Produced by the "Wages Commission", Isisebenzi was a newspaper for workers in Durban and Pietermaritzburg. It was published about once a month and dealt with all matters of interest to workers, especially with their struggle for just wages and the right to organise. Isisebenzi No. 1 was produced by students who believed that a workers' newspaper would say more when it was written by workers; contributions in the form of articles, drawings and photographs were thus requested. The avowed philosophy was "to keep workers in touch with developments in other factories, unions and centres."
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Isisebenzi
- Origin date
- February 1990
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Isisebenzi. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/R-0107744
South African History Online (2016) 'Isisebenzi', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/R-0107744 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).
South African History Online, Isisebenzi [website], https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/R-0107744, (accessed 25 July 2026).
"Isisebenzi." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/R-0107744. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Isisebenzi." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/R-0107744.
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