Chris Hani, the South African Communist who led the ANC’s military wing, was assassinated in April 1993 before seeing the liberation he had fought for. The loss of Hani and his socialist perspective was a major blow to the new South Africa.
Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
The Freedom Charter’s vision will not be won on moral terms alone. It will require effective political organisation, ideological clarity and courage. The charter was born of struggle. It must now be defended and renewed through struggle.
In honor of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and all those who refuse to be silenced on Israeli apartheid and genocide by bogus claims that denouncing those abuses amounts to hatred of Jews. Written in 2007, re-posted by the author this past week.
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