Sitting at a table in a run-down bar on the edge of Ugandan capital Kampala, Stella Kobusingye stares into the distance as she recalls the tangle of lies and deceit that led to her sex-slavery ordeal. Struggling to support her young son and sickly mother with the income from a small shop, last year Kobusingye
Israeli air strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Palestinian medical officials said early Saturday that a total of 12 people had been killed and 12 injured in a series of Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli raids came as Palestinians fired dozens of rockets and mortar rounds into southern Israel, wounding four people, one seriously, Israeli military sources said. One
Heart drug could treat racism – new experiment
A common heart disease drug may have the unusual side-effect of combating racism, a new study suggests. White volunteers given the beta-blocker, used to treat chest pains and lower heart rates, scored lower on a standard psychological test of “implicit” racist attitudes. They appeared to be less racially prejudiced at a subconscious level than another
Record gun sales on fears of Obama re-election
by Joel McDurmon Star-Telegram.com (Ft. Worth) reports that fears of an Obama re-election are sustaining record high gun sales which began with the President’s first days in office: Enthusiasts are stocking up on guns and ammunition, and some in the industry are wondering whether sales are spiking as they did after Democrat Barack Obama won the presidency
An open letter to Steven Friedman
by Adriaan du Toit This post is a response to acclaimed political analyst and academic Steven Friedman’s Facebook post on the topic of Protea skipper AB de Villiers’ racist inclinations in post-match interviews.You can read it (and the frightening discussion that ensued) here. If, by the time you read this, Mr Friedman has recovered from
Apple unveils new Ipad with 4G technology
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s latest iPad sports a crisper display and an array of technology advances that, while less than revolutionary, may prove enough for now to keep rivals like Amazon.com Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd at bay. While stopping short of vaulting ahead of Motorola and Samsung, the device — which comes 4G-ready
Romney takes 3 states, Santorum 2, Gingrich 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney won three primaries, Rick Santorum countered coolly with a pair and the Republican rivals dueled for supremacy in Ohio on a Super Tuesday that stretched from one end of the country to the other in the most turbulent Republican presidential race in a generation. Newt Gingrich won a home-field primary
48 European Members of Parliament condemn ‘farm attacks’ against white South Africans
Philip Claeys (Vlaams Belang), Andreas Mölzer (FPÖ) and Fiorello Provera (Lega Nord) submitted a written declaration to the European Parliament to protest against the ongoing ‘farm attacks’ in South Africa, which have already led to the death of thousands of Boers – white South Africans. This declaration emphasizes the concern of the European Parliament and
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Santorum, Romney in tight race for Ohio
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are in a tight race to win the Republican presidential primary in Ohio. With 36 percent of Ohio’s precincts reporting, Santorum has 39 percent and Romney has 36 percent. Santorum has also won Tennessee and Oklahoma, while Romney has won primaries in Massachusetts, Vermont and Virginia as
Photographer gets called a ‘bloody kaffir’
Award-winning photographer Alf Kumalo has taken a man to court for calling him a “bloody kaffir” in a restaurant and threatening to hurt him, according to a report on Monday. The Star newspaper said the incident happened on January 29 at the Ocean Basket in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. “This is about history and respect. I have
Facebook saves Afrikaner family during robbery
A Pretoria mother who was attacked by two armed robbers in her home on Friday night managed to summon help by updating her Facebook status, it was reported on Monday. Lizette Langeveld, 43, was confronted by two armed men who broke into her Centurion home around 7.30pm, physically assaulted her and threatened to rape her,
South African state employees steal more than R300 million
Civil servants stole more than R300 million of public money in the past financial year, the Sunday Times reported. This was according to a report by the Public Service Commission (PSC) tabled in Parliament this week. The PSC probed financial misconduct in 39 national departments and nine provincial governments. A total of 1135 cases of
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Vorentoe High School in Johannesburg erupts into riots
Calm was restored to a Johannesburg high school after pupils went on a destructive spree following the murder of a fellow pupil, according to reports on Saturday. The Saturday Star reported that learners at Vorentoe High School in Auckland Park went on the rampage on Friday morning after learning that the boys accused of the
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‘Black Madam’ arrested in bad buttocks injections
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman who calls herself the “Black Madam” could face charges in the death of a London tourist who received illegal buttocks-enhancement injections last year in a Philadelphia hotel, police said Thursday. Padge Victoria Windslowe, 42, was arrested Wednesday night as she prepared to host a “pumping party” where she was to
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