Projecting Power
The Limits of Power by Lt. Gen. Clarence E. "Mac" McKnight, Jr. (USA-Ret) Our nation is at a crossroads in history that presents us with many vexing challenges. We have by far the most powerful...
View ArticleBloomberg Is Bringing Solar Power To Africa With $5 Million Investment In...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation on Tuesday announced a $5 million investment in an artsy-looking solar-powered lamp designed for use in off-grid populations in...
View ArticleAfrica: Remittance Rip-Offs
[IRIN]London -All over the world migrant workers are sending money home to their families. The money pays hospital bills and school fees, buys land, builds houses and sets up small businesses. The cash...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Work Underway for New Medical Varsity
[SAnews.gov.za]Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says work is underway towards the establishment of the new comprehensive health and allied sciences university. Reported by...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Apartheid's Legacy Lingers On
[Deutsche Welle]Many black South Africans in the former homelands where they were confined during apartheid had hoped the advent of democracy 20 years ago would change their lives for the better. But...
View ArticleSouth Africa: A Visit to Modern-Day Soweto
[Deutsche Welle]Soweto -Soweto is one of South Africa's oldest townships. Formerly home to Nelson Mandela and the center of anti-apartheid protests in 1976, it now attracts tourists from all over the...
View ArticleAfrica: Healing Johannesburg's Apartheid Scars
[Deutsche Welle]Under apartheid, the center of Johannesburg was reserved for white South Africans. Many moved out when segregation was abolished and poorer black South Africans moved in. Now real...
View ArticleHistory Returns With A Vengeance to Northeast Asia
Seoul -- It was only two decades ago that Professor Francis Fukuyama declared the "End of History" asserting the triumph of liberal democracy and market economy over communism in the wake of the fall...
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Seized rhino horn to be stored in secured location
South Africa plans to store its stockpile of seized rhino horn at a heavily-secured central location after thieves stole millions-of-dollars worth of horns from a provincial government safe.The...
View ArticleRhino Horns Worth $5.2M Stolen in South Africa
Rhino horn stock piles worth over $5.2 million have been stolen from a South African game park office, the raided tourist agency said on Tuesday, in the first known theft of its kind. Thieves on Monday...
View ArticleA Tale of Brandeis, Islam, Feminism and the Left
There are certain subjects that progressives tend to shy away from for their own ideological reasons. Concerned lest it provide ammunition to the right, the left downplays many retrograde practices...
View ArticleIs South Africa ready for mixed-race love?
How South Africa is learning to live with mixed-race couples Reported by BBC News 10 minutes ago.
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Ivory Coast get Cameroon in Afcon
Africa Cup of Nations defending champions Nigeria were grouped with South Africa and Sudan when the 2015 qualifying draw was made in Cairo Sunday. Reported by SuperSport 9 hours ago.
View ArticleSouth Africa marks 20th anniversary of democracy
South Africans on Sunday celebrated 20 years of democracy with song, prayer and praise for those who guided their country... Reported by Deseret News 9 hours ago.
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Desmond Tutu has says he is 'glad Nelson Mandela is dead' 20 years after...
Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he is happy Nelson Mandela is dead - so he does not have to see what South Africa’s current leaders are doing to the country. Reported by Belfast Telegraph 9...
View ArticleZuma leads Freedom Day celebrations in South Africa 20 years on
South Africa is marking the 20th anniversary of post-apartheid democracy. The country still faces many challenges, among them corruption, racial inequality, poverty, rampant crime and a lack of basic...
View ArticleSouth Africa marks the 20th anniversary of post-apartheid democracy
President Jacob Zuma led celebrations Sunday to mark the 20th anniversary of post-apartheid democracy in South Africa, saying it was closer to achieving the dream of a united multi-racial nation....
View ArticleNeoplastic Syndrome Market Clinical Trials Review H1 2014 in New Research...
MarketOptimizer.org adds latest report on “Neoplastic Syndrome Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2014” to its store. Inquire before buying this report at...
View ArticleIreland and South Africa share spoils
Ireland drew 2-2 with South Africa in their opening Champions Challenge match today in Glasgow today. Reported by RTE.ie 6 hours ago.
View ArticleSilvano lot leads way at Emperors Palace sale
NEBULA, a brother to Group 1 J & B Met winner Martial Eagle, topped the first session of the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale in South Africa on Sunday when selling for R3,750,000...
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