Leaders: (From left) UDF president Archie Gumede, unionist and UDF activist Willies Mchunu, Cosatu general secretary Jay Naidoo, unionist and UDF executive member Murphy Morobe. Photo: Gallo Images/Rapport archives
Democracy can be about more than elections and the sudden moments of rupture enabled by social media. The patient work of building popular movements remains essential
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