Book Launch: Urban Revolt: State Power and the Rise of People's Movements in the Global South
Date Released : 23/05/2018
A book launch was held entitled, Urban Revolt: State Power and the Rise of People's Movements in the Global South, edited by Immanuel Ness, Trevor Ngwane, and Luke Sinwell.Book Launch: Crossing the Divide: Precarious Work and the Future of Labour
Date Released : 16/05/2018
A book launch was held in partnership with UKZN Press entitled, Crossing the Divide: Precarious Work and the Future of Labour, edited by Edward Webster, Akua Opokua Britwum and Sharit Bhowmik.Commemorating Marx Bicentenary with discussion on Marx's Legacy
Date Released : 09/05/2018
Michael Joseph and David Fryer delivered a seminar commemorating Marx's birthday and held a discussion on Marx's legacy.Book Launch: Labour Beyond COSATU
Date Released : 25/04/2018
A book launch was held in partnership with Wits University Press, entitled "Labour Beyond COSATU: Mapping the rupture in South Africa's Labour Landscape" edited by Malehoko Tshoaedi and Andries Bezuidenhout.Can we ever stop talking Left and walking Right? Diagnosing the economic debate in the age of Radical Economic Transformation
Date Released : 17/04/2018
David Fryer delivered a seminar entitled, entitled "Can we ever stop talking Left and walking Right? Diagnosing the economic debate in the age of Radical Economic Transformation” on the 17th April 2018 as part of the Labour Studies Seminar Series.Who Owns the Land, Who Owns the Platinum? Conflict and Contested Meanings of Land and Mineral Wealth in Rural South Africa
Date Released : 14/03/2018
Sonwabile Mnwana delivered a seminar entitled, Who owns the Land, Who owns the Platinum? Conflict and Contested meanings of Land and Mineral Wealth in Rural South Africa......Proper child care helps poor working women – and it can boost economies
Date Released : 09/03/2018
On international women's day, 8th March 2018, NALSU's Dr Laura Alfers with her colleague Rachel Moussie contributes article on the conversation highlighting the connections between child care and women's economic empowerment.The unfolding of African feminism in CODESRIA: rethinking the dynamics of knowledge commons
Date Released : 07/03/2018
Nimi Hoffmann delivered a seminar entitled, The unfolding of African feminism in CODESRIA.....Coming Soon: Head of NALSU, Dr John Reynolds Publishes Book on Development Policy in the Eastern Cape
Date Released : 30/01/2018
The Head of the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit at Rhodes University, Dr John Reynolds, has published a book with ZED Books based on his first-hand experiences with development policy processes in the Eastern Cape. The book is titled "Development Planning in South Africa: Provincial Policy and State Power in the Eastern Cape" and will be available in print in June 2018.Rhodes affiliated scholars pen pertinent body of work to acclaim
Date Released : 12/01/2018
RHODES University’s post-doctoral fellow Dr Laura Alfers (NALSU/ISER) and Dr Francie Lund (RU Honorary doctorate holder), along with their colleague Rachel Moussié, contributed a critically acclaimed research-based article on ‘The human right to social security’.1917-2017: The Russian Revolution and its Relevance Today
Date Released : 17/10/2017
Oupa Lehulere and Lucien van der Walt delivered the last Labour Studies seminar for 2017 entitled 1917-2017: The Russian Revolution and its Relevance Today on the 17th October 2017Women Workers' Politics, Race and Consumption in South Africa: Shelved in the Service Economy
Date Released : 09/10/2017
Bridget Kenny delivered a seminar entitled Women Workers' Politics, Race and Consumption in South Africa: Shelved in the Service Economy on the 9th October 2017Baphi oMzala? — An African Marxist Perspective on the 'National Question' in South Africa
Date Released : 27/09/2017
Percy Ngoyama delivered a seminar entitled Baphi oMzala? — An African Marxist Perspective on the 'National Question' in South Africa on the 27th September 2017 ...Starving amidst Plenty: Survey Evidence on Child Stunting in South Africa
Date Released : 13/09/2017
Dr Michael Rogan delivered a seminar entitled “Starving amidst Plenty: Survey Evidence on Child Stunting in South Africa” on the 13th September 2017The Spirit of Marikana: The Rise of Insurgent Unionism in South Africa
Date Released : 23/08/2017
A book launch was held for Luke Sinwell and Siphiwe Mbatha’s "The Spirit of Marikana: The Rise of Insurgent Unionism in South Africa"The Crisis in the ANC and the Struggle against Corruption
Date Released : 17/05/2017
Oupa Lehulere delivered a seminar entitled “The Crisis in the ANC and the Struggle against Corruption” on the 17th May 2017The Unresolved National Question in South Africa: Left Thought under Apartheid
Date Released : 03/05/2017
A book launch was held for Eddie Webster and Karin Pampallis’s "The Unresolved National Question in South Africa: Left Thought under Apartheid" on 3rd May 2017Is South Africa at a Turning Point?
Date Released : 29/03/2017
Eddie Cottle delivered a seminar entitled “Is South Africa at a turning point” as part of the Labour Studies Seminar Series.Book Launch: Solidarity Road: The story of a trade union in the ending of apartheid by Jan Theron
Date Released : 08/03/2017
A book launch was held for Jan Theron’s "Solidarity Road: The story of a trade union in the ending of apartheid" on 8th March 2017Contesting the Racist Public Sphere: “New Africa” and the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union versus the State in South Africa, 1918-1938
Date Released : 01/03/2017
Henry Mitchell delivered a seminar entitled Contesting the Racist Public Sphere: “New Africa” and the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union versus the State in South Africa, 1918-1938Findings from the National Minimum Wage Research Initiative
Date Released : 22/02/2017
Gilad Isaacs delivered a seminar entitled Findings from the National Minimum Wage Research Initiative on 22 February 2017Wage determination and employment in South Africa: the case of the clothing industry
Date Released : 20/09/2016
Professors Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings presented their paper entitled Wage determination and employment in South Africa: the case of the clothing industry on 20 September 2016Graduates and the Labour Market: the cases of two Eastern Cape universities
Date Released : 07/09/2016
Dr Michael Rogan and Mr Kanyiso Ntikinca presented on “Graduates and the Labour Market: the case of two Eastern Cape universities”Caught in the grip of the market: past and present of rural wage workers in South Africa
Date Released : 24/08/2016
Dr Nicolas Pons-Vignon presented his paper titled Caught in the grip of the market: past and present of rural wage workers in South Africa on 24 August 2016How Useful is “Settler-Colonialism” as Concept and Guide to Liberation Struggles?
Date Released : 25/05/2016
Prof Ran Greenstein presented his paper entitled How Useful is “Settler-Colonialism” as Concept and Guide to Liberation Struggles? on 25 May 2016Double book launch: Capitalism’s Crises: Class Struggles in South Africa and the World and COSATU in Crisis: The Fragmentation of an African Trade Union Federation
Date Released : 18/05/2016
A double book launch was held for Vishwas Satgar'sAfter Zuma: A Workers' Party for South Africa
Date Released : 04/05/2016
Mr Leroy Maisiri presented his paper entitled After Zuma: A Workers’ Party for South Africa on 4 May 2016What would you do with 1.8 trillion? The Private Affairs of the Public Investment Corporation
Date Released : 06/04/2016
Prof Fred Hendricks presented his paper entitled What Would You Do with R1.8 trillion? The Private Affairs of the Public Investment Corporation on 6 April 2016Launch: "The New Black Middle Class In South Africa"
Date Released : 16/03/2016
The Labour Studies Seminar Series partners, together the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, launched The New Black Middle Class in South Africa by Roger Southall the 16 March 2016Found in Translation: Understanding South Africa's Union Power
Date Released : 02/03/2016
Prof Andrew Lawrence presented his paper entitled Found in Translation: Understanding South Africa's Union Power on 2 March 2016Against Apartheid, For Civil Rights: Dockworkers and Social Justice Movements in Durban & San Francisco
Date Released : 24/02/2016
Prof Peter Cole presented his paper entitled Against Apartheid, For Civil Rights: Dockworkers and Social Justice Movements in Durban & San Francisco on 24 February 2016Launch of Ndivhuwo: Journal for Intellectual Engagement
Date Released : 17/02/2016
Mzwanele Mayekiso launched his journal, Ndivhuwo: Journal for Intellectual Engagement, on 17 February 2016Harold Wolpe Colloquium
Date Released : 11/11/2015
The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University, which includes the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), hosted a Harold Wolpe Colloquium in Grahamstown on 22-24 September 2015The working poor in South Africa
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Date Released : 29/09/2015
Drs Michael Rogan and John Reynolds of the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU) have undertaken ground-breaking work on the plight of South Africa’s working poorSecond Neil Aggett Labour Studies Lecture
Date Released : 21/09/2015
The Second Neil Aggett Labour Studies Lecture was delivered by Prof Edward Webster on 21 September 2015 at Rhodes UniversityVuyisile Mini Winter School 2015
Date Released : 28/07/2015
The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University, which includes the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), hosted its Vuyisile Mini Winter School 2015 in Grahamstown on 15-18 July 2015LMIP briefing of Minister of Higher Education and Training
Date Released : 28/07/2015
On 31 March 2015, Dr Michael Rogan of the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU) participated in a high-level briefing workshop with the Minister of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Dr Blade NzimandeLaunch of labour studies seminar series
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Date Released : 28/07/2015
March 2015 saw the launch of a new inter-departmental Labour Studies Seminar Series at Rhodes University.NALSU brings Prof Eddie Webster to the Eastern Cape
Date Released : 28/07/2015
The Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), which is located in the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University, brought Prof Eddie Webster to the Eastern Cape in October 2014Rhodes University honours Neil Aggett
Date Released : 12/05/2014
A month has passed since Rhodes University launched its Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU)Rhodes University honours Dr Neil Aggett
Date Released : 29/11/2013
Rhodes University will formally name its new labour market research unit the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit