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PRAAG congratulates Parti Québecois

PRAAG has congratulated the Parti Québecois on its excellent electoral score during provincial elections in Canada. Reacting on Twitter, the leader of PRAAG, Dr. Dan Roodt, said: “I support Québecois separatism, could bolster case for an Afrikaner volkstaat. Félicitations au Parti Québecois!” The Afrikaner action group has often emphasised the similarities between national minorities surrounded

PRAAG calls for boycott of ‘hate group’ Woolworths

The Pro-Afrikaans Action Group has called for a blanket boycott of chain store Woolworths, including the company’s Country Road brand. Woolworths recently made clear that it will not consider white job applicants. Dr. Dan Roodt, leader of PRAAG, stated: “For a number of years now we have been trying to speak to Woolworths about its

Two black rapists ‘slaughtered’ their victim, ‘silencing the lamb’, says judge

Thousands of women are raped every day in South Africa, but sometimes such attacks end in gruesome killings too. The Natal Mercury reports that the murder of a rape victim by slitting her throat was likened to “slaughter” and “the silencing of the lamb” by Durban High Court Acting Judge Sharon Marks, in sentencing the

Paris police probe drug-related death at South African diplomat’s home

Paris – Prosecutors opened an investigation on Sunday into the death of a young French woman at the residence of a South African diplomat in Paris, a judicial source said. An autopsy was to take place on Monday, the source said, after the woman’s body was discovered at the diplomat’s home on Saturday. Police sources

Swimming in Burka Requires Extra Lifeguards

In a small rural village, Katrineholm, in Sweden, officials ask for lifeguards at bathing places. The reason for this request is that otherwise immigrant muslim women, bathing in burkas, might risk their life by drowning. Mr Marcus Asplund works at Västra Sörmlands Rescue Service preventing drowning accidents. He recommends the City Council of Katrineholm to

National Prosecuting Authority’s decision on Marikana miners welcomed

The Justice Ministry on Sunday welcomed the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision to withdraw murder charges against 270 Lonmin mineworkers. “We welcome the decision but will await formal report as requested,” said Justice Minister Jeff Radebe. The workers were initially charged with murder, attempted murder and public violence following the unrest that left 34 people

Norway and National Liberation in Southern Africa

In this book, the Norwegians explain how they undermined the legitimate government of a sovereign state, South Africa, supporting the most radical Marxist movements, which has led to all the problems experienced in South Africa and Zimbabwe today. Norway and National Liberation in Southern Africa Edited by Tore Linné Eriksen Nordiska Afrikainstitutet 2000 2 Indexing

French very pessimistic about the future

Reuters) – The French are bleaker about their country’s future than at any time since 2005, a new poll showed on Saturday, with 68 percent saying they are “rather” or “very” pessimistic, the highest level ever in the initial months of a new presidency. The poll’s findings jibed with a survey released last weekend which

French writer says Anders Breivik was ‘what Norway deserves’

Richard Millet, a respected French writer and editor, has sparked controversy for his comments on Anders Breivik, the Norwegian mass killer, whom he described as “without doubt what Norway deserves”. Breivik was last week sentenced to 21 years in prison for killing 77 people in a bomb attack and deadly shooting rampage that shook Norway.

US drone kills 5 militants in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed five militants in northwest Pakistan. Two intelligence officials said at least seven missiles were fired from U.S. drones Saturday at a vehicle and a house in the village of Degan in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan near the Afghan border. The

Mindless response to massacre in South Africa

by Ilana Mercer On August 16, 36 striking miners were shot dead by South African Police Service officers at the site of the Lonmin Platinum Mine, at Marikana—northwest of this writer’s birthplace, Johannesburg.Seventy eight of the 3000 rioting strikers were injured. International response to the massacre at Marikana ran to variations on a theme: “They’re

MSNBC: Saying ‘golf’ and ‘Chicago’ is racist

On Wednesday, hosts at MSNBC informed America that the words “golf” and “Chicago” are racist, especially if they are used while speaking of Barack Obama. Newsbusters’ Rusty Weiss reported early Thursday morning that while covering the GOP convention, Chris Matthews “came to the conclusion that reminding people of the President’s roots in Chicago politics is

Astronomy installation in South Africa ‘changes character of Africa’ – Pandor

South Africa as the major location for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope changes the character of Africa, Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor said on Friday. “Who comes to Africa to actually do their best research? People come here to examine us, to find out how poor we are, to look at diseases

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance publishes its Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment programme

THE DA’S PLAN FOR BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THAT WILL BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION During apartheid, racial separation and economic discrimination were the defining characteristics of South Africa. Black South Africans were subject to ruthless asset-stripping and restrictions: labour laws that prevented their advancement, land expropriation, business regulations banning black ownership, Bantu education,