South Africa: ANC Mourns the Passing of ANCWL DP Cde Nosipho Ntwanambi By Zizi Kodwa, African National Congress July 9, 2014 PRESS RELEASE Comrade Nosipho Ntwanambi, who passed on last night following prolonged illness, was a crusader for women's rights and an all round activist who placed her life and energies at the service of our revolutionary movement and the people of South Africa. Having joined the ranks of the African National Congress following

South Africa Takes a Step Backwards By Graeme Reid, City Press July 7, 2014 South Africa’s inexplicable support for a regressive resolution at the UN Human Rights Council brings into question its commitment to gender equality and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. A controversial “protection of the family” resolution was passed on June 26. Not only did South Africa vote in favour, but astoundingly supported

Torture is still widespread in South Africa By Danni Titus, Mail & Guardian June 26, 2014 June 26 is the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. There should be no more police torture in South Africa, yet it continues. Freedom from torture is the one human right on which there can be no limitation. There are just no circumstances that allow any person to subject another human being to any acts of torture; to cruel, inhuman or degrading

SAIRR: Whites kept out of public service By News24 June 26, 2014 Johannesburg - Public service managers are being encouraged to keep posts vacant rather than fill them with whites, an SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) consultant said in a newsletter this week. "In the name of transformation, managers in the public service have actually been incentivised to keep whites out for racial and ideological reasons. Better to leave a vacancy unfilled

South African anti-apartheid hero awarded Tang Prize By Oman Daily Observer June 21, 2014 TAIPEI — Albie Sachs, the South African judge who rose to fame for his role in the anti-apartheid struggle, was yesterday awarded the Tang Prize, touted as Asia’s version of the Nobels, for his contributions to human rights and justice.
Sachs, who lost an arm and the sight of one eye in a car-bombing by apartheid forces in Mozambique in 1988 and was later

SA marks anniversary of Soweto Uprisings By SA News, South African Government News Agency June 16, 2014 Pretoria – Today, 38 years ago, South Africa’s youth rose up and demonstrated against the injustices of apartheid and the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. It was a turning point in the country’s history as the youths fought for freedom and the creation of a democratic state. However, the uprisings ended tragically with

Cops leaking guns By Graeme Hosken, Times Live 4 June 2014   A massive firearms scandal unfolding in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court is expected to lead to a wide-scale investigation involving corrupt policemen supplying arms and ammunition to criminals. Thousands of weapons were surrendered to the police during the firearms amnesty of 2009 and were earmarked for destruction. On Monday last week, police raided the house of elderly Ukrainian

How the radical Second Phase must be pursued - SACP CC SACP Central Committee        1 June 2014 Party says critical elements include transformation of control of key commanding heights of economy South African Communist Party CENTRAL COMMITTEE statement, June 1 2014 From election victory to a second, more radical phase of the national democratic revolution! The SACP Central Committee met in Johannesburg over the weekend of 30 May to 1 June.

Cultural Diversity, Dialogue And Development: Managing Effectively What Makes Us Unique By Adv Jacques du Preez, FW de Klerk Foundation 21 May 2014 The 21st of May is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. It is recognised to provide an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to learn to "live together" better. The South African Constitution fully recognises the diverse nature of our

Delivering on ‘radical’ change, if not on growth or jobs @Liberty, a product of the IRR, by Dr Jeffery is Head of Policy Research at the IRR 26 March 2014 – 5/2014 In August 2012 the Cabinet adopted the National Development Plan (NDP) as South Africa’s policy blueprint from now until 2030. The plan is supposed to boost the economic growth rate to 5.4% of GDP and help gene- rate 11m jobs. At its national conference in Mangaung (Bloemfontein)