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

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-12-28-zumas-builder-pleads-guilty-proclaims-innocence/

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

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-10-04-00-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

http://mariannethamm.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/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

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-12-22-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