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Global Routes with Tony Burke: April 10, 2026
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (461+ words) New releases from Peruvian Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, Leve Leve: Sao Tome & Principe, and South African BCUC MARY DAVIS welcomes a remarkable documentary about the general strike " politically spot on, and featuring accounts from the strikers themselves " that is…...
A society that fails its teachers fails its children
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1047+ words) Schools are at breaking point, argues NASUWT general secretary MATT WRACK " we urgently need investment in our kids" futures SOLOMON HUGHES says even electoral defeat isn"t a deterrent to right-wing MPs: pro-corporate policies might lose elections but they can…...
Demand for minerals to power military could triple by 2030, says UN
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (77+ words) Morning Star | The People's Daily DEMAND for critical minerals that power the military, technology and smartphones could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040, the UN political chief told the UN security council on Thursday. International solidarity can ensure that Trump and…...
South Africa see off Afghanistan after dramatic contest sees two super overs
2+ mon, 16+ hour ago (387+ words) SOUTH AFRICA held off Afghanistan in a dramatic double tiebreaker today at the Twenty20 World Cup, with spinner Keshav Maharaj just holding his nerve in the second super'over. It was one of the tightest, most seesawing matches in elite cricket's shortest…...
Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in the Ukraine war, investigation finds
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (318+ words) Interviews with three men who escaped Russia and the families of three others who are missing revealed a pattern of deception by labour recruiters, who offered lucrative jobs such as cooks, cleaners and launderers in Russian army'garrisons. Instead, the men…...
Worst floods in a generation sweep Mozambique
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (307+ words) TENS of thousands of people in Mozambique were still waiting to be rescued today as rising water levels from the worst flooding in a generation continue to devastate the'country. Specialist teams from as far as Brazil, Britain and South Africa…...
Paul Robeson: the revolutionary who taught us to organise
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1302+ words) ROGER Mc KENZIE pays tribute to a communist, internationalist and organiser, who endures, 50 years after his death, not just as a towering artist but as a master teacher of struggle Trump's vision of "might is right' signals the collapse of…...
Ugandan opposition slam the 'fake' result of presidential election
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) THE Ugandan opposition slammed the "fake" result of the presidential election, announced on'Saturday. According to official results, President Museveni won 71. 65 per cent with musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine securing 24. 72 per cent in last week's'vote. Voter turnout stood at 52 per cent, the lowest…...
South Africa declares violence against women a national disaster following protests
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (535+ words) SOUTH AFRICA has declared violence against women a national disaster after an online campaign culminated in protests across the country'today. Women were urged to "withdraw from the economy for one day" and lie down for 15 minutes at noon in honour…...
Madagascar coup leader sworn in as new president
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (219+ words) AN ARMY colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader today in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into'hiding. Colonel Michael Randrianirina, the commander…...