Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder has defended his controversial remarks on land in an interview with the Sunday Independent. Mulder, who is also the deputy minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said recently that there was sufficient evidence that there were no Bantu-speaking people in the Western Cape and north-western Cape, which constitute 40
EU debt relief for North African states?
European governments have opened the door to a radical offer of “debt relief” for Arab north African neighbours such as Egypt, EU and governmental sources told AFP Wednesday. “Member states will examine possibilities of using debt relief as a signal of change” along the southern Mediterranean rim, conclusions drawn up for European Union leaders to
Exiled Rwandan general shot in South Africa
Days before an exiled Rwandan army general was shot and wounded in South Africa, two of the men charged in the shooting were plotting another attempt on his life, a witness testified Wednesday. The Rwandan witness, a former roommate of one of suspects, was testifying in the trial of three Rwandans and three Tanzanians accused
Mugabe turns 88, still going strong
by Jan Raath, DPA Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is expected to be presented with a very large cake on his 88th birthday Tuesday, ahead of elaborate and costly official events to mark the occasion in the impoverished nation. The aging and reportedly ill Mugabe, who has been at the helm of since independence in 1980,
‘Israeli apartheid week’ in South Africa
It was reported in yesterday’s Jerusalem Post that “the Public Diplomacy Ministry [in Israel] plans to send 100 Israelis – abroad to represent and defend the state during [the upcoming] Israeli Apartheid Week.” South Africa, and Johannesburg and Cape Town in particular, have been targeted by the Israeli PR delegation. According to the Jerusalem Post
UN nuclear inspectors in Iran
AP,l Tehran – U.N. nuclear inspectors stia two-day visit to Tehran on Monday sought to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is pushing toward making an atomic weapon. The trip is the second in less than a month by the International Atomic Energy
ESPN Fires, Suspends Employees Over Racist Jeremy Lin Remarks
by Lucas Shaw, The Wrap ESPN has fired one employee and suspended another for using the same racist word in connection to New York Knicks’ guard Jeremy Lin. In both cases, an employee used the word “chink” in reference to Lin, a Palo Alto native of Chinese descent. “We again apologize, especially to Mr. Lin,”
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Mulder rewriting history, say Young Communists
Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder is trying to rewrite history and suggest that settlers and colonialists found South Africa as a “house to let”, the Young Communist League of SA said on Sunday. “The fact is that land was dispossessed violently and through bloodshed, and ultimately legislated in 1913, leaving Africans with no choice
Sunday Times editor attacks Pieter Mulder over land remark
The managing editor of the Sunday Times, Mondli Makhanya, has attacked Freedom Front leader Pieter Mulder over his remarks on South African land ownership. Makhanya entitled his weekly column, Apartheid denialism drives a knife into belly of black SA and writes that “Mulder’s speech was the crudest form of denialism about South Africa’s evil past”.
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Man arrested for rape in Sasolburg
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Vaalpark, Sasolburg, early Saturday morning, said Free State police. The woman was reportedly employed to look after two children when the man placed his hand on her mouth around 1am and pulled her from her bed, said Constable Peter Kareli in a statement. “It
Maine GOP caucus completed after snow delay
EAST MACHIAS, Maine (AP) — Ron Paul has gained 83 votes on Mitt Romney following a Republican presidential caucus in eastern Maine, where voting last week had been postponed due to bad weather. Romney still holds a 156-vote lead over Paul in statewide totals. Paul received 163 votes in Saturday’s Washington County caucus, where Republicans
KZN University to probe racial comments
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville campus is probing racial comments posted on its facebook page earlier this week, spokeswoman Nomonde Mbadi said on Friday. “All matters in this regard are currently under investigation. The university’s internal disciplinary processes will be applied,” she said. The Times reported that a facebook post on Wednesday said: “Indians will
‘South African land grabs not an option’ – or is it?
The idea of claiming land without compensation is “out of touch with reality”, Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said on Friday. “Land grabs are not an option, there is no policy like that. By doing so you will have to change the Constitution,” he said. “It is an option that is completely out of touch
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Apple’s iPhone loses market share in China
Apple Inc’s share of China’s booming smartphone market slipped for a second straight quarter in October-December, as it lost ground to cheaper local brands and as some shoppers held off until after the iPhone 4S launch last month. China, the world’s largest mobile phone market, has not been easy for Apple, which is grappling with