· November, 2005

Stories about South Africa from November, 2005

SA: Jacob Zuma

4 November 2005

South Africa reports that French arms company, Thales, maybe joining former deputy President, Jacob Zuma in the dock. “This is a potential setback for Zuma, as it will make evidence against him easier to place before the court. Given the diplomatic ramifications, it also underscores the Scorpions’ determination to bring...

South Africa: Redistribution of land

3 November 2005

Mzansi Afrika writes an open letter to South African minister Didiza concerning the post-apartheid redistribution of agricultural land after learning that “communal farming projects at some seventy or so farms bought by the Limpopo government for R100 million under a Land Acquisition Grant Programme have collapsed due to lack of...

South AFrica: new blog

2 November 2005

Floyds Perspectives is a new South African blog by a young “politically active and thereof a young activist or perhaps a student activist. Lots of hope for the future and believe that distribution of resources should be responsive of sociatal needs not intended on profiteering.” In his latest post he...