A PETITION circulated by Nyasha Mboti, asks: "Why are there no Apartheid Studies in South Africa, or in any other country across the globe? In 1994 Nelson Mandela said "Never, never and never again" to apartheid. But how do you say "Never again" to something that you do not study? Mboti adds: "Th...

AS ANTI-APARTHEID activists, war resisters and peace-builders, with a long history of opposition to the unbridled use of force to achieve political goals, we understand the many predicaments faced by those wanting to build peace in the Middle East, and act in solidarity with those who refuse mili...

NEWS that FW de Klerk had decided to cancel a US trip amidst an outcry over his statements earlier this year, was greeted with relief in some quarters. Apparently the former politician hastened to avoid embarrassing his American Bar Association hosts 'in the current charged racial climate.' This...

HAVING JULIUS Malema appear on national television on Freedom Day, as if he were running the country is nothing new. But having the man appear to take charge during a National Disaster, surely one for the history books? Today's address must be seen as consistent with the commandeerist and vanguar...

COLUMNIST Mandy Wiener has written an opinion piece for News24 entitled: 'The case for lifting the cigarette ban' Her central thesis is that the 'prohibition on smoking tobacco merely drives the practice underground'. While Wiener appears to grasp some of the health arguments being touted by the...

VIDEO has emerged of appalling conditions inside what appears to be a 'Concentration Camp for the Homeless'. The Strandfontein temporary site was setup by the Western Cape administration acting in conjunction with National Government. Its homeless inmates were rounded up two weeks ago when the na...