NEWS FLASH FROM 50 YEARS AGO • Safmarine buys two refrigerated cargo ships of 10 000 tonnes each to transport export fruit to Europe for R2 million. • South Africa takes the lead with 100 000 bales of cotton spun every year on 230 000 spindles and 3 500 looms, creating 10 000 jobs. •
A rapper’s charity
Wyclef Jean, the Haitian-born hip-hop celebrity, complained when he faced questions about his charity’s financial record and ability to handle what eventually amounted to $16 million in donations. Portraying himself as persecuted like Jesus and Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. Jean, 40, writes with indignation about insinuations that he had used his charity, Yéle, for
Nobel bailout, EU wins
The European Union has been announced the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2012. Amidst Europe’s as-yet-unsolved crippling economic backdrop, a heated debate emerged over the validity of the prize. The unanimous decision was reportedly made by a five-person panel chaired by Council of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjoern Jagland, a strong advocate of the 27-nation block.
Racism worse for whites, study shows
The study polled roughly 200 white people and 200 black people drawn at random from a national census and asked them to rate racist attitudes against blacks and whites in each decade from 1950 to 2000. Both groups felt racism against black people was substantial in the 1950s and both groups agreed the situation had
Black racists at school ‘sickening’
A report that pupils were being racially abused at a Boksburg school is disturbing, the Inkatha Freedom Party in Gauteng said on Thursday “We are sickened by the reported racial discrimination doing the rounds at schools in Gauteng,” provincial leader Bonginkosi Dhlamini said in a statement. The Star reported on Thursday that several parents of
‘It always happens to others’
South Africa may not experience tsunamis, hurricanes or devastating earthquakes, but we do experience other life-shattering tragedies such as fires, HIV/AIDS and…. violent crime! “It always happens to others!” people are wont to say … until it happens to you! A victim of a hijacking writes about his terrible ordeal. It happened to me three
Romney has a tough road ahead
The American electoral college system means each state is assigned a certain number of electoral votes, dependent on population, and whoever wins a majority of these electoral votes – 270 or more – will be the next president. For states with a large population, such as California or Texas, therefore have more influence, and tiny
Two trains set alight
Two Metrorail trains have been set alight in Mabopane, the company said on Friday. Five coaches carrying passengers caught fire at Kopanong station while in Akasia only one coach was burnt down at 22:00 on Thursday. Both trains were enroute to Mabopane from Koedoespoort , Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said. Mofokeng said the cause of
Pretoria stays! Pretoria bly!
I hereby support the efforts that PRAAG have made since 2003 to save the name of Pretoria. I am also prepared to add my name to a class action human rights application without any financial obligation to the relevant authorities or courts to enforce the international legal principle that the culture and place names of
WSU speaker wants racial separation
More than 200 people visited Towson University to hear Jared Taylor, a self-described “racial realist.” A prospective White Student Union at Towson University added to its own controversial history when it brought an advocate for white interests to speak Tuesday at the group’s first meeting. Jared Taylor, editor of the “racial realism” online news site
White farmers 13 times more likely to be attacked
SAIRR has amended their view on farm attacks. According to Institute’s calculations white farming families may be 13 times more likely to be attacked. This Research and Policy Brief paper seeks to determine the extent to which farmers are uniquely vulnerable to armed attack in South Africa. It draws comparisons between the rate of attack
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Peace Corps pedophile sentenced
A former Peace Corps volunteer apologised for sexually abusing young black girls while serving in South Africa and acknowledged the widespread fallout from his crimes before he was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison. Jesse Osmun, who had served at the Umvoti Aids Centre in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, apologised in court to the victims, his
Black man longs for his homeland
Mafikeng’s incorporation into the then homeland [bantustan] of Bophuthatswana in 1980, made it a great place, says a black town member. Mpho Moshe Matheolane bemoans how the ANC allowed the well-functioning town of Mafikeng to deteriorate into the sad state it is now. The then president Chief Lucas Mangope, who had succeeded in outdoing chief
Violent protests rise dramatically
Protest activity rose dramatically in the first eight months of this year, according to a report by the Multi-Level Government Initiative. About 80% of the protests were violent. The Multi-Level Government Initiative, which tracked protests between February 2007 and August 2012, released its protests barometer in Cape Town yesterday. The research corroborates the findings of