Democratic Left Front
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The Democratic Left Front was formed as a non-sectarian and non-authoritarian anti-capitalist
front in South Africa
. It was formed at the Conference for a Democratic Left
held in Johannesburg
in January 2011.
The Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front has expressed reservations about the almost entirely middle class nature of the leadership of the DLF. However the South African Unemployed Peoples' Movement
has welcomed the DLF as an "historic opportunity".
Anti-capitalism
Anti-capitalism describes a wide variety of movements, ideas, and attitudes which oppose capitalism. Anti-capitalists, in the strict sense of the word, are those who wish to completely replace capitalism with another system....
front in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was formed at the Conference for a Democratic Left
Conference for a Democratic Left
The Conference for a Democratic Left was a two year process that aimed to united the anti-capitalist left in South Africa into a new and non-authoritarian formation....
held in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
in January 2011.
The Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front has expressed reservations about the almost entirely middle class nature of the leadership of the DLF. However the South African Unemployed Peoples' Movement
South African Unemployed Peoples' Movement
The South African Unemployed Peoples' Movement is a social movement with branches in Durban, Grahamstown and the Northern Provincein South Africa...
has welcomed the DLF as an "historic opportunity".