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…
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Uhuru means freedom – The long road from Cape Town to Nairobi
Tagged with: ANC, Cape Town, Jubilee Coalition, kenya, nairobi, president, Raila Odinga, republic of Kenya, South Africa, Uhuru Kenyatta
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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…
Tagged with: Cape Town, durban, jeppestown, Johannesburg, long walk to freedom, madiba, madiba pilgrimage, nelson mandela, rainbow nation, South Africa
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Posted in op-ed
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…
Tagged with: ANC, Cape Town, Cry the beloved country, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Soweto, The State of Africa
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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…
Tagged with: anc womens league, Cape Town, rape in africa, South Africa, western cape, women rights, womens protest
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