S. African Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies
Apr 2, 2018 Her fight against white minority rule caused the former wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela to be jailed for months and placed under house arrest for years.Spain Charges 13 Catalan Leaders With Rebellion
Mar 23, 2018 Five politicians from Catalonia are jailed; warrants target Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and other lawmakers who seek secession from Spain.S. African President Jacob Zuma Quits to Prevent Ouster
Feb 14, 2018 His resignation, which follows years of corruption scandals, comes after the ruling party instructs him to leave office or face a no-confidence vote.South Africa’s Ruling Party Finally Turns Against Zuma
Feb 13, 2018 After years of scandals, the African National Congress has ordered President Jacob Zuma to resign. His regime is clouded by incompetence, corruption and low economic growth.
Like South Africa’s Apartheid, Israeli Occupation Will End — It Is Only a Matter of Time
Aug 15, 2014 Many have drawn comparisons between Israeli occupation and South African apartheid. Such comparisons are instructive, not only as a moral gauge but in terms of offering solutions to the current crisis.
We All Must Become Zapatistas
Jun 2, 2014 The most important anti-globalization movement of the last two decades has shown us how to resist. And it grasps, as Subcomandante Marcos made clear in his final public appearance, that resistance must be wedded to nonviolence.
Blurring Mandela and Neo-Liberalism
Dec 15, 2013 Rather than tell how global corporations and banks pressured the Mandela government to keep economic power where it was during apartheid, Andrew Ross Sorkin and The New York Times claimed the South African hero saw "the light" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Rather than tell how Mandela was pressured to keep economic power where it was during apartheid, The New York Times claimed the South African hero saw "the light" at the World Economic Forum.
The Shifting Economics of the ANC: From Liberation Movement to…
Dec 13, 2013 Leading anti-apartheid activist and former South African Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils told "Democracy Now!" that the African National Congress led by Nelson Mandela made a "Faustian pact" with neo-liberalism to end the official policy of segregation and avoid civil war.
Mandela: Hero Thwarted
Dec 9, 2013 The South African underclass Mandela inspired continues to suffer in every possible way: lower incomes, marginal educational opportunities, poor housing conditions and shorter life expectancies.
Pirates Beware: The U.K. Is Handing Over Your Loot
Dec 24, 2012 The government of the United Kingdom plans to allow copyrighted material to be copied for personal use; Julian Assange gives kudos to Bradley Manning from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London; meanwhile, South Africa's ruling party has called for an official boycott of Israel. These discoveries and more after the jump.
