China’s decision on edtech firms demonstrates a desire to achieve equity even at the expense of profits, and there are lessons for South Africa

Chris Hani should not be made into an ideal type or used to settle political scores in the present

Although Benjamin Fogel denies the relevance of the South African Communist Party — and gets a few facts wrong — some of his points are correct

The artist’s dedication to the communist party is obvious in paintings such as Marxism Will Give Health to the Sick

Jair Bolsonaro is the embodiment of the most hardline faction military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for twenty-one years

The country’s governing rightwing party is bent on removing all vestiges of the communist system as part of a series of controversial reforms

A hundred years after the Russian Revolution, the politics of the left so easily slip into the right

He outlived his great comrade and compañero Che Guevara by a little over 49 years, but now Fidel Castro is dead.

Kiev’s new law on decommunisation draws critique.

Numsa’s umbrella entity, the United Front, not so united as delegates disagree on internal structure and what role the party should play in elections.

The role and relevance of Marxism to a wide variety of issues – ranging from democracy to the environment – is explored in a new book.

As Beijing seeks to quell discussion of the 1989 event, three protesters and an expert on politics discuss how the massacre has shaped today’s China.

As questions are raised about Madiba’s SACP membership, the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Verne Harris finds answers in the former president’s words.

Nelson Mandela may have served briefly on the SACP’s central committee, but that didn’t make him a member, writes Hugh Macmillan.

The Economic Freedom Fighters plan to launch educational workshops that teach governance using the theories of communists such as Marx and Lenin.

At the SACP’s 91st anniversary cake-cutting, a toast was raised to "the unity of our alliance". But no amount of frosting can cover up the cracks.

Marxism is growing and so are the communists, but South Africa is not dancing with Marx just yet, writes Phillip de Wet.

A bronze yak and an African leopard skin are among official presents given to the late dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu that will be auctioned off.

The 1950s Cuban revolution led to an egalitarian society with many admirable features.

Mamata Banerjee railed against the Marxist Left Front, which has ruled West Bengal, one of India’s most politically important states, since 1977.