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April 11, 2008 06:59 AM EDT -- By Savo Heleta Published in Blogcritics Magazine on April 10, 2008 For me, Nelson Mandela is a hero, a saintly figure, a role model. In contrast, the United States government still considers . . . more
June 25, 2009 09:54 AM EDT -- Last night's 2-0 victory over the European champions Spain is seen as the greatest win for the United States soccer team since they beat England 1-0 in the 1950 World Cup . At the same time, this is . . . more
September 02, 2009 04:49 AM EDT -- As a white person living in South Africa for a number of years, I find the recent decision by the Canadian immigration board panel to grant Brandon Huntley, a white South African man, refugee status due . . . more
May 22, 2008 05:57 AM EDT -- By Savo Heleta Published in Blogcritics Magazine on May 21, 2008 Poor townships and informal settlements around the South African city of Johannesburg exploded in xenophobic violence two weeks . . . more
June 20, 2009 06:36 AM EDT -- No, I'm not talking about a war. I'm talking about football, or as it's known in America, soccer. North Korea has recently qualified for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. The United States . . . more
August 26, 2009 02:01 AM EDT -- 60,000 children die in South Africa annually, according to a new report released this week. As the Mail and Guardian writes , "some of the major causes of childhood death listed in the report include . . . more
April 25, 2009 09:54 AM EDT -- African dictators, tyrants, and alleged war criminals are very likely to regret the April 2009 election victory of the African National Congress and its president, Jacob Zuma, more than the South African . . . more
November 12, 2008 01:58 PM EST -- Zackie Achmat, a prominent South African AIDS activist has recently blamed the former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, for 330,000 HIV/AIDS related deaths in the country. According to a . . . more
February 05, 2009 01:30 PM EST -- I found this add today in a South African newspaper. King Madeko – Real original African medicine with 100% guarantee is to solve all your problems: - Bad luck can be removed using . . . more
July 23, 2009 11:16 AM EDT -- A new wave of protests and violence is sweeping some South African provinces. This comes a year after the country experienced horrific xenophobic violence which saw South African black people lynching, . . . more
November 27, 2008 01:07 PM EST -- By Savo Heleta First published in the Newropeans Magazine November 27, 2008 A few decades ago, Zimbabwe was the second most industrialized nation and the most robust agricultural producer . . . more
December 09, 2007 08:40 AM EST -- I published this article in The Herald (South Africa) on May 17, 2007, but it still current and true; only the suffering of the people in Zimbabwe and the inflation rate have increased.   . . . more
November 10, 2008 09:24 AM EST -- South Africa is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, with daily horror stories of murder, hijacking, robbery, and rape that barely even make the news any more. It seems that people . . . more
March 24, 2009 03:53 PM EDT -- What happened to the morals, values, and principles of freedom and democracy in South Africa? What happened to Nelson Mandela's promise that "human rights will be the light that guides our foreign . . . more
July 28, 2009 12:35 PM EDT -- Ordinary people around the world are suffering, unemployment is rising, governments are spending billions to bail out banks and corporations, and no one knows when the global financial crisis is going . . . more
March 06, 2009 09:46 AM EST -- The African Union has appointed former South African president, Thabo Mbeki, to chair a committee to investigate human rights violations in Darfur and be a liaison between the government of Sudan and . . . more
September 04, 2009 05:07 AM EDT -- The government of Canada will challenge the ruling by the Canadian immigration board panel that granted refugee status to a white man from South Africa who claimed persecution from black South . . . more
October 19, 2008 05:50 AM EDT -- A few weeks ago, Mosiuoa Lekota was one of the most respected members of the South African ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC). He used to be a central figure in the struggle against apartheid, . . . more
June 29, 2009 07:40 AM EDT -- The United States almost shocked the soccer world in the final of the Confederations Cup held on Sunday in Johannesburg, South Africa. Playing in its first ever major soccer final against Brazil, . . . more
December 06, 2008 04:49 AM EST -- By Savo Heleta Originally published in the Blogcritics Magazine December 5, 2008 What happened to the morals, values, and principles of freedom and democracy in South Africa? Why is a country . . . more
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