Barack Obama’s Visit To South Africa
The US president will be visiting South Africa, Tanzania and Senegal at the end of June. The Muslim Lawyers Association in South Africa has lodged a 600 plus pages complaint Continue Reading →
The Sham of Democracy in the Rural Areas
The sham of democracy as experienced in the rural areas of South Africa, as related by one in the countryside. With democracy almost 20 years old there is still great Continue Reading →
Marikana, the Farm Workers Rebellion and Rape
The brutal rape and killing of seventeen year old Anene Booysen in Bredasdorp on Saturday 2 February evoked a national outcry. This terrible deed also achieved extensive coverage in the Continue Reading →
The Arab Spring Two Years On
The Arab Spring continues to occupy world attention two years after its emergence. Egypt, in terms of its history, the size of its population, institutions and culture, remains at the Continue Reading →
The Capitalist World Economic Forum at Davos
The 43rd meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) was held in Davos, Switzerland on 23-27 January this year. The history and aims of the WEF are readily accessible from Continue Reading →