Weekly Southern African Report
From Jan Lamprecht Southern Africa in Crisis
www.AfricanCrisis.co.za
Sunday, 21st June 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 |
| South Africa World Cup 2010... and the shooting's already started Friday 19-Jun-2009: Submitted by Hennie: Only 70 miles from a 2010 World Cup football stadium, a farmer's wife and a boy aged 13 learn to defend themselves with lethal weapons. They say thousands of white landowners h (By JoAn)... | The British, Ethnic Cleansing and Concentration Camps Thursday 18-Jun-2009: Submitted by Hennie: June 13, 09 The world is full of commentaries on the termâ€ethnic cleansingâ€; the isolation, removal and disposal of one ethnic group by another. There are many demands for (By JoAn)... |
| A genocide in South Africa Sunday 21-Jun-2009: Submitted by Hennie: By David Hamilton To attain a goal through ideology you need two things: a vision for a better future but also a vision of terrible evil if the alternative to the vision is (By JoAn)... | Gambia: President Jammeh Breaks Long Silence Sunday 21-Jun-2009: After four years of investigation, the president broke the silence on the alleged killing of the eight bodies of the Ghanaian nationals.The UN fact finding mission, according to the GRTS interview, ha (By Jan)... |
| Explaining Globalism: The Iranian election & the Real Reason why the Western world believes so much Democracy... Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: [It was announced the other day that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won the elections in Iran. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the President who wants to nuke Israel off the face of the earth. What is interesting (By Jan)... | [Humor]: Krisjan and the Petrol Attendant Friday 19-Jun-2009: [Submitted by Kobie. In South Africa we have a quaint remnant of the past called a petrol attendant. By law, customers at petrol stations are not allowed to fill their vehicles themselves. All petrol (By Gairk)... |
| South Africa: The Next Zimbabwe Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: Submitted by Hennie: Despite the global boom, most South Africans were left behind. Fourteen years after the end of apartheid, widespread discontent is fueling communism, and economic collapse loom (By JoAn)... | South Africa: Hand in the guns or else! Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: Submitted by Eddie: It is quite clear now that the SAPS and ANC government lied when they claimed the Firearms Control Act was not intended to disarm the public. With upwards of 1 million fire (By JoAn)... |
| South Africa: What Future Is There For Whites And Other Minorities? Sunday 21-Jun-2009: Submitted by Hennie: Mike Smith - 7/15/2007 What future is there for whites and other minorities in South Africa? It is not just whites who will disappear under the ANC/Communist rule, but all m (By JoAn)... | Nigeria: Midterm Results Disappoint Monday 15-Jun-2009: Washington, DC - "Every Nigerian hopes Yar'Adua's administration will start delivering those political goods which every society is entitled to, and what Yar'Adua promised in his Inaugural Address. Bu (By Jan)... |
| South African Apartheid: made in Britain Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: Submitted by Hennie: June 13 Apartheid: made in Britain: Richard Dowden explains how Churchill, Rhodes and Smuts caused black South Africans to lose their rights. RICHARD DOWDEN Monday, 18 Apri (By JoAn)... | Interview: Sudan's 'Darfur Was Just a Place Where Evil Lived' Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Kristin PalitzaCape Town - Kristin Palitza interviews MAHMOOD MAMDANI, professor of anthropology and political scienceAnalysing the colonial and historical roots of the violence in Darfur, Mahmood (By Jan)... |
| Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery in the Mediterranean, the Barbary Coast, and Italy, 1500-1800 Monday 15-Jun-2009: [Here is an excellent book review about how whites were enslaved. Gairk] In the anti-white mania which has gripped modern Britain, the Atlantic Slave Trade is to be given wide prominence in schools (By Gairk)... | Nigeria: Militants Destroy Agip Pipeline - Two Soldiers Feared Dead in Bayelsa Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Samuel OyadonghaYenagoa - The relative peace of Nembe creek was in the early hours of today (Friday) shattered as heavily armed militants engaged men of the Joint Task Force stationed at Obioku com (By Jan)... |
| Aviva Resists Pressure to Move to SA Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Thato MosekiAustralian integrated energy company, Aviva, has resolved to locate its power station in Botswana, going against a request from Eskom to move the planned 1, 000 megawatt coal powered st (By Jan)... | South Africa: TLU/TAU Media Release Saturday 20-Jun-2009: Submitted by Kobie: Thursday, June 18, 2009 TAU SA attended budget debates The Deputy-president of TAU SA, Mr Louis Meintjes was sent on behalf of the agricultural union to attend the replies of (By JoAn)... |
| Central African Republic: Who's Who With Guns Friday 19-Jun-2009: Bangui - Lasting security remains elusive in the north and northeast of Central African Republic, despite truces struck with armed groups and a national conference held in late 2008 in an effort to st (By Jan)... | South Africa: More Than 25 Percent of Men Have Committed Rape - Report Saturday 20-Jun-2009: Johannesburg - More than 25 percent of South African men have raped; of those, nearly half said they had raped more than one person, says a new report by the Medical Research Council (MRC).The study w (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: COPE in financial, political morass Monday 15-Jun-2009: By Caiphus Kgosana and Sibusiso NgalwaCOPE is under serious financial and political strain: there is doubt about the true number of its membership and leadership squabbles are taking their toll on the (By Jan)... | Zim: Chinamasa slams SADC land ruling & condones farm attacks Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: “The tribunal has no jurisdiction over Zimbabwe. The judges are not SADC†By Alex BellJustice Minister Patrick Chinamasa has slammed a SADC Tribunal ruling, meant to put a stop to the ongo (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: Chinamasa Slams SADC Land Ruling & Condones Farm Attacks Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: By Alex BellJustice Minister Patrick Chinamasa has slammed a SADC Tribunal ruling, meant to put a stop to the ongoing wave of farm invasions, saying orders by the human rights court have no legal forc (By Jan)... | "Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (13-06-2009) Monday 15-Jun-2009: Howzit President Obama has pledged some US$73 million to Zimbabwe - but has ensured that when and if that money was released, it would not fall into the hands of Robert Mugabe, but into the contro (By The BeardedMan)... |
| Sierra Leone: Wave of Violence Or Wake-Up Call? Saturday 20-Jun-2009: By Lisa DenneyRecent rioting and violence in Freetown and the east of Sierra Leone has brought into focus the fragility of the post-conflict peace, held in place since 2002, writes Lisa Denney. At fir (By Jan)... | Getting it right, the first time around - Eeben Barlow Thursday 18-Jun-2009: Eeben is truly a gifted commander, a leader of men, why do I say so, not “because I say so”, but because Eeben Barlow has the evidence to proof it! Simply look at Eeben's career, and the tremendous su (By JanOlifant)... |
| Zim: SA: Drop sanctions against Harare Sunday 21-Jun-2009: Nkoana-Mashabane said she would "reiterate" Tsvangirai's pleas for aid when she meets Hillary Clinton next week Cape Town - World leaders should drop sanctions against Zimabbwe and open lines (By Jan)... | "Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (16-06-2009) Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: Howzit People who know me, will know that first and foremost, I am a music lover... I was first made aware of this video by my friend JCS in the good ol' US of A. I have yet to work out just how (By The BeardedMan)... |
| Sierra Leone: Drug Fight Advances But Risks Remain Saturday 20-Jun-2009: Freetown - While the government and international agencies are making what the UN calls "considerable" progress on reducing drug trafficking in Sierra Leone, the trafficking - coupled with youth unemp (By Jan)... | World: Protester shot dead at anti-Ahmadinejad rally Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: Tehran - A protester was reportedly shot dead and several people were wounded during clashes in Tehran on Monday as massive crowds defied a ban to stage a rally against the disputed re-election of Pre (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: Babies being dumped as recession bites Saturday 20-Jun-2009: By Amandeep Parmar"Unbelievable - seeing its face was such a shock. I'm still struggling with it," said Tony Ridgewell, reflecting on a hectic morning.Ridgewell, visiting his friend at the Telkom offi (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: 'Let Us Farm, It's Our Job' Thursday 18-Jun-2009: By Servaas Van Den BoschWindhoek - A regional tribunal in Namibia has referred a controversial Zimbabwean land case to the next Southern African Development Community Summit of Heads of State, rejecti (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: Xenophobia Still Smouldering Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Mandisi MajavuCape Town - "My worry is that my children are going to be slaves because they won't have anything. These foreign people come to South Africa with nothing, but tomorrow he has cash, th (By Jan)... | Zim: Taking meetings with a murderer Thursday 18-Jun-2009: On guard when he becomes charming CommentBy Michael GersonZimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is attempting something rare and difficult - sharing power with the man who tried to murde (By Jan)... |
| [2 Videos] USA: The NEXT Ronald Reagan: Incredibly Brilliant: Jon Voight`s Speeches about Obama the False Pophet Monday 15-Jun-2009: [I say: Jon Voight should be the President of America! People should mobilise around this man and take America back, the way they did with Ronald Reagan. I listened the entire speech sent to me below (By Jan)... | South Africa: Did Prinsloo foresee his end? Monday 15-Jun-2009: By Graeme Hosken and Hanti OttoFugitive South African advocate Dirk Prinsloo might have known two months ago that he was going to be involved in a bank robbery. In April, Prinsloo penned a letter whic (By Jan)... |
| New Expanded edition of the bestselling Slavery Terrorism and Islam Sets the Record Straight Sunday 21-Jun-2009: The new, expanded edition of Slavery, Terrorism and Islam – the Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat has received much interest and positive responses, from as far afield as Alaska and the Middle (By Gairk)... | Zimbabwe: Obama, Listen to African Voice Saturday 20-Jun-2009: By Obi EgbunaHarare - OUR Washington DC Correspondent, OBI EGBUNA, caught up with the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry WALTER MZEMBI during the latter's recent visit to the United States a (By Jan)... |
| Understanding 'intelligence' - Eeben Barlow Thursday 18-Jun-2009: Humans are social creatures, which means that incredible amounts of information flow out of our minds. It is this information, which as Eeben describes, is not being utilised and exploited by intellig (By JanOlifant)... | Uganda: LRA Attacks Worry South Sudan Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: By Salva KirrKampala - SOUTH Sudan has ordered more troops to its southwestern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, following recent attacks by rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (By Jan)... |
| Germany/Russia/USA: Is Another Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Imminent? Friday 19-Jun-2009: Submitted by George: There's a certain point before every war when conflict becomes inevitable. When this point is breached, no amount of negotiation or compromise will stem the impending carnage. (By JoAn)... | Nigeria: World War 11 and African Veterans Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: By Tayo AgunbiadeLagos - It was in an atmosphere of pomp and sobriety that the 65th Anniversary D-Day in Normandy , France was commemorated.Thousands including world leaders, Presidents Obama and Sark (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe battles conflict's explosive legacy Thursday 18-Jun-2009: 1,550 people have been killed by landmines since 1980 Thulani Mpofu, Foreign CorrespondentBulawayo - Thirty years after the end of Zimbabwe's civil war, landmines continue to exact a heavy tol (By Jan)... | Sudan: U.S. Special Envoy Reports on Comprehensive Peace Agreement Saturday 20-Jun-2009: Washington, DC - Scott Gration, Special Envoy to Sudan - Washington, DC, June 17, 2009:MR. KELLY: Good morning. We’re very pleased to have with us today Scott Gration. General Gration grew up in (By Jan)... |
| Nigeria: Militants Bomb More Chevron Facilities Saturday 20-Jun-2009: Warri - THERE are indications that operations of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) in the Niger-Delta are under serious threat of being grounded, following the onslaught from militants who have blown up s (By Jan)... | Nigeria: My Life, My Country, By Femi Asiru Sunday 21-Jun-2009: He can be said to have virtually seen it all. Femi Asiru, an accomplished banker who attained great heights in his career, has a rare privilege of experiencing Nigeria in her smooth and rough times. W (By Jan)... |
| Southern Africa: Is South Africa a Bully in Sacu? Friday 19-Jun-2009: By Rampholo MolefheIf South Africa chooses to play the role of the bully of the region, it could get in the way of southern Africa's integration into a unified African government in the long run.Perha (By Jan)... | Africa: Five children killed by mortar shell Friday 19-Jun-2009: By Mustafa Haji AbdinurMogadishu - A top police commander was among 13 people killed as the six-week-old power struggle between the Somali government and insurgents led to fresh clashes in the capital (By Jan)... |
| The coming battle for Africa - Eeben Barlow Friday 19-Jun-2009: The battle for Africa is just about to be heated up a notch, see HERE. I believe that the Chinese might have an edge in Africa, because humans are on most occasions naturally 'bribe able'. So, all the (By JanOlifant)... | Africa: Questioning Old Traditions Friday 19-Jun-2009: By Steve KretzmannCape Town - Inefficient production, bad infrastructure, poor access to markets, a lack of capital investment: the challenges facing smallholder farmers across Africa are many. A 'gre (By Jan)... |
| Feeding the intelligence process - Eeben Barlow Thursday 18-Jun-2009: What many civilians, and commanders alike fail to understand is that physical battle is one one half of the process to victory. If a commander wants to be successful, he should understand that he need (By JanOlifant)... | Italy revives mussolini's 'Blackshirt' vigilantes as fears of Facism sparks investigation Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: Are they right or are they wrong? I couldn't make an intelligent comment on that, but my first feeling was a bit of admiration for those who are willing to put themselves on the line and try to fix so (By JoAn)... |
| Nigeria: An Encounter With Kidnapped Filipino Ship Captain Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: Abuja - Napoleon Emphasis was the captain of an oil tanker ship, MC Spirit chartered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to bring 20,000 metric tonnes of refined petrol (PMS) to the coun (By Jan)... | South Africa: BEE failed: Mbeki's brother Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Rebecca HarrisonSouth Africa should scrap its drive to give black people a slice of the white-dominated economy because it stifles growth and spurs corruption, the brother of the country's former p (By Jan)... |
| The Importance of mission planning - Eeben Barlow Thursday 18-Jun-2009: "It will do planners good to remember that there are no second prizes in an operation and that no amount of firepower can rectify a poor plan." I would like to add emphasis to this important aspect, (By JanOlifant)... | Race Enters SA School Language Debate Sunday 21-Jun-2009: A South African school’s quest to retain Afrikaans as the medium of instruction is based on its holding on to “Afrikaans domination in imitation of racial practices†of the past, claims a local (By Peter the News Guy (TRP))... |
| Global: The Failure of Communism and Socialism Friday 19-Jun-2009: Submitted by Spiculum: And so we keep on stumbling from one form to another and another and another - a never ending process. The Failure of Communism and Socialism By Dr. Norman D. Livergood (By JoAn)... | Quarter of men in South Africa admit rape, survey finds Friday 19-Jun-2009: Submitted by Wayne M: One in four men in South Africa have admitted to rape and many confess to attacking more than one victim, according to a study that exposes the country's endemic culture of se (By JoAn)... |
| Global: We Don't Need Gasoline, Never Did Thursday 18-Jun-2009: Submitted by Spiculum: 6-10-09 Gasoline Is Toxic Waste - Literally PermaCulture.com We Don't Need Gasoline, Never Did Facts: Scientific and historical about gasoline and alcohol 1. (By JoAn)... | Africa: 18 cops killed in Algerian ambush - report Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Pierre-Yves JulienAlgiers - Islamist rebels ambushed and killed 18 Algerian police and a civilian, sources said, as neighbouring Mali said it had killed about 20 suspected al-Qaeda fighters from a (By Jan)... |
| S.Africa: Afrikaner Homeland - Legally - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS - YOUR VOTE Monday 15-Jun-2009: One of our regular readers, Conrad, told me about this group. He even met them. These are lawyers who are LEGALLY pursuing an Afrikaner Homeland via the international courts. What they need are whites (By Jan)... | Somalia: International Community Uniting Against Pirates, Official Says Monday 15-Jun-2009: By Lauren CaldwellPiracy off the coast of Somalia is felt worldwide, harming trade, slowing regional development and preventing humanitarian aid from reaching the poorest nations of east Africa, accor (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: Shabangu warns gold thieves Monday 15-Jun-2009: By Gaye DavisThe government will not allow criminals to run its mining industry, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says.She warned those involved in stealing gold: "We are coming for you."Anno (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: Finding White Rhodesia in the American West Thursday 18-Jun-2009: By John AllenCape Town - The writer Alexandra Fuller is best known in southern Africa for two books which portray with vivid and – for one who grew up in the same milieu – discomforting ac (By Jan)... |
| Central African Republic: Ex-President's Ambitions Cause Anxiety Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: By Melanie GoubyLondon - The former head of state of the Central African Republic, CAR, Ange-Felix Patasse, has told IWPR he will take part in presidential elections there next year, but analysts warn (By Jan)... | Zim: Morgan Tsvangirai to urge Britain to increase support for MDC Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: Credibility of the MDC depends on "targeted support" By Graham Boynton and Philip SherwellZimbabwe has slashed its inflation rate from 500 billion per cent to three per cent in just three mont (By Jan)... |
| Zim: SADC ruling ignored again as farmers fight to keep their land Monday 15-Jun-2009: “Our maize is being stolen by the lorry-load, and the police are still not reacting" By Alex BellA ruling by the human rights court of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), whic (By Jan)... | Africa: Somalia licking wounds Sunday 21-Jun-2009: Mogadishu - Somalia's government was reeling on Friday from an insurgent suicide bombing that killed its security minister and 19 other people, six weeks into a fierce nationwide insurgent offensive.O (By Jan)... |
| Noam Chomsky Going To His Typical Gatherings Of Leftist Shills Whom Support Him Monday 15-Jun-2009: [This is just disgusting. I find it quite odd that an "anarchist" site that states it's left-wing is cozying up to someone like Noam Chomsky. Chomsky is scum. He doesn't support the USA to protect (By Lone Wolf)... | Hezbollah Would Be Comfortable Of Whoever Becomes Iran's President Thursday 18-Jun-2009: [There seems to be some high level talk among Leftist and other conspiracy theorist blogs stating that the CIA is behind the recent anti-Ahmadinejad riots. But I think it's all just deception on the (By Lone Wolf)... |
| Zimbabwe: Inside Family of Regina Sveto Saturday 20-Jun-2009: By Tendai Hildegarde ManzvanzvikeHarare - THERE is more than meets the eye in the case of Regina Sveto, the 21-year-old mother who stunned the nation three weeks ago after claiming she "flew from Mure (By Jan)... | Africa: Mogadishu's police chief killed Friday 19-Jun-2009: By Abdi Guled and Ibrahim MohamedMogadishu - Heavy fighting between hardline Islamist rebels and government forces in Somalia's capital on Wednesday killed at least 22 people, including Mogadishu's po (By Jan)... |
| Southern Africa: Lawyer Rescues Trafficking Victims in South Africa, Mozambique Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: By Jane MorseA casual conversation in a Pretoria, South Africa, café launched a dangerous investigation by Inácio Sebastião Mussanhane, a lawyer from Mozambique who was studying i (By Jan)... | Africa: Investment in Small Farmers Crucial Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: By Miriam MannakCape Town - Attempts to "alleviate" poverty and hunger and boost African economies are futile if the needs and potential of small-scale farmers in the region are ignored and the issue (By Jan)... |
| No Need for Kalafatis Inquest, Culprits Known Friday 19-Jun-2009: By Lekopanye MooketsiThe publicity secretary of the Botswana National Front (BNF), Moeti Mohwasa, said there is no need to hold an inquest into John Kalafatis' death because it is clear how he died.Th (By Jan)... | [Video][YouTube] USA: The Politically Incorrect guide to Politics Monday 15-Jun-2009: This is actually very interesting and makes a number of good points. There are other parts to this but I haven't gone looking for them, but they all look worthwhile. Jan] Click on the link below to (By Jan)... |
| Suspects in Record Failed Cash Robbery Granted Bail Saturday 20-Jun-2009: By Werner MengesTWO suspects who were arrested after the failure of what would have been a record-setting cash robbery in Windhoek on Africa Day were granted bail of N$10 000 each yesterday.Windhoek r (By Jan)... | "Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (15-06-2009) Monday 15-Jun-2009: Howzit Foreign currency mid-rate updated... -o00o- Gono, just like so many other key Mugabe appointees) has decided that if he is going to go down then he is going to take whoever he can wi (By The BeardedMan)... |
| Africa: 'Time to end the violence' Thursday 18-Jun-2009: By Lamine ChikhiAlgiers - Support is building among Algeria's ruling elite for a plan to offer a new amnesty to al-Qaeda militants if they abandon violence that in the past few weeks has killed tens o (By Jan)... | East Africa: Prevent Forced Return of Refugees Saturday 20-Jun-2009: New York - The Tanzanian and Ugandan governments should ensure that refugees living in camps due to close on June 30 and 31, 2009 are not forcibly returned to their home countries and are immediately (By Jan)... |
| Nigeria: Militants' Video Shows Soldiers Killing Civilians Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: By Ofonime UmmanahA video of soldiers executing two unarmed brothers in the Niger Delta has sparked outrage and condemnation, with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) calling i (By Jan)... | Scope for Another Rate Cut As Inflation Slows Friday 19-Jun-2009: By Brian BenzaAnother interest rates cut by the Bank of Botswana (BoB) is likely as inflation figures this week fell to single digits, for the first time in 14 months.On Monday, the Central Statistics (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: Environmental Organizations Wins Court Battle on GM Crops Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: By Stephanie NieuwoudtCape Town - After a protracted court battle of seven years, a small South African environmental organisation won a major legal victory against the multinational agri-chemical and (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: Nigerian Drugs Syndicate Preys On Harare Women Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: By Sandra MandizvidzaWHEN Edith Tugwete, a 27-year-old struggling hairdresser from Harare was introduced to the world of "easy money" by a friend she thought her financial problems were over.Although (By Jan)... |
| IMPORTANT: Zim: I've learnt to share power like Nelson Mandela, says Morgan Tsvangirai - My comments Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: [Ok, let's cut out the nonsense and get down to the bones of this issue. Tsvangirai says that this process "will lead to democracy". He is basically saying that this is a transition, and that when the (By Jan)... | Sierra Leone: Freetown Faces Water Crisis Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Roland Bankole MarkeMassive rural-urban migration into Freetown is putting pressure on the city's capacity to provide clean, safe drinking water for all its residents, writes Roland Bankole Marke. (By Jan)... |
| Africa: War crimes trial ordered for Bemba Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: The International Criminal Court ruled Monday that former DR Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba will stand trial on five charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.A pre-trial panel of judg (By Jan)... | Rwanda: Joe Ritchie - American Business Leader, Rwandan Public Servant Friday 19-Jun-2009: By Fred Oluoch-OjiwahKigali - Joe Ritchie, an American businessman, is the first Chairman and CEO of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), an institution that has been tasked with spearheading Rwanda's (By Jan)... |
| Botswana: Problematic Dynamics of Law Enforcement Agencies Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: By Tshireletso MotlogelwaStaff writer TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA explores the problematic dynamics between the various law enforcement agencies after the advent of the controversial Directorate of Intelli (By Jan)... | South Africa: Class action suit launched against Metrorail Friday 19-Jun-2009: By A'eysha KassiemThe Rail Commuter Action group says it is to lodge criminal complaints against Metrorail on Friday at Cape Town Central police station."This is about to get personal," the group's he (By Jan)... |
| "Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (17-06-2009) Thursday 18-Jun-2009: Howzit Foreign currency mid-rates updated... -o00o- I received an email from Zimbabwe yesterday, and it reminded me to mention that I have placed the link for a fourth book in the right hand (By The BeardedMan)... | Rwanda: Umuseso Editor Goes to Exile - Our Source - Financial Problems Probably Main Cause of His Departure Thursday 18-Jun-2009: By Shyaka KanumaKabonero is in Kampala, and he has reported to the regional office of an organization called East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders where he is claiming that he has fled Rwanda (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: 'We hope they deliver on their promises' Thursday 18-Jun-2009: Young people attending youth day celebrations in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg, welcomed ANC Youth League president Julius Malema's call for job creation.While addressing the youth at Tuesday's cel (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: Human Rights Precarious - AI Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Nqobile BhebheAMNESTY International Secretary-General Irene Khan yesterday said the government had failed to improve the country's human rights situation and economic conditions, which she describe (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Call to Govts to Help Small Farmers Saturday 20-Jun-2009: By Stephanie NieuwoudtCape Town - Development in Africa should be boosted through labour-intensive production on small to medium-sized farms. To advance food security in Africa, governments should ass (By Jan)... | South Africa: No time wasted as cops nab four for murder Sunday 21-Jun-2009: By Kamini Padayachee and Jeff WicksThe police have moved swiftly in arresting four men in connection with the murders of a former Durban policeman on Wednesday and of a Howick couple whose burnt bodie (By Jan)... |
| Zim: Nkomo challenges eviction from farm Monday 15-Jun-2009: The wrangle highlights the chaos, violence and thuggery of land reform By Lizwe SebathaBulawayo – A top official of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party, John Nkomo, has filed (By Jan)... | South Africa: Nadine's uncle to face murder, rape charges Friday 19-Jun-2009: By Caryn DolleyA relative of seven-year-old Nadine Jantjies, whose body was discovered in Wesbank a day after she went missing, is in custody on suspicion of raping and killing her.He will appear in (By Jan)... |
| Nigeria: I'm Ready to Meet Ateke Tom - Yar'Adua Thursday 18-Jun-2009: By Chesa Chesa, Joe Nwankwo and And Adeola YusufPresident Umaru Yar'Adua on Tuesday ignored the skepticism of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and expressed delight that militant leader, Ateke (By Jan)... | Africa: 'Bail Out Education, Not Business' Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: By Mandisi MajavuCape Town - The World Economic Forum on Africa has just concluded in Cape Town. If government leaders and captains of industry called for an eight trillion dollar bailout for the cont (By Jan)... |
| Nigeria: Key Militant Offers to Accept Yar'Adua's Amnesty Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: By Sunleye-Solawumi Olaleye and Ahamefula OgbuPort Harcourt - Leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Mr. Ateke Tom has asked President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to define the terms of the amnesty he (By Jan)... | Renamo Election Observation Bill Rejected Saturday 20-Jun-2009: Maputo - The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Thursday rejected a bill on election observation, proposed by the opposition Renamo-Electoral Union coalition, which would have str (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Mali army attacks al-Qaeda Friday 19-Jun-2009: Bamako - Malian security forces have killed about 20 suspected al-Qaeda fighters in a raid near the Algeria border targeting a cell thought to have executed a British hostage, security sources said on (By Jan)... | Rate Cuts Dent Profits Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: By Jo-Mare DuddyTHE current cycle of interest rate reductions, although putting pressure on commercial banks' profits, in no way threatens the stability of the local sector, the Bankers Association of (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: Mugabe should be proud - The Last White farmers say they will give up farming if they are paid... Tuesday 16-Jun-2009: [I said in a recent article, that Mugabe may have damaged Zimbabwe's agriculture for 1,000 years. Well, even if he's damaged it for the next 100 or 200 its still a massive disaster. See: Zim: Has Muga (By Jan)... | South Africa: Top Cape detectives to probe Judge's death Monday 15-Jun-2009: Two of the Western Cape's top detectives are heading the investigation into the mysterious death of Acting Cape High Court Judge Patrick Maqubela.The probe has been described by police as "highly, hig (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: ICC - an army for the downtrodden Thursday 18-Jun-2009: 'We will not rest until those who perpetrate heinous crimes against humanity are brought to book and made to pay for their deeds."This is the promise of Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Cour (By Jan)... | South Africa: 'We nail one gang and another crops up' Thursday 18-Jun-2009: A surge in the number of red-light robberies at some of Tshwane's busiest intersections has Pretoria police on high alert.The security scare around Fountains Circle and some of the major arterial rout (By Jan)... |
| Africa: United States Agency for International Development Teams Up with Western Union to Launch African Diaspora Marketplace Wednesday 17-Jun-2009: Denver, Colo., Washington, DC - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Western Union, a leading global payments network and Ecobank, the Pan-African Bank, are counting on inno (By Jan)... | Amnesty: Human rights in Zimbabwe still grim Sunday 21-Jun-2009: "No real sense of urgency to bring about human rights changes" By Angus ShawHarare - Amnesty International's director said Thursday the situation in Zimbabwe remains grim despite promises of r (By Jan)... |
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