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[29 Mar 2012 | One Comment | ]
March 25 declared Kathrada Day

Former South African political prisoner, anti-apartheid activist and politician, Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada is an icon of our generation.
Born 21 August 1929, Ahmed Kathrada; also known as “Kathy” by those closest to him;  is a man worthy of praise and honour as we celebrate ANC’s centenary year and 18 years of democracy.
Kathrada became a political activist [...]

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[28 Mar 2012 | 2 Comments | ]
Africa 2012 – When minds meet – statesman versus politician

The role of citizens commonly described as politicians in delivering the promise of a better and secure life is never understood in its proper legal and constitutional context but what is ironic is that so much is expected from this class of citizens than what is humanly possible to deliver.
The head of party that presides [...]

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[20 Mar 2012 | 16 Comments | ]
Message from the President of AHS on the Human Rights Day (Public Holiday)

On behalf of Ward 106, welcome and thank you for taking the time to read this message about the significance of the Human Rights Day that we will be celebrating tomorrow.
Our Ward was launched in 2011.  We are a dynamic and passionate team of volunteers who believe that tomorrow will only be a better day [...]

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[20 Mar 2012 | One Comment | ]
Africa 2012 – When minds meet – Statecraft – face or values

With 54 sovereign states, Africa’s population estimated at 1 billion is more than three times the population of the USA and yet the promise of a better life for all has been as elusive as the question of statecraft.
To the extent that we are all actors in the theatre that we call life, we can [...]

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[13 Mar 2012 | 123 Comments | ]
Africa 2012 – When minds meet – black capital in a post-colonial state

Addressing an investment conference held recently in Johannesburg, Hon. Tendai Biti, Zimbabwean Minister of Finance advanced a view that he has held for a long time that “while nationalism was a good and sufficient instrument for the democratisation and the decolonisation of the colonial sate, it did not have an answer to the post-independence challenge [...]

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