Stories about South Africa from December, 2007
South Africa: What if Jacob Zuma is found guilty?
J.S wonders what will happen if Jacob Zuma is found guilty: “I keep wondering what this is going to mean for us especially in terms of his election victory in...
Environment: How would Green Tax in SA be implemented?
Carl of Greencars asks ‘South Africa’s Green Tax – how’s it going to be implemented?’, saying “Government needs to apply the carrot AND the stick when persuading car buyers to...
South Africa: Is Jacob Zuma untouchable?
The Outlet is pessimistic about the future of South Africa: “Within a day of being ANC president, a major force against him is bound to be disbanded. I really hope...
South Africa: Two centers of power
Ray Hartley's take on Zuma's victory as ANC president: “As of today, the country is living with the much speculated about phenomenon of “two centers of power”. Jacob Zuma is...
The Battle of Polokwane and the Future of South Africa
The ANC's 52nd National Conference in Polokwane, South Africa has entered its third day. The voting for the hotly contested ANC presidency and other leadership positions has ended. The results, which will most definitely determine the future president of South Africa, are expected to be announced later on today. South African bloggers have not been silent about this historic conference of the South African ruling party.
South Africa: Tell us what Zuma has done
Mpumelelo is reporting from Polokwane, South Africa where the ANC is holding its historic conference: “Please Mbeki and Ngcuka, tell us what Zuma has done,” came the song from inside...
South Africa: Stormhoek's social media innovation
Andy is excited about Stormhoek innovation in social media: “Bloody hell. These guys KEEP innovating above the bar in the social media field. They've recently secured a distribution deal with...
South Africa: The best social media site in Africa
Vincent Maher writes about the South African video-sharing site, Zoopy: “The Nokia deal is the icing on top though – Zoopy is one of five companies worldwide, alongside Flickr, YouTube...
South Africa: The Guide with Yiza power
Matthew Buckland of South African Mail&Guardian writes about their new projects, the Guide and Yiza: “We’ve launched our latest project, The Guide. It expands on the excellent Mail & Guardian...
South Africa: Will Jacob Zuma win?
FM@Polokwane is a blog about the ANC's National Conference in Polokwane: “Will Jacob Zuma and his allies have a winner-takes-all approach to the election of the all-powerful ANC national executive...
Environment: Bali, Nuclear Energy and Green views from Africa
The climate change talks in Bali have been at the forefront of many blogs around the world. A worldwide protest was held on the 8th of Dec to call attention...
Climate Change 2007: Pre-conference views and first impressions of Bali
As the UN climate change conference begins in Bali, we step back a few days to see what bloggers had to say. From Gristmill in America, David Roberts celebrated Australia's...
