing humanity








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Protection-fee extortion on the Cape Flats is escalating and affecting local and immigrant-owned businesses. In this article, Zolani Balekwa emphasises that solving this issue requires more than policing; it demands addressing fundamental socioeconomic problems and ensuring the state provides securi...

02/10/2026

In the face of rising xenophobia, civil society and faith communities are crucial. Humanitarian aid alone isn't enough. How do we prevent the next wave of violence? Rev Dr Rachel Mash raises important questions in the article below. ⤵️

When fear of consequences prevents us from responding to human suffering, we risk creating consequences far worse than those we were trying to avoid.

30/09/2026

: In this week's feature article, Amandla! spoke to Thapelo Mohapi, General Secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo, about the organisation's longstanding opposition to xenophobia. Click the link below to read more. ⤵️

Amandla! talked to Thapelo Mohapi, General Secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo, about the stand they have consistently taken against xenophobia.

28/09/2026

Protection-fee extortion on the Cape Flats is escalating and affecting local and immigrant-owned businesses. In the article linked below, Zolani Balekwa emphasises that solving this issue requires more than policing; it demands addressing fundamental socioeconomic problems and ensuring the state provides security, dignity, and economic opportunities for all. Read more here. ⤵️

Protection-fee extortion on the Cape Flats is spiralling out of control, now increasingly affecting local South African traders alongside immigrant-owned businesses.