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by Allistor Spark, March 2010 As Julius Malema’s misdemeanours multiply, one of the most egregious has been allowed to go unchallenged for months. This was his misrepresentation of ex-President Nelson Mandela’s position on nationalisation. In punting his own populist campaign for the ANC to adopt a policy of nationalising the country’s mines, Malema has sought to give [...]
Continue reading...2. January 2010
Nomboniso Gasa 30 / 12/ 09 It is just more than a month since the first day of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign. The critical aspect of this campaign is to promote behavioural change to ensure that our society lives the reality of 365 days of no violence. During the [...]
Continue reading...10. November 2009
10. November 2009
Nick Taylor, JET Education Services Presentation to the CSR in Education Conference, TSiBA Education, Cape Town 21 November 2008 1. Introduction There are many teachers and schools who provide their learners with the opportunities to become skilled and confident citizens able to sustain their families and contribute to building a new society. While most successful schools are clustered in [...]
Continue reading...3. November 2009
Inaugural Speech of the 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State (UFS) For such a time as this Jonathan D Jansen In Honour of Adv. Bram Fischer Preliminaries Welcome, welcome, welcome. I thought this would never happen. In fact, many of you told me it could never happen because of my [...]
Continue reading...10. August 2009
Address by His Excellency Mr JG Zuma, President of the Republic on the occasion of the 53rd Anniversary of the Women’s March to the Union Buildings; Vryheid, National Women’s Day 9 August 2009 Programme Director,Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize;Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Ms. Noluthando Mayende- Sibiya;Minister of Arts and Culture, Ms [...]
Continue reading...19. July 2009
What to make of the war of words that has erupted between Jonathan Jansen and Jessie Duarte? Briefly, ANC spokesperson Duarte is demanding that recently installed University of the Free State Rector Jonathan Jansen apologise for calling Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga a “lazy and incompetent minister, if one takes into account her record as [...]
Continue reading...6. July 2009
The Sunday Times July 4th 2009 Too much emphasis on suffering and sacrifice can leave a hard residue of victimhood and entitlement We Are a nation-in-the-making and we cannot afford to squander our assets. Our knowledge about ourselves — our identity as a nation — depends on our understanding of our past and how others see us. It’s worrisome [...]
Continue reading...1. July 2009
July 1st The Times THE gloves are off! It is very disturbing that the politics of demonisation and threats have replaced common sense and understanding in the dispute involving the department of health and doctors. — Dr Lucas Ntyintyane, by e-mail # Doctors strike despite new wage offer Such brinkmanship is counterproductive. The loud noise emanating from [...]
Continue reading...28. June 2009
Chandré Prince Sunday Times June 27 Most packages are ‘small change’ Militant South African doctors, angered by the government’s “Mickey Mouse” wage offer, are now intent on shutting down the country’s public health system. Strike action, which this week crippled medical services in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, is set to intensify and spread throughout the country if [...]
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7. March 2010
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