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/

Richard Falk, Protecting Snowden

http://richardfalk.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/protecting-snowden/

Richard Falk, (international law scholar) on whether US has legal basis to demand extradition of Snowden

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/07/201371011618650821.html

Mindfulness meditation with everyday sounds

http://www.mindful.org/mindful-magazine/practice-mindfulness-with-everyday-sounds

Mindfulness meditation for stress reduction

http://www.mindful.org/mindful-magazine/stressing-out-stop

Raymond Suttner, Nelson Mandela as a model of manhood

Whereas earlier studies of gender concentrated on women, recent decades have seen a flourishing of literature on masculinities, Continue reading →

Raymond Suttner, Notions of manhood: Initiation tragedies should not blind us to dangers beyond those that are part of public discourse

 

The ANC and the Minister of Health have correctly deplored the spate of deaths resulting from initiation practices, in the Eastern Cape and other areas.  Continue reading →

Athambile Masola, Black love, intimacy

Athambile Masola, Black love, intimacy

NUM and LONMIN work in concert towards undoing AMCU gains

NUM and LONMIN work in concert towards undoing AMCU gains