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Mandela celebrates 90th birthday
"Nelson Mandela, who was instrumental in ending apartheid in South Africa and rose from prisoner to president, is celebrating his 90th birthday. After a series of public appearances around the world over the past few...
Storm clouds gather over South African land reform
Benin's summary:Chido analyzes an article that appeared in the BBC talking about how land, farming, politics, and race collide in South Africa. He reminds us that land is a rather touchy subject not just in Zimbabwe, but for the most part across Sub Saharan... Mandela taken off US terror list
American Government has finally removed Nelson Mandela from its list of Terrorists all over World. Mandela and members of his African National Congress were categorised as Terrorist during Apartheid regime and... South Africa mob burns Mozambican man
In yet another horrific act of violence in South Africa, a Mozambican man was burned alive by a mob of people today, near the South African capital Pretoria."The 30-year-old was stoned then set alight in... Lethal Force in SA Army Confrontation
For the first time since the apartheid era, South African soldiers have been deployed to stop the ongoing anti-immigrant violence. One person was killed in East Rand.""We unfortunately had an incident where a member... S Africa troops sent onto streets
There is no let up in attacks on foreigners in South Africa and government has ordered Army to be deployed to check the violence. Police has failed to contain attack on foreginers after it started few weeks back.... South Africans take out rage on immigrants
"A wave of horrifying violence has swept the townships around Johannesburg in the past week, The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Nolen reported in an article Tuesday Xenophobic rage explodes in South Africa. At least 22 people are dead, hundreds injured and an estimated 4,000... "Apartheid" Invoked in Clean Beach Dispute
"Apartheid" is a hot-button word, sort of like "Nazi". In this case, it's being brought to bear somewhat inapplicably in this case: eThekwini(the South African municipality that includes Durban) municipal manager... Israeli Nukes: Example of Global Hypocrisy
"Iran on Monday rejected pressure to submit to intrusive nuclear inspections, claiming it is unfair to subject Iran to such pressure while Israel is outside the global treaty to curb atomic weapons. "The existing...Yes, It Is Apartheid
"The anchorwoman was clearly shocked: I don't have time now to respond to what you have said, she told the former U.S. president, allowing Jimmy Carter to make a narrow escape from her clutches. Then she added that... Freedom Day: A Crossroads after 14 years of South African Democracy
APril 27th commemorates the first democratic election to take place in South Africa: the election that transformed Nelson Mandela from freedom fighter and political prisoner to president of a republic.Fourteen years... South Africa: Education After Apartheid
Continued social injustice in South Africa under a context of perpetuated neo-colonialism under European and American Big Business interests has produced very high rates of violent crime. Post apartheid... Racist video spurs protests in South Africa
Truly a sad and disappointing story. Perhaps the one positive is that it will bring attention to the issue of racism in South Africa--and everywhere else, hopefully."Several white students in South Africa face criminal charges after allegedly forcing black campus... South Africa Hurts While Zuma Has to Stand Trial -- Again
Few politicians (let alone Presidents!) can sport a rap sheet like the former deputy president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.2005: Zuma indicted for a corruption case which eventually collapsed on procedural grounds.... Why white people like the idea of a black spokesman
"Nothing is more distressing to busy white people than the idea of individual opinions among minorities, especially potentially violent, perpetually dissatisfied minorities like blacks and Latinos, but especially blacks. They are all dissatisfied about different things then...
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