Cosatu mass action against rising costs

[Marq]

I think there's too many people on this planet.

Perhaps we should look at repackaging food in condoms rather than worry about who is going to produce what, where and how.

[Dave A]

I think there's too many people on this planet.

I'll second that thought. When is population control going to get on the international agenda?

So far, all the talk seems to be about how to cope with a growing population rather than managing the population itself.

Debbie, I think the issue of commercialisation (or not) might seem to have the elements of a double edged sword. My thoughts are along the lines of effective use of arable land means less need to eat into virgin or indigenous habitat. The same thought goes into effective use of space for urbanisation.

In essence, my thought is that focusing on effective use of resources allows for more habitat to be left untouched. Generally, efficiencies come more easily with focused, tight application.

It wouldn't surprise me in the least that this line of thought isn't universal.

[Dave A]

A human story in the midst of protest.

"Electricity and food is not a luxury. It's a necessity. In the end of the day people will not have the money to buy food."

These are the words of Karin Jafta (29), who -- together with her husband -- was one of an estimated 3 000 members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) who took to the streets of Johannesburg on Thursday to protest against the rising prices of food, fuel and electricity.

With slogans such as "Fight hunger, demand food security for all" and "The costs of the power cuts must not be paid by the poor", and singing anti-capitalist and revolutionary songs, the protesters marched to the offices of electricity utility Eskom and the Pick n Pay supermarket chain.
full story from M&G here