Weekly Southern African Report
Southern Africa in Crisis
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Sunday, 19th April 2009
| From 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 & Gruesome |
| The Financial War On Iceland Monday 13-Apr-2009: Iceland is under attack – not militarily but financially. It owes more than it can pay. This threatens debtors with forfeiture of what remains of their homes and other assets. The government is be (By Peter the News Guy (TRP))... | Is Death a Tragedy? Is Honour important in the 21st Century? Jani Allan Vs David Bullard Thursday 16-Apr-2009: I never used to understand the concept of honour. I always thought pride was a very stupid value. My mother was different. My mother insisted that one must have a certain amount of pride. I though (By Jan)... |
| Are American Military Veterans a threat to America itself? - Americans do not fight war, they play war Thursday 16-Apr-2009: I saw a most interesting news report the other day from America. It stated that the Govt feared a new threat. This "threat" was from "returning veterans" from the Middle East. People always forget (By Jan)... | Global: I't a Wonderful Race Thursday 16-Apr-2009: Sent to me by Spiculum: December 23, 2008 Civilization, European Americans by James Bronson There once was a college freshman named George who thought he knew it all. One night over dinner, (By JoAn)... |
| Africa: Don't blame the whites (so says a black man) Friday 17-Apr-2009: Submitted by George: All South African blacks should read this and catch a wake up. Recently, as part of an academic assignment at school, I was engaged in an intellectual debate with a few coll (By JoAn)... | S Africa: Was Apartheid Really The Most Evil Regime In The World? Friday 17-Apr-2009: Submitted by Hennie: Albert Brenner - 10/8/2007 How does one measure evil? Is there such a thing as a universal 'index' according to which deeds of evil can be judged? If we, for example, take t (By JoAn)... |
| U.S. says recession fueling right-wing extremism Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: [I see its kinda scary the way the USA is now against right wingers. Jan] Right-wing extremists in the United States are gaining new recruits by exploiting fears about the economy and the election (By Gairk)... | On how Apartheid South Africa was “unfairly demonized” — like Israel Friday 17-Apr-2009: Submitted by Hennie: The Afrikaner, or Boer, people of South Africa were internationally demonized like no other people in history. The Afrikaners began to settle in South Africa in the 18th cen (By JoAn)... |
| U.S. Military Considers Attacks on Somali Pirates’ Land Bases Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: [I don’t know why the US Military is wasting so much money on this. All they need are a handful of snipers, a few machineguns handed out to some ships’ crews, boom, boom, a couple of dead terrorists f (By Gairk)... | Zim/UK: The downfall of Mbeki: The hidden truth Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: This is an old article, but a good one Submitted by Hennie in TX: JOHN PILGER: COMMENT - Oct 07 2008 00:00 The political rupture in South Africa is being presented in the outside world as the (By JoAn)... |
| Zimbabwe: War Against Land Reform Unwinnable Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Reason WafawarovaHarare - THE three-party agreement that established the inclusive Government currently running the affairs of Zimbabwe cannot and will not be a licence for the reversal of the gain (By Jan)... | Kenya: French nab 11 pirates as threats mount on US ships Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Associated Press Writer Elizabeth A. Kennedy MOMBASA, Kenya – A pirate gang that launched an abortive attack on a second U.S. ship loaded with food aid said Wednesday they were singling out America (By JoAn)... |
| News - South Africa: Farm invaded by armed mob - report Thursday 16-Apr-2009: An armed mob has invaded a major land reform project in South Africa, the Business Day newspaper reported on Wednesday. The mob, armed with knives and machetes, seized control of the farm, the coun (By Jan)... | Workers' World Party Defends The Dead Somali Pirates Whom Captured Richard Philips Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: How pathetic is this? After the rescue operation went under way, the usual Marxist shills within the Workers' World Party hated to see those like the Somali pirates whom held Richard Philips as a bas (By Lone Wolf)... |
| Global: The Decline of the English-Speaking World Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: Submitted by Hennie in TX: Interesting article - a sad, but true observation Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Fjordman - 3/24/2009 I will defend all Western countries but I feel especially close t (By JoAn)... | S.Africa: Crime: Indian man says: 'Bring back the gallows' Friday 17-Apr-2009: By Rivonia NaiduA grief-stricken Durban family has pleaded for the return of the death penalty after an attack by robbers on a Montclair supermarket that left four men dead.As Shoprite manager Krish P (By Jan)... |
| IMPORTANT: Zim: Tsvangirai crash cause questioned - Mugabe's attempt to kill Tsvangirai Saturday 18-Apr-2009: [This is what I and many others have been warning of. As I scrutinize all the reports of attempts to kill Tsvangirai, they ALL began within days of Morgan Tsvangirai winning the presidential election (By Jan)... | Africa: 'No more lawlessness in Zim' Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Peta ThornycroftFor the first time a handful of white farmers saw one of President Robert Mugabe's cabinet ministers and his land invaders humiliated over farm seizures.Deputy prime minister Arthur (By Jan)... |
| Warning that Pakistan is in danger of collapse within months Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: [It looks as if the West is getting ever more bogged down in the hell that is the Islamic world. I warned in 2003 that America would get dragged into more and more conflicts. Just look at the hell unr (By Gairk)... | S Africa: Zuma: The Road to the Presidency (An Accidental hero) Friday 17-Apr-2009: Submitted by George: (Everyone should read this, a very interesting article.) Jacob Zuma couldn't have plotted his meteoric ascendency any better if he had done it himself. As SA enters the fina (By JoAn)... |
| News - South Africa: Four murder suspects killed in KZN Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: By Kamini Padayachee & Jeff Wicks Four suspects wanted in connection with the murder of two police officers at Inanda, Durban, at the weekend have been killed in a shootout with police. Their d (By Jan)... | Zim: Shops shelves fill up but customers stay away - The Blacks are too poor to buy... Friday 17-Apr-2009: [The situation in Zimbabwe for the average black person has not changed one iota. The country will not come right until there is proper investment. But with Mugabe seizing farms even now, who is insan (By Jan)... |
| War on Terror: Will piracy trials be held in Kenya? Friday 17-Apr-2009: By Mike CorderThe Hague - Dutch prosecutors are dusting off the oldest international felony in their country's books to tackle the 21st-century wave of piracy.Five Somali pirates will be tried, likely (By Jan)... | Somali pirates in brazen challenge to Obama and allies as they hijack FOUR more ships... and open fire on a fifth Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: Somali pirates have brazenly hijacked four more ships in the Gulf of Aden over the last 24 hours and opened fire on a fifth. The pirates captured two trawlers yesterday, a cargo ship named the M.V. (By Gairk)... |
| Congo lures SA farmers with free land Friday 17-Apr-2009: Johannesburg - In the biggest land deal in recent African history, the Republic of Congo has sent a delegation of five farmers to South Africa for talks with the South African farm union AgriSA, about (By Jan)... | Zim: Massacre of the innocents Friday 17-Apr-2009: The slaughter is now taking place on an organised industrial scale How starving families slaughter Zimbabwe's wild animals just to put food in their mouthsBy Sue Lloyd RobertsThe skin of a gir (By Jan)... |
| News - Africa: Three 'perfect shots' ended rescue operation Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: Washington - Admiral William Gortney said on Monday that it took only three shots for US Navy snipers to kill the trio of pirates holding captain Richard Phillips hostage on a lifeboat. Interviewed (By Jan)... | Discussion on Dutch Website regarding Farm Murders in South Africa... Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: I spotted this place where it appears to be a Dutch(?) website where they are discussing farm murders and the problems of South Africa and Zimbabwe. They are discussing the statements by our minister (By Jan)... |
| S.Africa: Attorneys catch out Govt Statistical lies - Attorneys question Easter road death toll Friday 17-Apr-2009: [Here you go... more fudging of statistics by this pathalogical lying Govt of ours. I also noticed the tremendous drop in the annual Easter road death toll. But I did not think further of it. Luckily, (By Jan)... | Somalia: Are you being lied to about pirates Friday 17-Apr-2009: Attention Jan Please go and check out the article on pirates at pimpinturtle.com (it was posted today 16/04) Theres always 2 sides to a story! I enjoy your articles, keep it up. Regards G. Krie (By JoAn)... |
| S.Africa: Crime: Full Story of the shootout that left 3 dead in Durban Friday 17-Apr-2009: By Kamini PadayacheeThree men were shot dead by police after they killed a store manager and took staff and customers hostage at the Shoprite supermarket in Montclair, Durban, on Thursday.This comes j (By Jan)... | Africa: Kenya faces messy task of trying pirates Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Daniel HowdenShimo La Tewa, Mombasa's maximum security prison, is surprisingly close to the port city's luxury beach hotels. Located just across the road from the holidaymakers, it may as well exis (By Jan)... |
| Somalia: U.S. Navy Snookered in Pirate Hostage Drama Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Ali GharibWashington - In what has become a commonplace occurrence, a small boat pulled alongside a container ship and a band of men from the smaller vessel boarded the larger one. It was just anot (By Jan)... | Radical Leftist 'Anarchist' Group Endorses Richard Poplawski For Murdering Three Police Officers Thursday 16-Apr-2009: Now this is quite a no major surprise. I find the report quite strange to why the Department of Homeland Security would label a National Socialist (Nazi) to be "right-wing". Even though this Leftist (By Lone Wolf)... |
| South Africa: Crime: Beware of deadly 'bank queue gang' Monday 13-Apr-2009: [There are crime syndicates which actually are linked to bank employees. It happened in some banks, that when a person came in and withdrew a large amount of money that bank employees would tip-off th (By Jan)... | Shocker: Worldwide Piracy is much worse than any of us could have guessed... Saturday 18-Apr-2009: I was just watching a documentary on The History Channel called, "The Return of Piracy". I only watched parts of it because I taped it to watch it fully later. However, what I saw there was really (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Job creation big priority with parties Monday 13-Apr-2009: ANC on jobs THE ANC provincial government will work closely with the national government to ensure that its sound management of the economy secures increased levels of foreign direct investment, wh (By Jan)... | S Africa: The Idiot Switch Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Submitted by Grazy: 15/04/2009 David Moseley, Many many years ago, in a time long before logoed election buses and probiotic yoghurt that can help you poo more efficiently, a lone and digni (By JoAn)... |
| News - South Africa: SA perceptions improve despite Zuma Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: International media coverage of South Africa has improved since Thabo Mbeki's axing despite negative reports on president-to-be Jacob Zuma, research shows. "The recall of Mbeki from office has been (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Alleged rapist dies after mob beating Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: By Slindile Maluleke A man who lured an eight-year-old girl from a party and then raped her was beaten to death by an angry mob in Wyebank, near Kloof. The man, whose identity is not known, had (By Jan)... |
| News - World: Two dead as protests rage in Thai capital Monday 13-Apr-2009: Bangkok - Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters clashed with armed soldiers and Bangkok residents on Monday, leaving two dead and 113 injured in street battles that raged across the capital. (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: White farmers demand US$5bn to vacate land Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Zimbabwe’s white commercial farmers have demanded US$5 billion in immediate compensation from the government before they can vacate their farms, their leadership said on Thursday. “The compensation (By Gairk)... |
| South Africa: Prophetic words - then death Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Niyanta SinghA week before Montclair Shoprite manager Krish Pillay was killed in an armed robbery, he apprehended knife-wielding criminals in the shop and castigated police for failing to respond.H (By Jan)... | News - Africa: US seeks to freeze pirate assets Thursday 16-Apr-2009: By Lachlan Carmichael Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan on Wednesday to fight piracy, calling for prosecution and freezing pirates' assets with the support of Washi (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Brutal slaying of Inanda cops angers Mthethwa Monday 13-Apr-2009: By Nompumelelo Magwaza Safety and Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa urged residents of Bhambayi at Inanda near Durban to work closely with the police in tracking down those responsible for the bruta (By Jan)... | Top Mugabe ally named in fresh Zimbabwe farm grab Saturday 18-Apr-2009: At some farms, gun-toting youths could be seen guarding entrances to the farmhouses Zimbabwe deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara vowed on Friday to act against illegal farm invasions amid c (By Jan)... |
| S.Africa & USA: The Black Emperor has no Clothes - Why do Black Children choose White dolls even 60 years later... Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: [A friend sent me this article which was recently published in South Africa. If you look at the bottom line of the argument the author is making, it is almost a case of "The Emperor has no clothes". T (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe gold producers go back to work Friday 17-Apr-2009: Gold miners have had to face particular restrictions on pricing Gold price and relaxing of restrictions paves way for the re-opening of mines, writes Charlotte MathewsMetallon Gold this week b (By Jan)... |
| S.Africa: Crime: 15 Black Gunmen with authomatic rifles storm Woodmead (Johannesburg) shop Friday 17-Apr-2009: A gang of 15 men armed with AK-47s shot and injured a security guard and broke into a shop in Woodmead, north of Johannesburg, in the early hours of Friday morning, police said."This morning, at about (By Jan)... | 'Legal' Fronts Of the Communist Party USA Join Muslim Brotherhood Front Groups To Demand Release For Accused Terrorist Friday 17-Apr-2009: Now isn't this quite an unholy alliance. It would seem that accused "legal" fronts of the Communist Party USA such as the National Lawyers Guild and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are team (By Lone Wolf)... |
| News - Africa: Somali PM asks for more help to fight pirates Thursday 16-Apr-2009: Mombasa, Kenya - Somalia's prime minister says his government has identified many pirate leaders and would be willing to share that information with other countries, including the United States, to ge (By Jan)... | S.Africa: Chief Economist at Mining Conference says: Gold will reach $2 300 within 5 years Friday 17-Apr-2009: [I spotted this interesting article from a mining indaba (indaba means: discussion/conference) which was held in S.Africa. This seems to be a European analyst. Check out his predictions for gold in 20 (By Jan)... |
| "Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (14-04-2009) Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: Howzit I have been wondering just how does Mugabe expect the population to survive when his administration suspend the use of the Zimbabwean currency, and there are many millions of people within Z (By The BeardedMan)... | Nigeria: Govt Forces Kill 14 Niger Delta Militants Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Segun JamesYenagoa - A confrontation on Sunday night between militants and soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) along the Okilo Creek near Igbomotoru River, Tebideba Route, Bayelsa State, has lef (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwean vice-pm orders farm invaders off the land Saturday 18-Apr-2009: "I saw it for myself" Harare - Zimbabwe's deputy prime minister pledged on Friday to act against illegal farm seizures as he ordered invaders to leave one farm amid claims that Robert Mugabe a (By Jan)... | : Catch pirates and then what? Saturday 18-Apr-2009: By Jean-Marc MojonNairobi - Arresting Somali pirates may be the easy part. Foreign navies in the region have detained dozens of them but the ensuing legal avenues are ill-defined and raise human right (By Jan)... |
| Zim: Murder on Stockdale farm Friday 17-Apr-2009: The Senate President, who has been an illegal resident at the farm since March 5th, was in residence when the murder took place By Violet GondaThe violence on farms in Zimbabwe reached alarmin (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Suspected cop killers gunned down Monday 13-Apr-2009: Four men believed to be involved in the murder of two Durban policemen were shot dead on Sunday, KwaZulu-Natal police said. "Inanda police followed information regarding the whereabouts of furthe (By Jan)... |
| Zim: MDC MP remains in Chipinge prison Sunday 19-Apr-2009: The MP was granted bail on Tuesday. But he remains in Chipinge Remand Prison By Violet GondaMathias Mlambo, the MDC MP for Chipinge East, is being held in police custody. He was arrested Monda (By Jan)... | World: Woman rapes and kills girl Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Marcus Wolhen and Juliana BarbassaTracy, California - Callers have inundated the phone lines of Tracy police, saying it can't be. Veteran homicide and sex-crime researchers say they cannot recall a (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Man in a 'critical' condition after break-in Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: By Niemah Davids and Nomangesi Mbiza A Somerset West man is in a critical condition at Vergelegen Medi-Clinic after being attacked by gunmen in his home on Monday night. Sources said the man and (By Jan)... | News - Africa: Snipers pick off pirates Monday 13-Apr-2009: Snipers firing from the fantail of a US destroyer shot dead three pirates holding captive an American cargo-ship captain and ended a five-day ordeal amid a surge of vessel hijackings off Somalia's coa (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Prisoner dies in failed prison break Monday 13-Apr-2009: An awaiting trial prisoner died and five prisoners and eight wardens were injured, during an attempted escape at Mthatha's Wellington Prison, Eastern Cape police said on Monday. "The attempted esca (By Jan)... | Thai Residents Go Against 'Red Shirts'; 'Anti'-Thaksin Protesters Join In With 'Red Shirts' Monday 13-Apr-2009: It seems likely that Thailand is on the brinker of a Communist-style revolution. However, this time, it would seem that Thai citizens are up in arms against the revolutionaries masked as protesters a (By Lone Wolf)... |
| South Africa: We Will Turn Country Upside Down, Says COPE Official Sunday 19-Apr-2009: South Africa could Be "turned upside down" like in the 1980's struggle against apartheid, Dr Allan Boesak, the COPE Western Cape premier candidate has warned.Boesak on Saturday told a COPE Rally of Ho (By Jan)... | South Africa: Cosatu outrage at ANC Sunday 19-Apr-2009: Days before the country's crucial elections, the ANC has warned it will not "appease" its communist and union allies by rewarding them with cabinet posts.Cosatu in turn has described any such "margina (By Jan)... |
| UK: Reporting the truth - Gaza Invasion Protest Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Submitted by Andrew Hope-Hall: One thing I have found over the years is the lack of information people have in various areas of public life. It seems public media is biased in many areas concernin (By JoAn)... | : ANC under fire from opposition parties Saturday 18-Apr-2009: By Michael Georgy South African opposition parties accused the ruling ANC of creating a culture of cronyism and corruption at closing rallies on Saturday before a parliamentary election this week.The (By Jan)... |
| World: Men held for anti-US attack plot Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Audrey KauffmannDuesseldorf, Germany - Germany will launch one of its biggest terror trials in decades on Wednesday against four alleged Islamic extremists accused of plotting devastating attacks a (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Inmate killed during movie-style prison break Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: An awaiting-trial prisoner has died and five prisoners and eight wardens have been injured during a movie-style attempted escape at Mthatha's Wellington Prison, in the Eastern Cape. Superintendent (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Stop Zuma getting two-thirds majority: Zille Monday 13-Apr-2009: The Democratic Alliance on Monday unveiled its new election poster marking the final phase of the party's campaign for the April 22 elections. The poster urges voters to "Stop Zuma", and the Africa (By Jan)... | Election 2009: Low turnout among expats Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Nick VinocurLondon - As South Africa prepares to go the polls next week, expatriates nearly always mention two obstacles when asked if they would ever move back: crime and the lack of jobs.South Af (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Protests at drive-by shooting trial Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: By Arthi Sanpath Dozens of protesters, many family members of drive-by shooting victim Calvin Naidoo, protested outside the Durban High Court on Tuesday as Chatsworth taxi boss Duncan Arumugam took (By Jan)... | Election 2009: Hope and fear over JZ presidency Sunday 19-Apr-2009: ANC president Jacob Zuma, who will within a few days be the country's president, is suing the Guardian newspaper and writer Simon Jenkins for a column saying South Africa should get used to Zuma's sty (By Jan)... |
| The Leadership Crisis in South Africa and the West - My thoughts on a dull and boring future of non-achievement Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: These thoughts were triggered by an article Eeben Barlow wrote recently:- Is Our Military Leadership In Crisis?- Eeben Barlow This is a really great article by Eeben Barlow who knows what he is ta (By Jan)... | Algeria: UN Keeps Algiers Bombing Report Secret Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Haider RizviWhy is the U.N. keeping its report on the 2007 terrorist attack in Algeria secret? The world body's staff union says it wants to know."We want to know about those people who were respon (By Jan)... |
| Zim: State determined to deny bail to political detainees Friday 17-Apr-2009: Tsvangirai cannot entirely escape liability for any punishment that Mudzingwa continues to endure By Violet GondaAfter his swearing in on 11th February, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai stated (By Jan)... | News - Africa: 'I don't want to revenge' Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: By Jan Raath Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe - Pikai sometimes drops in at Clay's home round the corner for a bite to eat and a chat, and Pikai returns the favour by letting his neighbour collect water from (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Trade Deals Threaten Regional Economic Unions Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Ndamu SanduNEW ties between the European Union (EU) and the African Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP) have a risk of undermining regional integration by fragmenting countries into numerous bloc (By Jan)... | News - Africa: Brazen pirates laugh at the world Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Undeterred Somali pirates have gone on a hijacking spree, capturing four more ships and taking more than 60 crew members hostage in the Gulf of Aden. Pirates have vowed to retaliate for five collea (By Jan)... |
| News - World: US soldier goes on trial for Iraqi murders Monday 13-Apr-2009: Vilseck, Germany - US Master Sergeant John E. Hatley went on trial in a court martial on Monday on murder charges for what a prosecutor termed "execution-style" shootings of prisoners in Iraq. Hatl (By Jan)... | Somalia: U.S. Expands Fight Against Pirates Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Merle David Kellerhals Jr.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States is working on a long-term strategy that will thwart high seas piracy and restore maritime security to the (By Jan)... |
| Election 2009 - The year that S.African politics discovers the power of marketing Friday 17-Apr-2009: By Laurence CarombaApparently, this was the year that South African politicians discovered marketing. The major political developments of the past two weeks have occurred within the realm of symbols: (By Jan)... | Somalia: Pirates Operate From Seized Nigerian Ship Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Olawale OlaleyeLagos - The notorious Somali pirates whose activities have threatened international shipping coast carried out most of their recent activities from a seized Nigerian ship - MV Yenego (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Pirate Attacks Could Ramp Up Hunger, Warns UN Agency Sunday 19-Apr-2009: Several ships carrying United Nations emergency relief supplies bound for Somalia have become the latest victims of piracy off the Horn of Africa, prompting the World Food Programme (WFP) to express c (By Jan)... | Africa: Pirate Attacks Could Ramp Up Hunger, Warns UN Agency Sunday 19-Apr-2009: Several ships carrying United Nations emergency relief supplies bound for Somalia have become the latest victims of piracy off the Horn of Africa, prompting the World Food Programme (WFP) to express c (By Gairk)... |
| Pakistan suicide blast claims 20 Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Peshwar, Pakistan - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in a northwestern Pakistan town on Saturday, killing at least 20 troops and policemen, officials said.The attack on the secu (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Suspected poacher beaten to death Thursday 16-Apr-2009: A 20-year-old farmer from Grahamstown was arrested for allegedly killing a poacher on Wednesday. Grahamstown police spokesperson Milanda Coetzer said the farmer, who lived on his brother's farm, al (By Jan)... |
| SA looks into Zimbabwe joining Common Monetary Area Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Huge numbers of dollar notes still exist Hopewell RadebeThe Treasury is investigating the regional and national implications of Zimbabwe joining the rand Common Monetary Area (CMA) to which Le (By Jan)... | Zim: Two lists Friday 17-Apr-2009: Ministerial appointments and abductees Ministers [41]Zanu PF [16]Kembo Mohadi [MP Mat South] Home AffairsEmmerson Mnangagwa [MP Midlands] DefencePatrick Chinamasa [Appointed Senator] Justice a (By Jan)... |
| News - Election 2009: ANC house divided, says COPE Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: ANC elections head Fikile Mbalula's open letter to Thabo Mbeki confirms that "vilification, lies and political insults" are used by the ANC to deal with political issues within its ranks, COPE said on (By Jan)... | Somalia: Pirates in New Hijacking In Gulf of Aden Sunday 19-Apr-2009: Cape Town - American merchant ship captains have called for harsh action against Somali pirates, even as an American-owned tug was seized Saturday in the Gulf of Aden.Further south, off the east coast (By Jan)... |
| Somalia: Pirates Seize More Ships Sunday 19-Apr-2009: Pirates have captured four more ships and taken more than 60 crew members hostage in the Gulf of Aden in the last two days, following the death of three pirates in a standoff with the United States Na (By Jan)... | Zim: Farm grab probe launched Friday 17-Apr-2009: "Tomorrow we are going to the farms to see for ourselves" Harare - Zimbabwe's deputy premier Arthur Mutambara said on Thursday a team of top officials from the unity government was launching a (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: Holiday road toll higher than stats show Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Eleanor MombergHoliday traffic death statistics are skewed, because the government's figures don't include the number of people who died of their injuries. This week, the AA called for a revision o (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Drug suspects fight for bail Thursday 16-Apr-2009: By Alex Eliseev Similarities to Jackie Selebi's prosecution, a crooked informer, a deceased parent and vegetarian woes inside a high-risk prison. Four senior policemen arrested for selling seized d (By Jan)... |
| Somalia: Navy Cautious Over Piracy Patrols Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Hopewell RadebeJohannesburg - THE recent upsurge in piracy off the Somali coast has not influenced the defence ministry to send the South African Navy to help fight the scourge.Sam Mkhwanazi, spoke (By Jan)... | S.Africa: Crime: German Teacher found in blood-splattered home Friday 17-Apr-2009: By Jacques Breytenbach and Graeme HoskenA Pretoria Grade 2 teacher at the Deutsche Schule has been found bludgeoned to death in her blood-spattered flat hours after she failed to arrive at school.Ina (By Jan)... |
| News - Africa: Pirates fail to board ship Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Washington - Pirates attacked a US-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia with rockets and automatic weapons on Tuesday but failed to board the craft, the ship's owner and the US military said. (By Jan)... | South Africa: I'm nobody's puppet, says Hofmeyr Sunday 19-Apr-2009: Willie Hofmeyr does not know whether he is in "the frying pan or the fire". Hofmeyr, the deputy director of the National Prosecuting Authority, (NPA) is now tipped to head the Directorate of Priority (By Jan)... |
| Election 2009: We will turn SA upside down - Boesak Sunday 19-Apr-2009: South Africa could be "turned upside down" like in the 1980's struggle against apartheid, Dr Allan Boesak, the COPE Western Cape premier candidate has warned.Boesak on Saturday told a COPE Rally of Ho (By Jan)... | South Africa: ANC to take steps against anti-COPE veterans Saturday 18-Apr-2009: The ANC on Saturday warned that it would discipline its members if they were responsible for blocking Cope members from preparing for a rally at the Seshego Stadium in Polokwane.The Congress of the Pe (By Jan)... |
| Zim: Top Mugabe ally named in fresh farm grab Friday 17-Apr-2009: Chegutu, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara vowed on Friday to act against illegal farm invasions amid claims that a top lawmaker and Robert Mugabe ally was behind a fresh seiz (By Jan)... | The presidential stranglehold on Zimbabwe Friday 17-Apr-2009: "We are now losing the last shreds of normality" "We are now losing the last shreds of normality. Three tomatoes now sell for one US dollar on the streets, and two fish cost US$5". The words a (By Jan)... |
| Somalia: Pirate for Trial in U.S. Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Yemi Adebowale with agency reportLagos - A Somalian captured by the United States navy during a confrontation with pirates earlier in the week is to be taken to the US to face trial, US officials s (By Jan)... | News - Election 2009: Zuma trumps Zille in popularity poll Thursday 16-Apr-2009: African National Congress President Jacob Zuma has emerged as the favourite politician among people questioned in a new pre-election survey. Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille was second. Their (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Teenagers arrested for attempted murder Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: Two teenage boys, both aged 17, were arrested for the attempted murder of two men, Germiston police said on Tuesday. Captain Steady Nawa said one of the teenagers was also linked to a rape from las (By Jan)... | "Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (18-04-2009) Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Howzit Well - it would appear that I have upset someone. At 1745 hours last evening I received a telephone call at home and was greeted by an individual (with an African accent) who proceeded to te (By The BeardedMan)... |
| News - South Africa: Husband in bid to divorce murder accused Monday 13-Apr-2009: By Sherlissa Peters Desperate attempts for a reconciliation by murder accused Kalisha Rajcomar with her co-accused, husband Amith Sewkarran, proved fruitless as Sewkarran continues in his bid to di (By Jan)... | News - World: Fiji devalues currency amid turmoil Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Suva - Fiji's central bank slashed one-fifth of the value from the country's currency on Wednesday to try to save the economy from collapse amid a deepening political crisis over the military ruler's (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Cops open fire on striking drivers Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: Police fired rubber bullets at striking truck drivers who assaulted two men in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Captain John Maluleke said: "Two trucks drove past where they were marchi (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Fake cops rob couple after tricking guard Monday 13-Apr-2009: By Nontobeko Mtshali An Ekurhuleni couple were robbed of jewellery and an undisclosed amount of money by alleged police impersonators. Police spokesman Captain Manyadza Ralidzhivha said four men (By Jan)... |
| News - Africa: Gunmen attack Nigerian oil refinery Monday 13-Apr-2009: Lagos, Nigeria By EDWARD HARRIS Gunmen riding in 18 boats attacked an oil facility on Monday in restive southern Nigeria, commandeering a naval vessel and killing one sailor, a private security (By Jan)... | Africa: ICC has a moral duty to prosecute Bashir Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Dawn NagarA leader of government is elected by its people to ensure the growth and protection of the nation. The warrant that has been issued by the International Criminal Court for the arrest of S (By Jan)... |
| Fear for Zimbabwe rhino Friday 17-Apr-2009: Rhino poachers were people with cars, cell phones and expensive lawyers and not villagers desperate for food By Angus ShawHarare - Conservationists raised the alarm Thursday for Zimbabwe's rar (By Jan)... | USA court allows apartheid cases Friday 17-Apr-2009: Submitted by Graeme: A US court has ruled that victims of South Africa's apartheid-era government can sue General Motors, IBM and other corporations accused of complicity in human rights abuses. (By JoAn)... |
| News - South Africa: Selebi takes aim at Ngcuka and McCarthy Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: Jackie Selebi has relaunched his attack on the ex-prosecuting bosses blamed for the withdrawal of the Jacob Zuma corruption case - accusing both Bulelani Ngcuka and Leonard McCarthy of orchestrating a (By Jan)... | The African Pirates grow in confidence & ambition: Somali pirates put superyacht rich in range - May they catch some billionaires! Friday 17-Apr-2009: [This is the result of NOT putting a bullet through their head from day one. Now their egos and confidence keep on growing... But its good. Let them cause ever more mayhem. Let the West learn the hard (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Political mob kills two: police Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: A vigilante mob allegedly made up of members of a political party and community residents killed two people on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, police said on Tuesday. Captain Vincent Pandarum said a (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Easter deaths down from 2008 - police Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: By Thandi Skade, Shaun Smillie and Natasha Joseph Safer driving and increased roadblocks have resulted in fewer deaths on the country's roads this Easter, traffic authorities say. The Easter roa (By Jan)... |
| USA: Will a 'red' help blacks go green? Monday 13-Apr-2009: April 12, 2009 By Aaron Klein © 2009 WorldNetDaily Van Jones JERUSALEM – The man appointed as a special environmental adviser to the White House recently was as an admitted radical communist (By JoAn)... | : Zuma-Malema blitz marks polls Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema were the main stars of the 2009 elections, with fans jam-packing their rallies while provoking an unabated shelling from the opposition.It was IFP MP Koos van der Merwe wh (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Man who raped daughter gets life in prison Thursday 16-Apr-2009: A father who raped his 13-year-old biological daughter several times, making her pregnant twice, has been sentenced to three life terms and 30 years in prison by the Pretoria Sexual Offences Court. (By Jan)... | News - World: 'Illegal immigrants having more kids in US' Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: Washington - Growing numbers of children of illegal immigrants are being born in the United States, and they are nearly twice as likely to live in poverty than those with American-born parents, a repo (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Selebi application delays trial - prosecutors Tuesday 14-Apr-2009: By Karyn Maughan and Alex Eliseev Jackie Selebi's prosecutors have blamed the police for their failure to put the National Commissioner on trial on Tuesday. And they also insist that Selebi's su (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Illegal fishing costing SA billions Monday 13-Apr-2009: Illegal fishing in South African waters was losing the country around R6 billion a year, according to a report commissioned by the Institute for Security Studies. And South Africa's hake industry, (By Jan)... |
| : Hunt still on for hostage-takers Saturday 18-Apr-2009: By Nondumiso MbuyaziPolice were on Friday still searching for two men believed to be part of a five-man gang which held staff and customers hostage at a Shoprite supermarket in Montclair, Durban, on T (By Jan)... | Zim: Break out the Bollinger Friday 17-Apr-2009: They must have broken into the birthday Bollinger at State House on Wednesday CommentThey must have broken into the birthday Bollinger at State House on Wednesday. The Zanu PF bigwigs did not (By Jan)... |
| News - Africa: Mortars fired at US congressman in Somalia Monday 13-Apr-2009: Mogadishu, Somalia - US congressman Donald Payne came under mortar fire Monday as he was leaving from Mogadishu airport but no one was injured in the attack. An African Union official said: "The pl (By Jan)... | Somalia: Pirates Try to Hijack North Korean Ship Sunday 19-Apr-2009: Pirates have made another attempt to hijack a ship, this time north of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, the Nato Shipping Centre reports.The agency said on Friday that the Motor Vessel Ryu Gyong, a bulk c (By Jan)... |
| Somalia: 5 Killed Fighting Among Islamists, Including Commander Sunday 19-Apr-2009: At least five people were killed Thursday in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, including a senior Islamic Courts commander, Radio Garowe reports.The commander, identified as Sharif Mohamud "Karey," was kil (By Jan)... | Twin Afghan quakes kill up to 22 Friday 17-Apr-2009: Sherzad - Two earthquakes killed up to 22 people in eastern Afghanistan, damaging villages and destroying scores of homes in a remote area near the border with Pakistan, local authorities said Friday. (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Zuma explains Jesus comments Thursday 16-Apr-2009: ANC president Jacob Zuma has sought to explain his remark that the ANC will rule until Jesus returns, saying this was a "political expression". "Talking about Jesus is not abusing his name," he sai (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Truck drivers may get army protection Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: By Nompumelelo Magwaza The police and the army could be called in to protect truck drivers delivering fuel to service stations hit by the road-transport strike. And transport employers have aske (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: 'Only coloureds were targeted' Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Alleged organised crime syndicate kingpin Quinton "Mr Big" Marinus claims that ousted Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool and "his cadres" orchestrated the criminal investigation against him for finan (By Jan)... | News - World: Inspectors in N Korea ordered to leave Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: By Jack Kim Seoul - South Korea is expected to announce as early as Wednesday plans to curtail the North's suspected trade in weapons of mass destruction, further raising tensions with Pyongyang af (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Police open fire on striking drivers Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: By Bonile Ngqiyaza Blood flowed a second time in as many weeks yesterday after police shot at striking truck drivers in the Joburg CBD. More than seven South African Transport and Allied Workers (By Jan)... | Somalia: U.S. Mariner Freed as Pirates Move to Seychelles Sunday 19-Apr-2009: An American merchant ship captain was freed from Somali pirates by U.S. Navy forces Sunday, as a new warning was issued about pirate activity in East African sea lanes near the Seychelles.The employer (By Jan)... |
| Somalia: Pirates Stage Daring New Attacks Sunday 19-Apr-2009: Somali pirates hijacked a Belgian-owned ship off Somalia on Saturday but a Dutch naval frigate foiled an attack on a Greek-owned chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden.The European Union's Maritime Secur (By Jan)... | US reporter sentenced in Iran Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Tehran - An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi to eight years in jail on charges of spying for the United States, her lawyer said on Saturday.The verdict -- (By Jan)... |
| Zim: MDC-T MPs defy Tsvangirai - Mugabe wins by bribing Tsvangirai's own people! Friday 17-Apr-2009: [Ah! Mugabe knows how to work on people and mess with their heads. Look at how he is handing out fancy cars. To Morgan's credit he decreed that nobody should accept them. That's the correct thing to d (By Jan)... | Zim: We must sing the same song (to my tune): says Mugabe Friday 17-Apr-2009: [Yep, Mugabe wants unity on his terms, and he's getting it. Jan] Harare - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe made a strong call for national unity and urged Zimbabweans to help push for the lifting (By Jan)... |
| S Africa: Son's dire prediction comes true Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Submitted by Grazy: So predictable 15/04/2009 Hilda Fourie, Beeld Pretoria - After a robbery on a smallholding at Mooiplaats, east of Pretoria, belonging to Johan van den Bosch and his wi (By JoAn)... | S Africa: ANC 'must correct mistakes' Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Submitted by Grazy: Is this now good or bad news? The blacks that tried to farm were supposed to be the workers on farms before, and they typically learned nothing. 15-04-09 Cape Town - The A (By JoAn)... |
| News - South Africa: Warning: Your nearest store may soon be empty Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Supermarket chain Shoprite Checkers has warned its stocks will start to run out should the nationwide truck driver strike continue for much longer. Pick n Pay said it has put in place contingency m (By Jan)... | News - Soccer: Grief still raw 20 years after Hillsborough Monday 13-Apr-2009: By Rob Harris For the hundreds of thousands of fans passing through Liverpool's Anfield stadium every season, the memories of the 96 supporters killed 20 years ago in the country's worst football d (By Jan)... |
| Election 2009: COPE has failed to live up to its promise Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Christelle Terreblanche and Sibusiso NgalwaA promising party has all but imploded due to infighting, with little doubt that the Congress of the People's initial goal of pushing the ANC's majority b (By Jan)... | South Africa: ANC expresses shock at rally bus accident Sunday 19-Apr-2009: The ANC said it was shocked that some of its supporters had been injured in an accident while travelling to the party's rally in Johannesburg on Sunday, but was relieved there were no fatalities."The (By Jan)... |
| World: Obama, Chavez 'to mend ties' Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By David Alexander and Ana Isabel MartinezPort of Spain - US President Barack Obama won praise on Saturday for offering a closer partnership with the Americas, even from left-wing Venezuelan President (By Jan)... | Southern African finance chiefs head to US seeking funds for Zimbabwe Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Harare needs to show clear progress on governance, human rights and respect for the rule of law By Blessing ZuluWashington – The Southern African Development Community is sending a delegati (By Jan)... |
| : Woodstock crime soars but 'cops don't care' Saturday 18-Apr-2009: By Craig McKuneBattling almost daily theft from his workshop, a Woodstock engineer says crime in the area is seriously threatening his operation.A ramshackle boundary fence of razor wire, fibreglass p (By Jan)... | News - Africa: Congo woos African farmers Thursday 16-Apr-2009: In the biggest land deal in recent African history, the Republic of Congo has offered 10-million hectares of farmland to farmers from South Africa. South African farm union AgriSA told the German P (By Jan)... |
| News - Election 2009: COPE claims vigilantes set to disrupt rally Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: The ANC has bussed in "vigilantes" in camouflage from other provinces to disrupt a weekend COPE rally, a COPE official said on Wednesday. However the African National Congress has dismissed the cla (By Jan)... | S Africa: Wife: God saved me from killers Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Submitted by Grazy: More on the farm murders of the old Jew 15/04/2009 Pietermaritzburg - A Cramond farmer Ezrah Podolski, 71, died while tied to a tree after being bludgeoned on the head with (By JoAn)... |
| News - South Africa: Easter road death toll rises to 88 Monday 13-Apr-2009: By Thandi Skade, Bongani Masango and SAPA Emergency services and road traffic authorities were kept busy attending to 67 accidents which have claimed 88 lives thus far across the country this Easte (By Jan)... | Somalia: U.S. Navy Intervenes Against Pirates Sunday 19-Apr-2009: By Katy GabelNairobi - A United States Navy missile destroyer has arrived to help end an ongoing standoff between four Somali pirates and their American hostage off the east coast of Somalia.The hosta (By Jan)... |
| US lifts travel warning for Zim Saturday 18-Apr-2009: "There is no political dynamic. We are just gauging the situation as we see it on the ground" Washington - The United States said on Friday it has lifted its travel warning for Zimbabwe, sayin (By Jan)... | Zim: Mbeki recalled to define Mugabe's powers Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Mugabe insisted that he has the right to make independent decisions By Violet GondaIt is reported that Thursday's discussions between Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, ove (By Jan)... |
| : 'This pollution problem has a solution' Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Washington - The US Environmental Protection Agency shifted course on Friday by deeming carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a health risk, in a landmark turnaround that could impact climate chan (By Jan)... | : Mugabe loyalists on farms defiant Saturday 18-Apr-2009: Harare, Zimbabwe - A multiparty fact-finding delegation got a chilly reception as it toured Zimbabwean farms seized from whites by supporters of President Robert Mugabe.Friday's delegation was led by (By Jan)... |
| News - World: Obama adds weight to drug battle in Mexico Thursday 16-Apr-2009: Mexico City - US President Barack Obama travelled to Mexico on Thursday as his administration stepped up efforts to tackle Mexico's violent drug cartels, and the crisis hit hard south of the border. (By Jan)... | News - South Africa: Parties to challenge Zuma decision Thursday 16-Apr-2009: By Xolani Mbanjwa and Ella Smook In an unprecedented show of unity, opposition parties are to establish a public trust fund in a bid to legally overturn the decision by National Prosecuting Authori (By Jan)... |
| News - South Africa: Cosatu demands urgent action to save jobs Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Cosatu has urged the government to act faster to stem job losses by introducing a framework for the country's response to the global economic crisis. "This job loss bloodbath will have a devastatin (By Jan)... | News - Africa: Somali pirates questioned in France Wednesday 15-Apr-2009: Rennes, France - French police were questioning on Wednesday three Somali pirates who were brought to France after being captured by commandos during a hostage rescue operation in the Indian Ocean. (By Jan)... |
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