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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela. For the late Meles Zenawi and his apostles (the Melesistas) in Ethiopia, the reverse is true: Ignorance is the most powerful weapon you … read more »
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The late British PM’s views on race discrimination, sanctions and the ANC 1. Article in the Finchley Times, December 8 1977 In her reply Mrs Thatcher assured the [anti-apartheid] protestors that the Conservative Party was totally opposed to apartheid. Her … read more »
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Newspapers and Magazines were quite rightly full of very extensive eulogies of Chinua Achebe who passed away aged 82. Most chose to omit the tragic chapter of his involvement in the Biafra secession attempt that culminated in the civil war … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, IndepthAfrica, Nadine Gordimer, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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JOHANNESBURG – Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said. The office of President Jacob Zuma thanked South Africans who prayed … read more »
IndepthAfrica – Former South African president Nelson Mandela is said to be in good spirits and making steady progress during hospital treatment for a recurring lung infection. President Zuma said Thursday that Mandela is doing “very well,” telling the BBC … read more »
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Johannesburg – South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela is “responding positively” to treatment for a recurring lung infection after being admitted to hospital, the government said on Thursday. “He remains under treatment and observation in hospital,” it added in a … read more »
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(Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said on Thursday. A statement said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader was admitted shortly before midnight. It gave no … read more »
Chinua Achebe best known for breakthrough novel ‘Things fall Apart’ Nigerian novelist, poet and essayist Chinua Achebe, who died last week at the age of 82, was seen by many as the father of African literature. Simon Winder, publishing director … read more »
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In Lagos and London and many other places, the world mourned the great African novelist Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at 82. Achebe was best known to American readers for his novel “Things Fall Apart.” Published in London … read more »
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Tagged African literature, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, indewpthafrica, Man Booker International Prize, Nadine Gordimer, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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(CNN) — The death of Chinua Achebe represents more than the loss of a great writer. Achebe was perhaps the first to give voice with elegance, a poetic prose, and startling insight to the other side of the world which … read more »
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When a 23-year-old woman was raped and tortured to death in Delhi, the case captured the attention of the world. Two months later, a 17-year-old girl was raped and tortured to death near Cape Town in an eerily similar case, … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, AIDS, Cape Town, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Jimmy Carter, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, South Africa
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A version of this post ran on the author’s blog, Africa in Transition. The views expressed are the author’s own. The ‘heroic’ leaders who follow notorious African dictators to power frequently fall from grace themselves. If Morgan Tsvangirai replaces Robert Mugabe as … read more »
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JOHANNESBURG — Forensic scientists on Tuesday exhumed two bodies believed to belong to young activists last seen 24 years ago at the home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as police said they have opened a new murder investigation. The case reopens a … read more »
On Monday it was revealed that members of the community of Muden in KwaZulu-Natal are afraid to sleep in their homes at night following a horrific massacre in which six family members were shot dead by gunmen posing as police … read more »
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For decades, the country of South Africa was the focus of an international rallying cry against the injustices of apartheid. On June 17, 1991, South Africa’s Parliament abolished the legal framework for the practice of racial persecution. In 1994, Nelson Mandela and his … read more »
The lies that creep out of the state’s mouth are justified as the protection of order, even when they are against the law, but a citizen’s lawful attempt to counter their lies is terrorism. As long as enough people can … read more »
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People thought they would see no more peaceful protesters shot by police, but the force is turning violent again. By Justice Malala,The Guardian South African police officers have admitted that weapons were planted near the bodies of miners after the … read more »
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Behind the alleged murder of his girlfriend by the Paralympian Oscar Pistorius are deep-rooted attitudes to women, race and guns. The trial will bring these into sharp focus. Oscar Pistorius stood in court on Friday charged with murder, six months … read more »
08 February 2013 H.E. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma Chairperson of African Union Commission African Union Headquarters P.O. Box 3243 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Your Excellency, Re: Endemic conflicts, corruption, youth unemployment and civil unrest in Africa I have the … read more »
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Everyone must leave something behind when he dies…something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die…It doesn’t matter what you do, so long as you change something from the way it was before … read more »
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By Uzoma Ahamefule What is peace? The Macmillan English Dictionary states that peace means “a situation in which there is no war between countries or groups: A situation in which you are not annoyed by noise or other people: A … read more »
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Opinion by Caston Matewu As I walked down Robert Mugabe Road in Harare, what struck me was not the cars or lack of congestion on the road (of cause the City Council have done a good job making it a … read more »
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Here is what Pastor Tunde Bakare said on January 20, 2013. “I am of the firm belief and conviction that there will be no election in 2015. I am of the firm belief that this house of cards will collapse before … read more »
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After spending Christmas in hospital, former South African president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital. The anti-apartheid hero and Nobel Peace laureate was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on December 8 with a lung infection. Since then he has … read more »
Durban – Former president Nelson Mandela, who is recovering in a Pretoria hospital after undergoing a surgical procedure to remove gallstones and receiving treatment for a chronic lung infection, will probably spend Christmas in a hospital bed. The 94-year-old statesman’s … read more »
By William Gumede For most of the 100 years of the ANC’s history, two distinct strands of Zulu nationalism competed for dominance in the ANC, but especially in the KwaZulu Natal wing of the party, the one conservative, and more … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, KwaZulu, KwaZulu-Natal, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Zulu
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By Jeremiah Jacques, theTrumpet.com Amid hearty renditions of apartheid-era songs and wails from vuvuzelas, South African President Jacob Zuma was swept to victory on Tuesday in his party’s leadership election. Since his party—the African National Congress—holds dominant influence over the … read more »
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(Reuters) – Four white South Africans were charged with treason on Tuesday over a suspected plot to bomb a conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and execute President Jacob Zuma and other top government officials. The four, named … read more »
(AP) — South Africa’s governing African National Congress political party will return to where it was first formed to fight apartheid a century ago to pick its next leader, at a time some believe the movement is struggling to regain … read more »
South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela, has had an operation to remove gallstones, according to a government statement. The operation was successful and Mr Mandela is recovering. Mr Mandela, who is 94, was admitted to hospital last Saturday after … read more »
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