Tag Archives: University of KwaZulu-Natal

‘Closing the doors of learning’ (to Israel) opens the doors of freedom

May 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

One of South Africa’s largest tertiary institutions, the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban, is a site of multiple controversy but a near-disaster on Monday deserves more reflection because it points us in a positive direction: away from allying with … read more »

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President Jacob Zuma’s sons misbehaving

May 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The bad publicity generated by the dubious dealings of two of President Jacob Zuma’s children and other relatives is unlikely to have a bearing on the president’s fortunes at the ANC’s elective conference in Mangaung. But it has been described … read more »

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African climate CDMs ‘Can’t Deliver the Money’

December 8, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Patrick Bond and Michael Dorsey Africa is being cooked by climate change, and those causing the crisis should compensate the victims. This is probably the only hope for any top-down action at the Durban COP17 this week, with the Green … read more »

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Zimbabwe pre-poll violence condemned at Africa summit

April 1, 2011 by benim

African leaders early Friday delivered a thinly veiled rebuke to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, after a security summit sharply demanded an end to political violence ahead of expected polls. The security “Troika” of the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) … read more »

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Zimbabwe mass grave becomes political propaganda

March 31, 2011 by benim

Hundreds of skeletons found in a remote mine shaft have brought a macabre thrust to election campaigning in Zimbabwe — but the presence of some corpses still with skin, hair and body fluids has raised doubts over claims white colonial-era … read more »

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