(2022-03-07). Amid looming retrenchments, unions demand transparency in sale of South Africa's national airline. peoplesdispatch.org The sale of the restructured South Africa Airways (SAA) to a private consortium at an undisclosed price may provoke further labor unrest. The workers are already angry at the impending dismissal of 225 more workers…
(2022-03-07). Expressions of African-American music on CD—and all that jazz. peoplesworld.org 
Hallelujah to Bridge Records for its dedicated program of new (and older) releases featuring a wide variety of African-American music. We have three under review here. In December of 1940 the Library of Congress observed the 75th anniversary of the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution with a series of concerts by African-American …
(2022-03-07). Defending Black history and making "good trouble" cpusa.org 
The following remarks were given at the People's World African American History Month event in Connecticut in Feb. 2022. Thank you for inviting me to join you today. My name is Eric Brooks, Co-Chair of the African American Equality Commission of the Communist Party USA, along with comrade Zenobia Thompson. I am honored to …
(2022-03-07). California Assembly Bill 1655 – Juneteenth Paid Holiday for the State of California. indybay.org One block from Old Sacramento Supreme Court Chambers the auction block of "enslaved" prisoners of war were sold. All along the American River Parkway, in the shadow of the early California State Capitol construction, enslavement of people of African Descent, Genocide of Indigenous Nations, Kanakas, Mexicans, Chileans and anybody with melanin pigmentated skin were not a citizen in 1849. Throughout the State same song…
(2022-03-07). Court halts Mabirizi's plea to offensive communication charges. plusnews.ug 
The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has ruled that City lawyer Male Mabirizi cannot take plea on charges of offensive communication until court decides on the applications in which he is challenging the legality of the procedure leading to the charges against him. This was the decision made by Grade One Magistrate Sanula Nambozo on Monday …
(2022-03-07). Micho summons 35 players to prepare for AFCON 2023 Qualifiers. plusnews.ug 
Uganda Cranes captain Emmanuel Okwi has been recalled to the national team ahead of a 4-Nations Mini tournament to take place in Uzbekistan between March 25-29th, 2022. The tournament to take place at the Markaziy Stadium in Namangan city will also feature Tajikistan, Kyrgz Republic and hosts Uzbekistan. Head coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has today …
(2022-03-07). Drought sparks famine fears in Zimbabwe. en.mehrnews.com Farmer groups have warned of foods shortages in Zimbabwe owing to the prolonged dry spell currently being experienced in the country.
(2022-03-06). PSUV 5th Congress held in Venezuela: Resistance, Rebirth, Revolution! fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) opened their 5th Congress, March 5, with music and a cheering crowd, followed by serious speeches of the PSUV leaders. The international delegation, including the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, with ambassadors from People's Korea, China, South Africa, Cuba, Russia, Bolivia, Palestine and Nicaragua, were welcomed by every speaker. | Diosdado Cabello, first vice-president of the PSUV, described the 1572-plus delegates representing the workers, indigenous, Afro-Venezuelan, women and youth sectors participating. Women are more than half the de…
(2022-03-06). Immigrant's Lynching in Brazil Forces Us to Confront Xenophobia and Colonialism. truthout.org 
On February 5, protesters took to the streets of major Brazilian cities asking for justice. A young African man, MoàØse Kabagambe, was lynched — tortured to death — on a beach in Rio de Janeiro in January.
(2022-03-06). Raeisi extends congratulations to Ghana on National Day. en.mehrnews.com President Raeisi sent a message to the president of Ghana to congratulate him on the National Day of his country, stressing the expansion of friendly relations between the two countries.
(2022-03-06). Putin, Lenin, Imperialism And The (Real) History Of Ukraine. popularresistance.org The people of this country suffer, I've always thought, from a general ignorance of history. This is because with vast oceans for borders, and ever-friendly neighbors, and no experience of being invaded, living in a country that has always urged assimilation including the acceptance of "American exceptionalism," schooled through an educational system that avoids teaching U.S. history with any degree of credibility so as not to upset anybody, they've never been encouraged to think critically about the past. To ask questions. To raise objections—not necessarily about what happened, but about how to interpret…
(2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com 
Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…
