Sout Africa to be ruled by new Stasi – author warns
“The Stasi Bill will bring the Secret Service, National Intelligence Agency, the Office of Interception Services among several others – under one Big Brother bureau… ” warns Brent Meersman – SA author of ‘Primary Coloured’ and ‘Reports Before Daybreak’: Brent Meersman on why we should be concerned by the Intelligence General Laws Amendment Bill.. ‘Boss, [...]
In Which The Economist Loses a Debate Against Itself
The Economist had a piece on South Africa in the latest issue that unintentionally contradicted itself. I usually try not to let others do my work for me, but these two paragraphs warrant regurgitating in full: The ANC has marked up some notable achievements. It enshrined civil and social rights in the constitution. It abolished [...]
South Africa: 2011 in Review
Happy New Year, everyone. Before you look forward to 2012 it’s time to look back at South Africa’s 2011. 1. Summary of 2011 There were three issues that defined 2011 in South Africa. 1) By far the most significant of these was the controversy over the Protection of State Information Bill. For many years the [...]
Southern Africa Year in Review: Democracy without Citizens?
The year 2011 for Southern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa in general, will probably be remembered for what did not happen in the light of the people-powered uprising and protests that swept across the globe. In the Arab world, in particular North Africa, what is being now referred to as the Arab Spring made 2011 a [...]
South African activist: “Palestine casts light on our own history”
Israel was declared an apartheid state during a session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine in Cape Town on 7 November. Among those following the tribunal’s deliberations was a group of young South Africans, including Mbuyiseni Ndlozi of BDS South Africa, a group campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel, and Joni Barnard of [...]
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