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President Donald Trump talks to reporters as Richard Grenell, president of the Kennedy Centre Board of Trustees, listens as he visits the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington, March 17, 2025
TRADE unionists of African descent from the continent and across the diaspora came together on Monday to plan the fightback against US President Donald Trump.
The online meeting, organised by the Global African Workers Institute, saw around 50 leading trade unionists calling for working-class unity to counter the attack on civil and workers’ rights unleashed by Mr Trump since his return to power in January.
Chairing the meeting, international president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Rev Terry Melvin said the actions of the Trump administration must be seen as “part of the rise of authoritarianism in the US and across the globe.”
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
