Monthly Archives: July 2013

Editor’s note on Zuma cousin to coin it

http://www.citypress.co.za/citypress-says/editors-note-zuma-cousin-to-coin-it/

Poverty reduction programme outsourced to Zuma cousin programmes to support small farmers

http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/zuma-cousin-to-coin-it-with-masibambisane/

Channel 4 discussion on spiritual effect of family disputes, impeding Mandela’s passing away

http://www.channel4.com/news/mandela-s-spirit-how-tribal-leaders-look-at-death-video?fb_action_ids=403298416449461&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

Statement by Edward Snowden to human rights groups at Moscow airport

http://wikileaks.org/Statement-by-Edward-Snowden-to.html

Grounding of Bolivian presidential jet shames European Union (Transnational Institute and other organisations declaration)

http://www.tni.org/declaration/grounding-bolivian-presidential-jet-attempt-render-whistleblower-shames-european-union

Raymond Suttner: Understanding contemporary South Africa requires careful study

No matter how shocking the evidence of corruption in contemporary South Africa may be Continue reading →

Bradley Manning supporters encouraged by incompetent ‘overprosecution’, laying charges beyond what could reasonably be sustained

http://www.bradleymanning.org/featured/incompetent-overprosecution

Zapiro cartoon on anniversary of Rivonia trial

http://www.zapiro.com/cartoon/1746637-130711mg#.Ud_I2RbH0y4

Greg Marinovich on Farlam commission: obstacles in the way of arriving at truth on Marikana massacre

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-07-12-as-farlam-returns-the-truth-about-the-massacre-remains-a-distant-perhaps-impossible-goal/#.Ud-uOhbH0y5

Guardian report on access provided to client base for US intelligence

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data

Microsoft accused of allowing US intelligence access to client conversations and other data

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/07/2013711231456665347.html

Discussion on Mandela family disputes including Chief Phatekile Holomisa and Nomboniso Gasa

Raymond Suttner, The Problem of terminology in South Africa

 

When one talks about terminology that one prefers one risks being accused of being ‘precious’ or trying to be ‘politically correct’, Continue reading →

Israel offers arms to African countries who will take back people from African countries (‘infiltrators’) who have sought asylum in Israel

http://africasacountry.com/israels-arms-for-african-asylum-seekers-affair/

Court order secured by ‘Equal Education’ to force Minister of Education to promulgate norms and standards for school infrastructure

http://www.equaleducation.org.za/article/2013-07-11-a-victory-ee-represented-by-lrc-secures-court-order-compelling-minister-to-prescribe-regulations-for-norms-standards-for-school-infrastructure

Cape Town Metro police rough up blind busker

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-07-11-while-his-guitar-gently-weeps/#.Ud5ulBbH0y5

Names of Mexican deportees emerge from shadows of 1948 air crash

http://portside.org/2013-07-10/names-emerge-shadows-1948-crash

Johannesburg forced to withdraw advert based on false claims of quality of its services

http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2013/07/10/world-class-african-city-you-re-kidding

Richard Pithouse, The antinomies of democracy in Durban

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1721

Steven Robins, How poo became a political issue

http://historymatters.co.za/how-poo-became-a-political-issue-steven-robins/