Speaking for ourselves: FOSATU Worker News by Victor Gwande and Nicole Ulrich
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference
This paper will provide an overview of FOSATU Worker News, including the editorial policy, content and circulation. We are especially interested in examining ideas of freedom (including notions of democracy and socialism) as well the kind of worker identity, culture and history the paper promoted.
Victor Gwande and Nicole Ulrich
Labia Theatre, Cape Town
Mary Malete
Mary Malete was the president of the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) and the first president of the South African Confederation of Trade Unions (SACOTU). She served on various boards, including the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), LAMOSA (Land Access Movement of South Africa) and the Job Creation Trust.
1973 Durban Strikes Conference , 26-28 January 2023 - Celebrating 50 Years
January 8, 2023, will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Durban Strikes and the emergence of a new wave of independent non-racial trade unions. This was followed by the formation, in 1979, of the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in 1985.
South African History Online (SAHO) is marking this anniversary by:
Bheki Cele
Life and Early Career
Bhekokwakhe (Bheki) Hamilton Cele was born on 22 April 1952 to Albertina Mtshali and Gillford Cele at uMuzumbe Mission Hospital near Port Shepstone in Natal (now known as KwaZulu-Natal)[1]. When he was only nine months old his mother passed away, leaving him in the care of his father.