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Uhuru means freedom – The long road from Cape Town to Nairobi
In the KiSwahili language ‘uhuru’ means freedom. In Kenya, a man named Uhuru was recently elected president of the republic. Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn into office on Apr.9, 2013. He brings with him serious baggage after being accused of crimes against humanity for his alleged role in post-election violence in 2007 along with his running…
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The Rainbow Nation – South Africa
After spending the entire month of February in South Africa, I think I should take a moment to reflect on my time in this fascinating country. I find South Africa quite a contradiction. How a nation can laud its achievements in multiculturalism and pluralism, while deep divisions in society, and between races, remain. A friend…
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Cry, the beloved country
In 1948, before the South African government’s implementation of the unjust apartheid system (racist law separating blacks from whites) a writer named Alan Paton wrote these famous words: “Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh…
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Rights Radio Report #6: Rape in the Western Cape
Five women have been killed in South Africa during the month of February, 2013. An increasing amount of violence against women in the Western Cape province has brought young men and women into the streets of Cape Town to call for change. They were gathered in front of the Western Cape legislature on Feb. 21…
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