AFP, January 5, 2016 South Africa’s ruling ANC party on Tuesday launched legal action over a white estate agent’s Facebook comments that compared black beachgoers to monkeys in a growing row about post-apartheid racism. The…
The British have been warming to South African politics’ enfant terrible of late. Julius Malema enjoyed a friendly reception during his trip to London and Oxford late last year where, as Biznews reported, he was…
FEBRUARY 26, 2016 BY TNO STAFF “Bullet proof vests in the suburbs; universities trashed; rector’s office petrol bombed; artifacts burnt; farmers murdered; land grabs increase; ‘burn the building and those inside’: ANC Member of…
This letter was written by Dr Peter Hammond from Australia The new Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom film presents a selection and distortion of the history of South Africa and Nelson Mandela as the secular…
DEATH OF AN ICON Exclusive: Les Kinsolving found just 1 obituary mentioning leader’s Communist ties Published: 12/09/2013 at 7:55 PM LES KINSOLVING When translated, that classic Latin maxim “De mortuis nil nisi bonum” is as…
Monday, 02 February 1987 Written by Warren L. McFerran The scene is a gloomy shanty somewhere in Soweto, the sprawling black township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Standing around the room are a group of…
QUICK FACTS NAME Winnie Mandela OCCUPATION Government Official BIRTH DATE September 26, 1936 (age 79) EDUCATION University of the Witwatersrand,Shawbury High School, Jan Hofmeyr School of Social Work PLACE OF BIRTH Bizana, South Africa ORIGINALLY…
EFF’s Sona stunt may have saved Mbete 04 MAR 2016 00:00BHEKI MAKHUBU Those who live in dictatorships watched in awe as Julius Malema led a campaign to test the ANC’s commitment to the rule…
SPECIAL REPORT Julius Malema: A special report ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is not one to shy away from serious political issues of the day. NEED TO KNOW Malema for president? God help us,…
30 September 2014 From the sectionAfrica In his short but stellar political career, South Africa’s Julius Malema – the firebrand leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party – has rarely been away from…
