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ANC Youth League acting president: ‘Share your wealth or we will take it by force’
By Mike Smith Let me introduce you to the ANCYL’s latest village idiot, the new Malema. His name is Ronald Lamola …and he is on the warpath. Last night at the ANCYL meeting at the University of Cape Town, he said that the ANC should unapologetically pursue the changing of the constitution so that mines [...]
Blacks committed cruel farm murder, says Christian party
The murder of a mother of two during a robbery on a farm outside Randfontein was an act of cruelty, the Christian Democratic Party said on Thursday. “The level of cruelty during farm murders is so appalling that it is impossible not to be outraged by them,” CDP leader Theunis Botha said in a statement. [...]
Californian ban on affirmative action stays
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected an attempt to revive preferential admissions for minorities at the University of California and reaffirmed the legality of Proposition 209, the state’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action. The suit – filed by 55 UC applicants and an advocacy group called By Any Means Necessary, and supported by Gov. [...]
Norway killer Breivik refuses to recognize court
(Reuters) – The Norwegian militant who massacred 77 people last summer gave a clenched-fist salute, smirked at the court and said he acted to defend his country against Muslims on the first day of a trial that threatens to turn into a “circus” showcasing his far-right views. Anders Behring Breivik, 33, has admitted setting off [...]
National Review eunuchs
by Ilana Mercer In an interview with Brian Sack on GBTV, columnist and author John Derbyshire inadvertently anticipated his future in commenting about the dismissal from mainstream of another iconoclast, Patrick J. Buchanan: “MSNBC is a private company. They can hire and fire who they like. But Buchanan is a serious guy who talks in [...]
North Korean rocket crashed into the sea
(Reuters) – North Korea’s much hyped long-range rocket apparently crashed into the sea a few minutes after launch on Friday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, dealing a blow to the prestige of the reclusive and impoverished state as well as to its new leader. Pyongyang had defied international pressure from the United States, the [...]
Norway deeply divided over Anders Breivik
(DPA) Two in three Norwegians believe the country’s media have devoted too much coverage to last year’s bombing and shooting attacks that claimed 77 lives, according to a survey published on Thursday. The results were released just a few days before Anders Behring Breivik, the man who has confessed to the deadly attacks, was to [...]
Virtually no-one registering for e-toll in Gauteng
Gauteng’s e-toll registration outlets were empty on Thursday with virtually no-one registering for e-tags, despite the looming April 30 deadline, when the tolls go live. The bright orange e-toll registration outlets, operated by the SA National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral), are in shopping malls and alongside highways across Gauteng for motorists to register for discount [...]
South African public servants ‘rude’ – survey
Most people who used services from a sample of five departments felt they received the help they needed, but were frustrated by time delays and rude staff, a new study has found. The survey by the Public Service Commission (PSC) — released on Thursday — also shows that the departments fared poorly on providing redress [...]
Six caught after WCape police attacked
Six men were arrested in Parow in Cape Town on Thursday after a shootout with police. Police spokesman Warrant Officer November Filander said a policeman was wounded, but was in a satisfactory condition in hospital. Police were on patrol on Modderdam Road in Belhar when a white Ford Batam bakkie attracted their attention near the [...]
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