Monthly Archives: December 2013

Melanie Judge, Mandela’s lessons of reconciliation applied to gender divides

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/melaniejudge/2013/12/24/mandelas-lesson-of-reconciliation-applies-to-gender-divides/

Raymond Suttner: Child rape and murder -now in Brakpan. Do we have tools for understanding?

The rape and murder of a young child in Brakpan is another tragedy in contemporary South Africa, Continue reading →

Vanessa Burger, The dirty shame of Duran’s ‘clean up’ campaign of city streets

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2013-12-24-the-dirty-shame-of-durbans-clean-up-campaign-of-city-streets/#.UsFnV_3H1SU

Tito Mboweni’s son threatened with deportation as a ‘foreigner’

I am sorry that this has happened to Tumelo Mboweni, Continue reading →

Philip de Wet, Zumas builder pleads guilty in Seychelles and proclaims innocence

Zuma’s builder pleads guilty, proclaims innocence

Horace Silver Quintet, Song for my father

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1CilMzT55M

Esperanda Spalding, We are America. Guantanamo Bay protest

http://thejazzline.com/news/2013/11/esperanza-spalding-we-are-america-guantanamo-bay-protest/

Ran Greenstein, Is there a better adjective than apartheid to describe Israel

Is there a better adjective than ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel?

Portia Siegelbaum, Cuban Economic reforms replace muddy field wholesale market

https://portside.org/2013-12-26/cuban-economic-reforms-replace-muddy-field-wholesale-market

Marianne Thamm, Mandela the giant will diminish those who do not live up to his example

Mandela the giant will diminish those who do not live up to his example

Kerry Chance: Engaging with the binary of Madiba the icon versus Madiba the sell out and triumph of liberal democracy

http://www.theconmag.co.za/2013/12/17/what-the-american-press-got-wrong-about-nelson-mandela-the-icon-the-sellout-and-the-triumph-of-liberal-democracy/

Comparing security costs for late President Mandela’s home in Qunu and that of Zuma in Nkandla

http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/qunu-vs-nkandla/

First Nkandla estimate was thumb suck report finds

http://enca.com/south-africa/first-nkandla-estimate-was-thumb-suck-report-finds

Nkandla scapegoats hit back. Deputy Minister disputes report

http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2013/12/22/nkandla-scapegoats-hit-back-deputy-minister-disputes-report

NUMSA- a sign of things to come (Business Day editorial)

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/editorials/2013/12/20/editorial-numsa-a-sign-of-things-to-come

Nkandla-Jacob Zuma will pay nothing

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Nkandla-Jacob-Zuma-will-pay-nothing-20131222

Israeli government threat to African migrants

Migrants face uncertain Israeli future

Carol Paton, NUMSA is forcing Cosatu’s hand on expulsion or capitulation

http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/labour/2013/12/20/news-analysis-union-is-forcing-cosatus-hand-on-expulsion-or-capitulation