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by Jennifer Thorpe on February 8th, 2010
The ANC is the ruling party. The ANC has the power to enact positive change through effective leadership and policy. Yet, South Africa is still one of the most dangerous places to live for a woman. At least three women are raped every minute in South...
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by Jenny Goodrick on February 8th, 2010
Subsequent to my blog "I want three wives!" I discovered a book titled Forty years among the Zulus. It was written in 1891 by Rev Josiah Tyler, a missionary in Natal.
Here are his observations regarding polygamy at that time:
"Polygamy presents...
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by Amanda Sevasti on February 8th, 2010
"I hate my job. And it's so cold and miserable here. I just want to come home!" I hear this pretty often when I chat to friends online.
"Well, why don't you then?" I reply.
"Because it's just three more years until I get my British passport."
...
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by Bert Olivier on February 8th, 2010
In my last post, I placed Cameron's Avatar in the interpretive framework of eco-political thought and practice. One could approach it in different ways, too, of course, one of which is to look at its interesting configuration of the relation between ...
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by Sandile Memela on February 8th, 2010
I never believed Sonono Khoza. Not because I thought that she deliberately lied about having sexual relations with President Jacob Zuma or because the issue of sleeping with a married man, especially a president, is trivial.
I did not believe her ...
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by Michael Trapido on February 7th, 2010
The Democratic Alliance and African National Congress have issued statements welcoming President Jacob Zuma's apology that he "deeply regretted" the pain he caused his family, the ANC and South Africans after revelations that he fathered a child out ...
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by Rod MacKenzie on February 7th, 2010
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An email joke doing the rounds at the moment is titled "An incredible story of luck and inspiration for us all!" It shows a picture of an extremely ugly, fat man with a gorgeous blonde clinging to him. Let's call the...
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by William Saunderson-Meyer on February 6th, 2010
Retirement, for a world leader, used to mean writing a blockbuster autobiography and swanning around the lucrative international speaking circuit. Nowadays -- ask Tony Blair and Thabo Mbeki -- it is as likely to mean the threat of imminent arrest and...
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by Rod MacKenzie on February 7th, 2010
Source : Sapa /dbm/tk
An email joke doing the rounds at the moment is titled "An incredible story of luck and inspiration for us all!" It shows a picture of an extremely ugly, fat man with a gorgeous blonde clinging to him. Let's call the...
Comments: 8
| Rating: 4 / 5 | Views: 1088
by Sandile Memela on February 8th, 2010
I never believed Sonono Khoza. Not because I thought that she deliberately lied about having sexual relations with President Jacob Zuma or because the issue of sleeping with a married man, especially a president, is trivial.
I did not believe her ...
Comments: 11
| Rating: 2 / 5 | Views: 683
by Jennifer Thorpe on February 8th, 2010
The ANC is the ruling party. The ANC has the power to enact positive change through effective leadership and policy. Yet, South Africa is still one of the most dangerous places to live for a woman. At least three women are raped every minute in South...
Comments: 8
| Rating: 5 / 5 | Views: 591
by Michael Trapido on February 7th, 2010
The Democratic Alliance and African National Congress have issued statements welcoming President Jacob Zuma's apology that he "deeply regretted" the pain he caused his family, the ANC and South Africans after revelations that he fathered a child out ...
Comments: 7
| Rating: 3 / 5 | Views: 588
by Amanda Sevasti on February 8th, 2010
"I hate my job. And it's so cold and miserable here. I just want to come home!" I hear this pretty often when I chat to friends online.
"Well, why don't you then?" I reply.
"Because it's just three more years until I get my British passport."
...
Comments: 5
| Rating: 3 / 5 | Views: 566
by William Saunderson-Meyer on February 6th, 2010
Retirement, for a world leader, used to mean writing a blockbuster autobiography and swanning around the lucrative international speaking circuit. Nowadays -- ask Tony Blair and Thabo Mbeki -- it is as likely to mean the threat of imminent arrest and...
Comments: 4
| Rating: 5 / 5 | Views: 456
by Jenny Goodrick on February 8th, 2010
Subsequent to my blog "I want three wives!" I discovered a book titled Forty years among the Zulus. It was written in 1891 by Rev Josiah Tyler, a missionary in Natal.
Here are his observations regarding polygamy at that time:
"Polygamy presents...
Comments: 2
| Rating: 4 / 5 | Views: 341
by Bert Olivier on February 8th, 2010
In my last post, I placed Cameron's Avatar in the interpretive framework of eco-political thought and practice. One could approach it in different ways, too, of course, one of which is to look at its interesting configuration of the relation between ...
Comments: 1
| Not rated | Views: 169
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I suggest that Zuma can still play a very positive role in the fight against HIV. He could be used as a famous example of what NOT to do. It could be called the "Be smarter than Zuma" campaign and feature him as the man that says one thing and does a...
Polygamy is like the loin cloth. Sooo last year.
It also creates a plethora of angry, frustrated young men with nobody to shag. The Zulu used to send them off to battle and whittle down their numbers with clubbings and impalings. Since that too wa...
Grant on Many wives make light work...
Dear Jennifer, You attack on the ANC Women's League refers. This is the Women's League of the ANC. They are private organisation and their own constitution.
The Women's League exists not to "hold the ANC men in check?"
Why single out the Wonmen's ...
Vusi Nzaphs on Does the ANC Women's League exist?
Think-Tanks Take Oil Money and Use it to Fund Climate Deniers
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/02/07
Hmmmmmmm??? the earth needs to be saved from the oil industry by the looks of it!!!...
Froggie on What will it take to save the world?
I like you you are sharp! well said...
Angie is their 'leader', surely you're asking for too much here.Once she can read her speeches,then maybe she could tackle other tasks!...
LOL @ the guy who says he's in "exile" in NZ; that's the funniest thing i've read all year :)
imagine comparing scurrying off to NZ to escape democracy, to the struggle our parents fought for all south africans' (incl whites) freedom! "in exile in...
Rushdi on Orania tourism: Come gawk at the racists
While I usually find Sandile's posts, this one actually makes sense to me...an uppity Christian White Woman.
You're quite right; would we have been interested in Sonono if the father of the baby had been someone else? And you're quite right, she...
La Quebecoise on What about Sonono's rights?
Sorry, not allowed and wouldn't dare....
Zodwa on Many wives make light work...
Oh Please!! Once again we hear all the drivel about rights and how the poor black culture is being attacked by the arrogant whites.
How about this woman slept with a married man without protection and she and he need to take responsibility as he ...
Dave Froneman on What about Sonono's rights?
Wow; what a briliant read!...
Rushdi on Orania tourism: Come gawk at the racists
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