The old way
‘I grew up in Rhodesia,’ I said out loud recently, whilst taking a walk with my son (he’s 35, I’m 69).
His face soured.
‘Why do you have to say that? Why can’t you say Zimbabwe?’
African National Congress
"The modern proletarian class does not carry out its struggle according to a plan set out in some book or theory; the modern workers' struggle is a part of history, a part of social progress, and in the middle of history, in the middle of progress, in the middle of the fight, we learn how we
The “what if” game is popular with the media and the commentariat in South Africa.
February 1990 stands out as the most important month in South Africa’s history. This month divides South Africa’s history into two parts. The first, 1652 to 1989, represents the period of institutionalised racism and political oppression of black and indigenous people.
12 – 15 December 2016, Cape Town
Building strong, vibrant and politically conscious workplaces!
November 16, 2016 was to be yet another turning point in Jacob Zuma’s presidency. He had initiated proceedings along with two of his ministers, Des van Rooyen and Mosebenzi Zwane, to have the ex-Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on state capture stopped from public disclosure.
Nuclear power kills. If ever one had any doubts about the truthfulness of this statement, the past few months in South African politics have surely dispelled them.
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