As part of marking Africa Day, representatives of various civil and human rights organisations and trade unions embarked on the Africa Day Solidarity Walk in an effort highlight the plight of African workers.  The walk started in the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown to Constitution Hill where the different organisations called for unity as Africans and the economic difficulties workers are facing especially with the kind of history this continent went through in fighting colonialism. Sadly in 2025 many workers continue to be exploited regardless of labour laws put in place. To discuss this further and also to look at the role played by workers in liberating the continent while having very little to say in the way our economies are driven, we are joined by…

 Guest: Mametlwe Sebei - President of the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa, GIWUSA

Guest: Mbuso Ngubane - Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, NUMSA

Guest: Dr.Janet Munakamwe - Pan-Afrikan Feminist Scholar and Chairperson of the African Diaspora Workers Network

As part of marking Africa Day, representatives of various civil and human rights organisations and trade unions embarked on the Africa Day Solidarity Walk in an effort highlight the plight of African workers.&nbsp; The walk started in the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown to Constitution Hill where the different organisations called for unity as Africans and the economic difficulties workers are facing especially with the kind of history this continent went through in fighting colonialism. Sadly in 2025 many workers continue to be exploited regardless of labour laws put in place. To discuss this further and also to look at the role played by workers in liberating the continent while having very little to say in the way our economies are driven, we are joined by&hellip;
&nbsp;Guest: Mametlwe Sebei - President of the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa, GIWUSA
Guest: Mbuso Ngubane - Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, NUMSA
Guest: Dr. Janet Munakamwe - Pan-Afrikan Feminist Scholar and Chairperson of the African Diaspora Workers Network

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NewsmakersandGuestExpertsoffertheirinsightsandperspectivesintothenationalandglobaldiscourseonpolitics,economics,education,socialmattersandcomprehensivedialoguesonculturaldiversityandotheressentialissuesofpublicinterestlike,...