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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsNews ReleasesAuthorities urged to drop two bills that threaten media freedom2010-09-24 Reporters without Borders Reporters Without Borders urges the South African government to abandon two proposed media laws, one to create a media tribunal and one to protect information involving #national security." Global Press Freedom Declines in Every Region for First Time Israel, Italy and Hong Kong Lose Free Status2009-05-02 Freedom House Journalists faced an increasingly grim working environment in 2008, with global press freedom declining for a seventh straight year and deterioration occurring for the first time in every region, acco... South African journalists probed over scandal coverage2012-07-31 Committee to Protect Journalists South African authorities should immediately drop a criminal investigation against three newspaper journalists who have sought to report details on a multi-billion-dollar arms scandal, the Committee t... Sources Select ResourcesAfrican Odyssey Turns to the SouthThe Great Migrations Pitron, Guillaume Article 2012 CounterPunch Chronicles the economic hardships faced by Africans and the means they take to alleviate their suffering. Africa's Worst New Internet Censorship Law Could be Coming to South AfricaMalcolm, Jeremy; Article 2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation Only once in a while does an Internet censorship law or regulation come along that is so audacious in its scope, so misguided in its premises, and so poorly thought out in its execution, that you have... The Black Student Rebellion of 1976 Nieftagodien, Noor Article 2016 Amandla A defining feature of the 1976 uprising was the decisive entry of black students onto the stage of history. Until the 1960s, the number of Africans in schools remained relatively low. But the urban Af... Cape Town's death industry: 'If you’re buried here, it's as if they threw you away'Saverin,Diana Article 2015 The Guardian The Xhosa people make up the vast majority of Cape Town's black population, spending most or all of their lives in the South African city. Saverin narrates why the people living there don't want to be... Connexions Library: Africa FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Africa. Content Magazine - Number 79November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Crime of ApartheidConnexipedia Article Article Critique of Nonviolent PoliticsFrom Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement Ryan, Howard Book 1984 Ryan accepts that sometimes nonviolence can be effective, but says that sometimes it is not: "a principled insistence on nonviolence can in some circumstances be dangerous to progressive social moveme... Ecologist Special Report: Why mining and violence are inextricably linkedFinkeldey, Jasper Article 2017 Ecologist The South African government is currently embarking on streamlining decision-making processes in mining. To many this sounds like more top-down decision-making at the expense of those communities that... Failed neo-liberalism sees SA sleepwalking into a revolutionNkosi, Redge Article 2013 IOL Two decades into democracy the outcomes of our economic system and its policy framework are unambiguous: increased poverty, increased inequality, increased unemployment, escalating costs of living and... Global Press Freedom Declines in Every Region for First Time Israel, Italy and Hong Kong Lose Free StatusSources News Release Article 2009 Freedom House Journalists faced an increasingly grim working environment in 2008, with global press freedom declining for a seventh straight year and deterioration occurring for the first time in every region, acco... 'I KNEW I WAS WITNESSING A TERRIBLE EVIL'Malik, Kenan Article 2016 Pandamonium Today marks 50 years since the South African apartheid government declared District Six, in the heart of Cape Town, a 'whites only' area from which all non-whites would be forcibly removed. Israel/Palestine: Resources for peace, justice, and human rightsDiemer, Ulli (ed.) Website 2006 Connexions Information Sharing Services A selection of resources for those looking for a solution to the situation in Isreal/Palestine based on peace, justice, and human rights. Mandela, NelsonConnexipedia Article Article Anti-apartheid leader, first black to be elected President of South Africa. (Born 1918). Marikana massacre: the untold story of the strike leader who died for workers’ rights Davies, Nick Article 2015 The Guardian In 2012 a strike at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa ended when police opened fire, killing 34 miners. Investigations have revealed one rebel leader died trying to broker a peaceful solution... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 30, 2017Affirming life, resisting war, reporting UFOs Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Connexions What do we do when those in power recklessly put the future of the entire planet at risk with their acts of aggression and military provocations, while they ignore the growing disaster of climate chan... South Africa After Marikana - InterviewAgainst The Current vol. 161 Weissman, Susan Article 2012 Against The Current Suzi Weissman interviews Leonard Gentle. South Africa under apartheidSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government in South Africa between 1948 and 1994, under which the rights of the majority 'non-white' inhabitants of So... South African Copyright Review is Overdue, Pioneering, and in Parts Completely AbsurdMalcolm, Jeremy Article 2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation In our campaign against the TPP's Copyright Trap, we are fighting back against a proposal to extend the term of copyright in six countries around the Pacific rim from 50 to 70 years after the death of... South Africa's short memoryHarding, Jeremy Article 2015 Le Monde diplomatique The migrants so recently attacked in South Africa almost all came from neighbouring countries that paid a high price in death and ruin for supporting anti-apartheid struggles. Special Report: Truth, Justice and ReconciliationSmith, David; Tremlett, Giles; Hodal, Kate; Franklin, Jonathan; Borger, Julian; Brodzinsky, Sibylla Article 2014 The Guardian An examination of how countries around the world affected by civil war or internal conflict have approached justice. Stop hate rape!Hendricks, Pepe Article 2014 Pambazuka Hate crimes, homophobia and discrimination against queer people are global phenomena that are common practice. This situation is especially experienced in Africa and the Middle East where harsh and pu... When the Unimaginable HappenedMandela: the Movie Avnery, Uri Article 2013 CounterPunch Mandela: the Movie is a very accurate film, depicting what actually happened in South Africa, and one cannot help thinking about it again and again. Will ANC government ever prosecute South Africans in Israeli Army?Cottle, Eddie Article 2015 Pambazuka News When South African security services prevented a Cape Town girl from boarding a plane allegedly to join ISIS, many South Africans were pleased but at the same time surprised at how swift the reaction ... Sources BookshelfCommunication for and Against DemocracyRaboy, Marc and Bruck, Peter A. (ed.) Book 1989 This anthology explores the circumstances in which communication serves at times as an instrument of repression and domination, and at others as a support for human emancipation. Content Magazine - Number 79November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 The Land GrabbersThe New Fight over Who Owns the Earth Pearce, Fred Book 2012 How Wall Street, Chinese billionaires, oil sheikhs, and agribusiness are buying up huge tracts of land in a hungry, crowded world. Necessary IllusionsThought Control in Democratic Societies Chomsky, Noam Book 1989 An inquiry into the nature of the media and the role of intellectuals in "a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force, and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ide... Government Ministries & AgenciesCanadian International Development AgencyMandate: "Supporting sustainable development, reducing poverty and providing humanitarian assistance in order to promote a more secure, equitable and prosperous world." |
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