Peter Jacobs talks about the reconfiguration of the labor movement after NUMSA’s break with the COSATU, the movement Fees Must Fall and challenges for the Left.
Left Voice
October 19, 2017
In Septermber 2017, we interviewed Peter Jacobs, scholar at the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa and member of APDUSA (African People’s Democratic Union of South Africa).
You can watch the full interview below:
Full Interview
Short Film Fees Must Fall
Fees Must Fall, by Black Matter Media Productions, edited by Lwanda Mahanjana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0wZIm9UR9I
Interview with Peter Jacobs [clip] – YouTube
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