Stories about South Africa from November, 2005
SA: Jacob Zuma
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
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: Racism
The FishBowl reports on a “bizzare” quote of the day
South AFrica: new blog
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...