“Black lives matter” has become the slogan of anti-police protests across the nation, but the target of the protests is so misplaced that the motives of the so-called civil rights leaders behind the movement must be questioned. Do they really care about black lives? Or are they cynically exploiting isolated incidents, such as the death
French prime minister wants to heal ‘apartheid’ in his country
France’s prime minister is launching a new bid to heal what he called a nation fractured between haves and have-nots, after terrorist attacks exposed long-simmering discrimination and social and religious tensions. Manuel Valls shocked many this week by referring to a “territorial, social, ethnic apartheid” in the suburbs, or “banlieues,” ringing France’s major cities, where
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Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg haunted by racial incident from 30 years ago
Just 16 in 1988, the boy who would become film star Mark Wahlberg assaulted two Asian men while trying to steal two cases of beer from a convenience store. More than 25 years later, Wahlberg, a devout Catholic and philanthropist, has made a much publicized — and much debated — request for a pardon for
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Some 1700 jets land in Davos to ponder global warming
A squadron of 1,700 private jets are rumbling into Davos, Switzerland, this week to discuss global warming and other issues as the annual World Economic Forum gets underway. The influx of private jets is so great, the Swiss Armed Forces has been forced to open up a military air base for the first time ever
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Eldery white farm couple tortured with steam iron
An elderly white couple was badly injured after being tortured in the latest farm attack at De Wildt near Brits, North West police said on Wednesday. Three armed black men wearing blue overall pants attacked Hannes (80) and his wife Annetjie on Tuesday, Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said. “Three black men covered in balaclavas came to
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Black domestic worker implicated in murder
Two suspects are still at large after the murder of a Midrand woman. Black domestic worker Deliwe Zwakala appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and conspiracy to commit robbery. The pregnant Zwakala, 27, allegedly let robbers into the home of her employer, Thohira Mitha, 28,
Germany’s Bundesbank resumes gold repatriation
The Bundesbank successfully continued and further stepped up its transfers of gold last year. In 2014, 120 tonnes of gold were transferred to Frankfurt am Main from storage locations abroad: 35 tonnes from Paris and 85 tonnes from New York. “Implementation of our new gold storage plan is proceeding smoothly. Operations are running very much
German PEGIDA cancels rally over death threats
German PEGIDA movement, which stands against ‘the Islamization of the West’ has canceled next week’s rally in the city of Dresden after threats were issued against one of its top organizers. The Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West (PEGIDA) movement has been holding protests every Monday in the eastern German city of Dresden
Half of global wealth held by the 1%
Billionaires and politicians gathering in Switzerland this week will come under pressure to tackle rising inequality after a study by Oxfam found that – on current trends – by next year, 1% of the world’s population will own more wealth than the other 99%. The charity’s research, published on Monday, shows that the share of
Thousands in Pakistan call for boycott on French products
Around 5,000 people rallied against French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Sunday, and the founder of a group banned for militant links urged protesters to boycott French products. Hafiz Saeed, who founded Lashkar-e-Taiba, an organization banned for launching attacks in neighboring India, told protesters: “We will launch a movement against
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Not just a movie: Inciting racial hatred
Watching “Selma” in a theater full of black teenagers, was interesting, to say the least. Thanks to donations, D.C. public school kids got free tickets to the first Hollywood movie about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday weekend — an effort that was duplicated for students around the country. The kids
School slammed for labeling toddlers ‘racist’
Professionals have slammed teachers who have been reporting children as young as five for being racist, saying that making children frightened to ask questions is unhealthy. The comments come after parent Hayley White was summoned to her seven-year-old son’s primary school and told that her some Elliott had been at the centre of an ‘incident’
SA Missionary found dead in Tanzania
A Pinelands resident who went missing while on a trip to Israel to do missionary work has apparently been found dead in a cemetery in Dar es Salaam. Authorities in Tanzania are expected to carry out a post-mortem on his body on Monday. On Saturday a message about what happened to Mark Wilson was posted
‘I am Muhammad, not Charlie’
Blasphemy and vulgarity must stop was the message from religious leaders at Athlone Stadium, where thousands of Muslims gathered to celebrate the life of Prophet Muhammad. Dressed in white, young and old, male and female bowed their heads on Sunday and kneeled in prayer. Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille told the audience that the