Weekly Southern African Report
From Jan Lamprecht
Southern Africa in Crisis
www.AfricanCrisis.co.za
Sunday, 21st December 2008From 1994-Present over 3,000 Farmers have been murdered in S.Africa.
Many thousands of their farm workers have also been murdered too.
Click here for Photos & Updates - WARNING: Very Graphic & GruesomeThe Status of the Secret Zimbabwe Civil War - Will Mugabe declare war? Thoughts on War Strategies & Opportunities
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: Some weeks back I heard a strange story from a friend with really good links to Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, the whole scene is so hush hush that I have not been able to verify what he told me. You wi (By Jan)...S.Africa: Was the downing of a Boeing 747 the greatest act of terrorism ever achieved by Nelson Mandela's ANC or by the Russians?
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: [In this post I am adding in some new thoughts on the downing of the Helderberg. I am so glad to see that the downing of the Helderberg more than 20 years ago, has not been forgotten. I actually w (By Jan)...Setting Things Straight
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: This article is in response to the comments by 'Afrikaner Lies' on this article: ...Marxist Radicals Happily Inserting More Lies On Cholera Outbreak
Monday 15-Dec-2008: It's just downright pathetic here that Marxist radicals within the (By Lone Wolf)...Global: The Spiderweb of Crooks, Arms Dealers, Mercenaries, Politicians
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: Submitted by Fox: The Spiderweb of Crooks, Arms Dealers, Mercenaries, Politicians Gaborone/Botswana/Africa, April 14, 2006 Dr. Alexander von Paleske Ex-Barrister-at-Law, High Court Frankfurt (By JoAn)...Netherlands: Afrikaners give ANC-government a failed report card
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: Submitted by Adriana Stuijt: December 12 2008 - THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS. The Afrikaner members of the Unrepresented Nations' and Peoples' organisation, UNPO, this week gave South Africa's ruling (By JoAn)...News - South Africa: South Africa's crime and grime
Friday 19-Dec-2008: By Greame Hosken (By Jan)...Zimbabwe: The Anti-Mugabe Coalition Increases
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: The 84-year-old Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the country achieved independence from Britain in 1980. In that time, Zimbabwe has gone from one of Africa’s most admired and successful nations (By JanOlifant)...[Humor] Hillarious Quotes about the Third World from Comedian: P.J. O'Rourke
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: [This is totally hillarious. These were posted by one of our readers in Johannesburg, Mike at this article: The Beauty Premium: How much does your beauty or ugliness affect your salary? I love these, (By Jan)...ANC President, Jacob Zuma blocking efforts to remove the bloodythirsty regime of Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Zim Embassy Demostration in Pretoria on Friday, 19th December, 2008
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: Part 1. ANC President, Jacob Zuma blocking efforts to remove the bloodythirsty regime of Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Part 11. Demonstration (Friday, 19th December, 2008) at the Zimbabwean Embassy in Pretori (By Collen Makumbirofa)...News - South Africa: Fast-forward to a new future
Thursday 18-Dec-2008: The two arch-rivals could not have behaved any more differently on Reconciliation Day. Only the venue, Bloemfontein, was the same. The ANC celebrated its armed struggle that ended 18 years go, wit (By Jan)...[7 Pics] [Video] S.Africa: The Songs they Sing - we catch Jacob Zuma out with the Machine Gun (Umshini Wami) song...
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: I caught Jacob Zuma and his pals out purely through a bit of luck. We have discussed in the past that blacks have been using songs to convey deadly political messages via song. In Rhodesia (Zimbab (By Jan)...IMPORTANT: S.Africa: Black sanity & reasonableness - Amazing statements by Bishop Tutu's son on Affirmative Action
Saturday 20-Dec-2008: [I am very touched by these statements by Trevor Tutu I must tell you. I wondered if in this country there was enough sanity among the blacks to be reasonable towards whites. There are hundreds of tho (By Jan)...Nigeria: Muslim attacks leave over 500 Christians dead, 25,000 displaced
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: Samuel Huntington in his famous (or more popularly, hated) Clash of Civilizations, stated that 'Islam has bloody borders', is completely correct. However, in response the liberal world had a fit and c...News - World: Warships bound for Cuba
Monday 15-Dec-2008: By Nick Coleman Moscow - Russia said on Monday it was sending a group of warships to Soviet-era ally Cuba in its latest defiant naval move around US waters, part of a drive to revive old Cold War (By Jan)...News - South Africa: COPE changed my life, says farmer
Monday 15-Dec-2008: A grey-haired Limpopo farmer caused a stir at the inaugural conference of the Congress of the People on Monday, saying joining COPE was a life-changing experience. "I wonder what my wife is going t (By Jan)...South Africa: 'If you can stand the loss, leave SA' - Prominent Afrikaans supporter abandons ANC
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: [Dear Mr Breytenbach, you are now discovering that which past Govts warned you would happen when the ANC came to power. But I'm glad you finally saw the truth. Better late than never I suppose. Th (By Jan)...S.Africa: Answers: Did FW De Klerk say the 1994 election was rigged? Did PW Botha say FW De Klerk was paid off?
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: [A friend sent me this series of quick questions, which may interest many. And here are my replies. Jan] Hi Jan, Man, I’m having some arguments with leftwing posters on the MG forum – we were disc (By Jan)..."Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (20-12-2008)
Saturday 20-Dec-2008: Howzit I am not one to shout at the television, but yesterday evening I very nearly did just that. I watched on Sky News as they showed Mugabe addressing his party congress, when he said: "No one c (By The BeardedMan)...News - South Africa: 'Prisons do not make society safe from crime'
Thursday 18-Dec-2008: A growing body of evidence indicates prisons have little value in making society safe from crime; rather, they are punted by politicians and the private sector who benefit from them. A report publi (By Jan)...Zimbabwe says air force chief wounded in attack
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: HARARE, Zimbabwe – The head of Zimbabwe's air force was wounded in an assassination attempt by gunmen who ambushed his car, official media reported Tuesday. The reports followed accusations from th (By JanOlifant)...Zimbabwe cholera is over - Mugabe
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: Submitted by Pierre in France: Sorry Pierre I am so late getting this up. It will serve well in the archives. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has said there is no cholera in his country - as the (By JoAn)...News - South Africa: Who's who in COPE's top structure
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: By Fiona Forde (By Jan)...News - Africa: Mugabe asks Tsvangirai to take up PM post
Friday 19-Dec-2008: By Nelson Banya Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe announced on Friday he had invited rival Morgan Tsvangirai to be sworn-in as prime minister in a shared government, but expressed doubt whether he (By Jan)...News - Africa: Africa laughs at Mugabe's coup fears
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: Zimbabwe's neighbours do not believe allegations that opposition militants are training in Botswana to try to overthrow Robert Mugabe, the leader of the main regional bloc said Wednesday. South Afr (By Jan)...News - Africa: Zim air force chief shot
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: Mystery surrounds the fate of Air Marshal Perence Shiri, head of Zimbabwe's air force, who is reported to have been shot. Shiri, one of Robert Mugabe's most trusted backers, was injured while on hi (By Jan)...News - South Africa: An innocent and terrible death
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: By Bonile Ngqiyaza The morning of 20 July, 1985 in Duduza, a township in present-day Ekurhuleni, was one thick with suspicion and terror. It was a moment in South African history when the atmosp (By Jan)...[Audio] USA: Funny crank call to Black American woman... Your Social Security Check has been discontinued...
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: This is a very funny crank call to a black American woman by an American comedian. Enjoy. Click or Right-Click on the link below to view or download the file:- AFC=Video/SocialSecurityCheck.wmv=A (By Jan)...BNP councillor thrown out from town hall for opposing sex education to children under 12
Thursday 18-Dec-2008: In Britain,like many other countries,government is pushing to teach sex education to children who are less than 12 years old. Lawrence Rustem,BNP councillor in Barking & Dagenham,east London, asked t (By Giuseppe)...ATTENTION: CHOLERA HIT ZIMBABWE HARD, A CALL FOR ACTION
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: The outbreak of cholera in Zimbabwe has killed more than 500 people. More than 12 000 people are believed to be infected. Due to the corruption, criminality, incompetence, mismanagement of the Mug (By Collen Makumbirofa)...News - Africa: Zimbabwe warns of 'terror' plot
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: Harare - Zimbabwe's embattled government claimed to be victim of a terror campaign after an assassination bid against the air force chief, as Western powers turned up the diplomatic heat on Robert Mug (By Jan)...S Africa: Panicky ANC pulling out all the stops in fight on new front against COPE
Sunday 21-Dec-2008: [After failing in court efforts to reverse by election results in local government elections, and have COPE banned from using the name "Congress of the People" the ANC suddently has to fight an unexpe (By A Different Perspective)...News - South Africa: Afrikanerbond talk schools, AA with Zuma
Friday 19-Dec-2008: The Afrikanerbond expressed its concerns about the deteriorating quality of education to ANC president Jacob Zuma during a meeting in Johannesburg on Friday. "... It was our impression that Mr Zuma (By Jan)...Wishing you all a Merry Christmas for 2008 - We wish we were as lucky as this Lion...
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: Well, here is AfricanCrisis's Christmas wish for 2008. A friend sent this, and frankly, it is the perfect wish for Christmas. So, let's say grace... with the lion before he munches on Robert Mugabe! (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Ripper killing: two charged
Monday 15-Dec-2008: By Bongani Fuzile Read the full story on the Daily Dispatch Online Police have made a major breakthrough in the so-called Kei Ripper muti killings, which have been terrorising residents in the (By Jan)...The 'New' 'American' Weapon for the War on Terror
Thursday 18-Dec-2008: Introducing the new RG33 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), the latest frontline vehicle to be used by the United States military for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Coalition boasts some of th (By JanOlifant)...News - Africa: Planner of Rwandan massacres convicted
Friday 19-Dec-2008: By Sukhdev Chhatbar Arusha, Tanzania - A former Rwandan Army colonel behind the 1994 slaughter of more than 500 000 people was convicted of genocide on Thursday and sentenced to life in prison, the (By Jan)...News - Africa: Attacks threaten food price hikes in Africa
Thursday 18-Dec-2008: Djibouti - Pirate attacks wreaking havoc on one of the world's key shipping routes could cause sharp price hikes for food deliveries to African countries that can little afford it, port operators say. (By Jan)...News - South Africa: A flood of wife killings...
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: A Pretoria High Court judge was prompted to remark during a trial this year of a man who murdered his partner: "Killing one's spouse has become an easy way of remedying domestic problems." In nearl (By Jan)...News - South Africa: The crowd pleasers
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: By Gaye Davis Former United Democratic Front leader Allan Boesak has burst back from the political wilderness with an electrifying performance at the launch of the Congress of the People (COPE) in (By Jan)...News - Africa: Pirates hijack Malaysian, Turkish ships
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: Kuala Lumpur - Pirates have hijacked a Turkish cargo ship and a Malaysian tug boat and attacked three other vessels in the Gulf of Aden in the past week, a global maritime watchdog said on Wednesday. (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Journalist witnesses 'wanton brutality'
Monday 15-Dec-2008: Allegations of police brutality are being levelled against a covert intelligence assault team whose members allegedly shot a disarmed suspected robber moments after he was arrested. The alleged rob (By Jan)...Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe vows fend off his "political death"
Sunday 21-Dec-2008: [Mugabe's changing gears. It's gonna get a lot worse before it gets any better. Gairk] Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe vowed to fend off his "political death" and urged his party to be re (By Gairk)...News - South Africa: Nervousness, nyama and the nagging press
Sunday 21-Dec-2008: The following is an edited extract from Zuma: A Biography, by Sunday Independent Associate Editor Jeremy Gordin, published by Jonatahn Ball (recommended price R169.95). At the end of November last (By Jan)...News - Africa: Zim's new legal boss thumbs his nose at SADC
Sunday 21-Dec-2008: By Peta Thornycroft Zimbabwe's new attorney-general celebrated his appointment last week with the prosecutions of white farmers in defiance of a regional court ruling which was supposed to protect (By Jan)...Zimbabwe: To offer Mugabe immunity would not give us long lasting peace
Friday 19-Dec-2008: Jonathan Steele's suggestion that Robert Mugabe and his henchmen/women might just relinquish power if they are offered a "soft landing" will not bring a lasting solution in Zimbabwe. Essentially, Stee (By JanOlifant)...Zimbabwe: US: 'Zimbabwe has collapsed'
Friday 19-Dec-2008: No dull moment in Afrika! I doubt Zimbabwe would turn into a Somalia...Zimbabweans don't have the weaponry, but they can carry it out in true ol' African style, stone-age style...the panga style! Jan (By JanOlifant)...USA: National Geographic TV Takes Aim At Your Guns
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: I don't know how popular this publication is in SA, but they certainly focus a lot of articles on Africa. You might want to give this article some attention if you are a gun owner in SA. JoAn Gun O (By JoAn)...Possible Iraqi Baathist Coup Averted; Came After Incident Of Iraqi Shoe Thrower
Friday 19-Dec-2008: It seems that the Iraqi "journalist" (By Lone Wolf)...News - South Africa: 'COPE's new structure is a ticket for change'
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: By Wesley Buthelezi Mosiuoa "Terror" Lekota has been (By Jan)...Mugabe Blinks? Zimbabwe Evicts War Vets From German Farm
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: In a surprise move, a high-ranking Zanu-PF official inhabiting a farm owned by a German farming company has been forcibly evicted by police, the result of a Zimbabwe High Court ruling from Nov. 19. (By Peter the News Guy (TRP))...News - Africa: Opposition is plotting violence: Zanu-PF
Monday 15-Dec-2008: Harare - Zimbabwe's ruling party has renewed accusations that its opponents are training to try to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, heightening political tension as the country faces a spreading cho (By Jan)...The Great Lakes Catastrophe - Eeben Barlow
Monday 15-Dec-2008: Having been falsely accused in the 90s by the SA Department of Foreign Affairs and some of the “intelligence fabricators” of Military Intelligence as well as the media reporting on Executive Outcomes’...News - Africa: Bob vows to hold power
Sunday 21-Dec-2008: Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe vowed to fend off his "political death" and urged his party to be ready for new polls as he blamed Britain for the economic woes facing the country. Closin (By Jan)...News - South Africa: No clarity on what to do after rape
Saturday 20-Dec-2008: By Nondumiso Mbuyazi Although the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign ended last week, there is still confusion about what a rape survivor should do after the tr (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Robbery suspect burnt by train powerlines
Monday 15-Dec-2008: A robbery suspect is in a stable condition and under police guard after suffering burns from electricity while trying to evade police on Saturday. Cape Town Central police spokesperson Randall Stof (By Jan)...News - Africa: Hundreds killed in tribal clashes in Sudan
Monday 15-Dec-2008: By Andrew Heavens Khartoum - As many as 250 people have died in separate tribal clashes in remote parts of Sudan's south Darfur region during the last week, peacekeepers said on Monday. The repo (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Robber shot dead in Somerset West
Monday 15-Dec-2008: A robber was shot dead and another wounded after a robbery in Mfuleni near Somerset West on Monday, Western Cape police said. Superintendent Andre Traut said a security guard was fetching money fro (By Jan)...Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's cholera death toll tops 1 100
Friday 19-Dec-2008: Harare - The death toll from a cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has soared to 1 111, the United Nations said on Thursday, adding to pressure for a quick solution to the crisis in the Southern African coun (By JanOlifant)...News - South Africa: Black lawyers fume at COPE policy
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: The Congress of the People's (COPE) promise to throw affirmative action and economic empowerment open to all races has drawn fire from prominent black lawyers. COPE President Mosiuoa Lekota was che (By Jan)...News - Africa: Zanu-PF meet amid warnings of divisions
Saturday 20-Dec-2008: Bindura, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF entered the final day of its annual meeting on Saturday, after Robert Mugabe vowed never to surrender amid internal divisions which party chiefs say cost the Mar (By Jan)...News - South Africa: 'Collecting DNA won't help the police'
Thursday 18-Dec-2008: The Cabinet has given the green light to proposed changes on the draft Criminal Law Amendment Bill. The bill which is aimed at improving the SAPS ability to track down suspects and boost convictio (By Jan)..."Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (16-12-2008)
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: Howzit So - it is back to the Zimbabwean grindstone for me. I must say that the secretary of the responsible office at the hospital did telephone at about lunchtime yesterday and did pass on her hu (By The BeardedMan)...News - South Africa: What are these suspects are up to?
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: Gauteng's most wanted suspects, allegedly responsible for a spate of robberies in Johannesburg and Pretoria, are still on the run, exactly a month after their photos were published in the media. A (By Jan)...News - Africa: Abductions are the last straw - MDC
Friday 19-Dec-2008: Gaborone - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai threatened to quit unity government talks on Friday over kidnappings of supporters ahead of President Robert Mugabe's address to his party's ann (By Jan)...News - South Africa: COPE vows to make history
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: The Congress of the People vowed to rewrite history as the new movement's mammoth battle with the ANC for votes kicked off at competing party rallies in Bloemfontein on Tuesday. Cope named Mosiuoa (By Jan)...News - South Africa: 'State must act to protect its citizens'
Sunday 21-Dec-2008: Government has to act quickly to fill dangerous security vacuums created by "empty promises" and show an interest in protecting South Africans' lives if national security threats are to be averted. (By Jan)...News - Africa: 'Zimbabwe is mine'
Saturday 20-Dec-2008: By Angus Shaw President Robert Mugabe declared on Friday "Zimbabwe is mine" and vowed never to surrender to calls to step down, as his political rival threatened to quit stalled unity government ta (By Jan)...Mugabe: Cholera Crisis 'Part' Of Western Germ Warfare
Monday 15-Dec-2008: Now it seems like (By Lone Wolf)...News - Africa: Crisis-hit Zim unveils another bank note
Friday 19-Dec-2008: By Nelson Banya Harare - Zimbabwe's central bank has introduced a Z$10-billion banknote, worth $20 on the black market, to try to ease desperate cash shortages, state-run media said on Friday. P (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Zuma exacts defamation action on media
Friday 19-Dec-2008: Jacob Zuma has added The Star to his latest round of defamation actions against newspapers. The ANC president has issued a summons against Independent Newspapers for R1-million for alleged invasio (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Zuma's daughter ties the knot
Saturday 20-Dec-2008: The daughter of the president of South Africa's ruling party and the son of a prominent Zimbabwean opposition politician were due to unite in holy matrimony on Saturday, in what embattled Zimbabweans (By Jan)...News - South Africa: Stokvel scam foiled by police
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008: By Kamini Padayachee An elaborate plot to rob a New Germany stokvel club was uncovered at the weekend. Police Inspector Solomon Mbele said police responded to an attempted armed robbery on Satu (By Jan)...News - Africa: Fresh elections in Zim?
Saturday 20-Dec-2008: By MacDonald Dzirutwe Bindura, Zimbabwe - President Robert Mugabe is expected to get the green light from his Zanu-PF party on Saturday to form a government in the next week with or without the opp (By Jan)...News - World: US to seize Iranian banks assets
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008: Washington - United States authorities on Wednesday designated New York-based Assa Corp. as a "front company" of an Iranian state-owned bank linked to weapons proliferation, and moved to seize its ass (By Jan)...News - South
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