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By News SA Correspondent: Widower, Jan Sekhwele Mnisi, showing the electricity infrastructure installed, but without a power supply connected. (IMAGE: Supplied) For most families in Praktiseer, Limpopo, the flick of a switch brings light, warmth, and dignity - but for 66‑year‑old Jan Sekhwele Mnisi, a widower and father of two, that simple act remains a dream deferred. His government‑subsidised RDP house, built to restore hope and dignity, stands as the only home in the settlement without electricity — a promise unfulfilled, a life suspended in darkness. Mnisi moved into his two‑bedroom house two years ago, joining neighbours who celebrated the long‑awaited delivery of a proper shelter in the area, situated outside the mining town...

By Zwelinzima Vavi: Saftu banner (Image: https://saftu.org.za) Introduction: Why Class Consciousness Matters Workers are constantly told that South Africa’s crisis is about personalities, factions, or “bad implementation.” This narrative is designed to confuse, divide, and depoliticise the working class. In reality, what we face is the outcome of a 30-year class project — a deliberate shift away from the Freedom Charter and towards neoliberal capitalism. To build real power, workers must understand when, how, and why this shift happened — and whose interests it served. 1. The First Turning Point: 1995 and Privatisation In November 1995, the African National Congress, under Nelson Mandela, adopted privatisation as “a fundamental policy of the ANC.” Th...

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LEFT IN THE DARK: A Limpopo Widower’s Struggle Without Electricity Becomes a Life Deferred

From Liberation to Neoliberalism: Why Workers Must Develop a Class Analysis (1995–2025)