THERE are number of theories doing the rounds as to why the latest round of xenophobic attacks,  despite the success of the World Cup, seem a strong eventuality. As I write this, there are renewed reports of violence, looting and fear amongst South Africa's immigrant community who have borne the...

This is the statement released on the day news broke about the "freedom flotilla' incident. I publish it here for the sake of clarity and  perspective on the position of the publisher of Medialternatives. AMF condemns Israel violence against humanitarian flotilla The Alternative Media Forum conde...

The Zuma administration has come in for a lot of criticism over its energy policy. A policy seemingly driven by World Bank loans, which fund questionable projects while creating national debt without freeing the country of the twin scourges of dependence upon both fossil fuels and carbon emission...

After my tweets on Monday complaining about the Cape Time's lack of health care coverage, the newspaper hauled out its "veteran journalist and political commentator" Alister Sparks to deliver yet another stail op-ed piece (31-03-2010). This time an incoherent comparison between Obama and Zuma....

FOR  Desmond Tutu, the 1989 Peace March was a “tipping point”, for Allan Boesak, it “wasn't about getting permission, it was about marching for peace come what may”. Those who were in the front of the 30 000 gathering which became the last “illegal march” under apartheid, at least in the minds of...