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Majority of South Africa’s youth want neither Jacob Zuma nor Toyko Sexwale as the president of the country, a survey released yesterday has shown.
Timeslive
“Respondents who correctly identified Sexwale’s profession were asked who they would prefer as the president of South Africa, Zuma or Sexwale. Sixty Four percent of respondents rejected both choices”, insights company Pondering Panda said.
The survey also found that only Fifty Seven percent of the respondents knew that Sexwale,... Continue reading ...
On June 16th South Africans celebrated Youth Day. 36 years to the day that students in Soweto marched to protest against the use of Afrikaans as a teaching medium in their schools. The March turned violent and as police fired live rounds on the students, the world was given a glimpse of how the Apartheid system of governance was affecting its people.
To celebrate the sacrifice of those students, Youth around the country attended a number of different events or activities. Here’s what we di... Continue reading ...
It
has been confirmed that the controversial painting in the Goodman
Gallery depicting President Jacob Zuma with his gentiles hanging has
been defaced by two men.
Police
have identified the vandal’s as 58 year old, Barend la Grange, and
Limpopo resident Lowie Mabokela. The two men appeared in the Johannesburg
regional court this morning, where they were given bail of R1000.
"I
did it to diffuse and de-racialise the painting. We have better thi... Continue reading ...
iol.co.za
The ANC is set to go to court today, to remove the exhibition of controversial painting’s of president Jacob Zuma.The
painting’s, currently being displayed at the Goodman Gallery in Rosebank, depicts president Zuma with his genitals exposed and has sparked up
public debate about freedom of speech and privacy. A portrayal that the
ANC has labelled as disrespectful and racist. It has vowed to arg... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinkerZee on Tuesday, November 22, 2011,
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Current affairs
Whether you called it black Tuesday, Tuesday the 11th
of November or the day after Monday; today was an important day in the future
of how information is shared in South Africa. Below is a list of quotes and
events which helped shape the day:
· - Protestors and activists dress in black protest outside
of Luthuli House in Johannesburg, the Hector Peterson Memorial in Soweto and Parliament
in Cape Town.
· - ‘The only result this unfortunate comparison (comparing
black Tue... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinkerZee on Sunday, November 20, 2011,
In :
Current affairs
Source: Timeslive
Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj’s former dealings
while Minister of Transport have come under fresh scrutiny with the alleged
disclosure of legal and non legal documentation implicating him in the
notorious Arms deal. It started with the censorship of the Mail and Guardians
lead story this past Friday and was further strengthened by allegations made by
the Sunday times only two days later.
Below is a selection of responses by all those involved
Sunday Times ... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinker on Tuesday, September 20, 2011,
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Current affairs
Strike season is officially upon us. Civil society has awaked to daunting images of poverty, years after the presidential elections. People voted for change and promises given by political parties alike. However, government has failed them; nonetheless, those confronted with poverty refuse to die down without a fight.
People from all walks of life gather in small to huge group’s demanding to be heard. The most recent of these is the Thembelihle informal settlement protests. Community... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinkerZee on Monday, September 12, 2011,
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Current affairs
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source:gett
Ground Zero was yesterday abuzz with those wanting to pay their respects to the victims and heroes of the worst tragedy on U.S soil since Pearl Harbour. On the 11th of September 2001, two Aeroplanes crashed into the iconic Twin Towers and others in the pentagon and Pennsylvania, not only changing the skyline of New York but also the thousands of lives who would be affected but yesterday was as much a honour to those affected by this tragedy as a celebration of how far the countr...
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Posted by forward thinker on Saturday, September 3, 2011,
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Current affairs
On Friday the 2nd of September Julius Malema’s hearing entered day three at Luthuli house in Johannesburg. The day’s proceedings started at 8am with some of Malema’s supporters who travelled from all over South Africa to Bayers Naude Square outside the house of legislature.
 
Police arrived armed and prepared with barbwire separating them from the supporters. Members of the media were scattered around Luthuli house and Bayers Naude Square. Roads around the venues were closed as m... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinkerZee on Thursday, August 18, 2011,
In :
Current affairs
Southern African ubuntu taken to new level.
According to The Star's Business Report released yesterday, Home Affairs Deputy Director-General Jackson Mckay told Ministers at a labour Portfolio comitee, held in parliment on tuesday, that South Africa faced a increasing trend of Zimbabwean nationals crossing the border into South Africa on a monthly basis to collect social grants meant for South Africa's most needy.These Nationals then crossed back over the border spending these grants in t... Continue reading ...
King Mswati the 3rd
Today Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhn announced in Petoria that South Africa will indeed bail out Swaziland. The loan will be to the sum of $356 million (R2.4 billion). However, Gordhn warned that the loan will only be processed on the grounds that Swaziland improves its financial management systems.
Swaziland which lies on the borders of South Africa and Mozambique has an estimated 1.2 million people. Many of these people did not welcome the announcement bec... Continue reading ...
Posted by forward thinker Zee on Tuesday, August 2, 2011,
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Current affairs
Reports coming out of the SABC today suggest that 5fm Morning drive time show host gareth cliff and his team are, after a suggestion by a caller this morning, tomorrow having a Malema free day, boycotting all Julius Malema News stories and Jokes in hope of “getting some peace”. Cliff said that he and his team, consisting of Leigh-Ann Mol, Mabale Moloi, Damon Kalvari, Sias Du Plessis and Thabo Modesani, would do their best to make sure that no content relating to Malema would be aired... Continue reading ...
On the 19 May the IEC held the local government election in each metropolitan area. Whether you are an ANC supporter or a DA fan you cannot deny the importance of making your mark for a better South Africa. Of the 22 hundred thousand + people who registered to vote only 57.46% of people took to the polling stations. The youth were guilty of this hazardous crime, only half of the youth who registered to vote turned out at the polling stations are you one of them?
According to the constitu... Continue reading ...
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