African National Congress

Painting That Ridicules S. Africa's President Is Defaced

AP | By DONNA BRYSON | Posted 05.23.2012

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JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the pre...

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Cape Town's Stunning Beauty And Deep History

Kristofer Eisenla | Posted 04.23.2012

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Whether you visit Cape Town for fun or business, you will not be disappointed in the stunning sights or rich history lesson you get during your visit.

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Harry Belafonte: Artist and Activist Still on the March

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.26.2012

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In the spring of 1956, Harry Belafonte's life took a turn when he received a phone call from Martin Luther King. After spending four hours speaking with King, Belafonte knew "he would be in his service."

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Guess What Just Turned 100

AP | By ED BROWN | Posted 03.09.2012

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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- Tens of thousands of chanting and dancing revelers waved the green and gold colors of the African National Congress as A...

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2012 Media Windfalls to Watch For

David Tereshchuk | Posted 03.06.2012

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This coming weekend, on January 8th, I foresee that just a few dedicated media practitioners outside of Africa will mark the passing of a hundred years since the hot and dusty day when Nelson Mandela's movement, the African National Congress, was first formed.

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Political Power Struggle Overshadows South Africa's Broken Promise

Michelle Chen | Posted 11.21.2011

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It's been more than two decades since South Africa overthrew apartheid rule, but ordinary South Africans today live under a different, subtler form of oppression.

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Mugabe: From Liberator to Jailer

Jack Healey | Posted 06.25.2011

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On April 18, 2011, the writer Peter Godwin wrote an article for the New York Times about Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa. Reading it awakened in me me...

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South Africa's Sushi Scandal: A Timeline

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

South Africa's governing party has declared that eating sushi off the body of a model in a bikini is "politically incorrect." Here, a timeline of the events that have led up to today's announcement.

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Barefoot or Branded Politics?

Khadija Sharife | Posted 05.25.2011

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Academics, activists and intellectuals should not be influential in defining the boundaries of disputes with enemies by settling personal scores through political issues.

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The FBI's 'War on Dissent'

Curtis Black | Posted 05.25.2011

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A dozen or so peace activists have been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in Chicago.

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Media freedom and violence prevention

Nicholas van Praag | Posted 05.25.2011

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This post originally appeared on the Conflict and Development blog on September 1, 2010. True believers in press freedom. Photo: Brooks Kraft/Sygma...

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Mandela & South Africa: Inspirations for Freedom

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nelson Mandela's personal life story and moving declarations have resonated with people from all walks of life and in all countries, giving hope wherever oppression reigns.

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Nelson Mandela Autopsy Painting Sparks Outrage (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A new painting that portrays Nelson Mandela as a corpse undergoing an autopsy has sparked outrage from the African National Congress (ANC), South Afri...

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Off-Side at the World Cup

Raj Patel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ten million South Africans without proper housing will be welcoming foreign visitors, and the glare of the media might provide cover for them to tell their story of 20 years off-side in South Africa.

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White Politician, Black Activist Nearly Come To Blows On South African TV (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) JOHANNESBURG - A white politician stormed out of a live TV debate about race relations and a black leader of the ruling African National Congress...

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Nelson Mandela Anniversary: South Africa Celebrates 20 Years Since Freedom

AP | DONNA BRYSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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JOHANNESBURG — South African lawmakers sang Nelson Mandela's praises Thursday as the anti-apartheid icon settled into parliament's public galler...

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African National Congress Launches Leather Jacket Line

Posted 05.25.2011

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South Africa's African National Congress has launched a line of leather jackets to encourage a sense of "identity," BBC News reports. Made from black,...

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Selebi Trial: SA Police Chief Jackie Selebi Accused Of Accepting Designer Clothes In Drug Smuggling Scheme

New York Times | BARRY BEARAK | Posted 05.25.2011

JOHANNESBURG -- The drug trafficker and the police commissioner were once nattily attired pals, or so the allegations go. The two men would shop toget...

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Interpol Head Denies Corruption

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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South Africa's former chief of police Jackie Selebi has pleaded not guilty at the start of his corruption trial. ...

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South African Women Still Second-Class Citizens

Alex Matthews | Posted 05.25.2011

South Africa has a crisis of values in which men are brought up to believe they are entitled to treat women as objects to abuse, hurt, exploit, rape, harass, control and patronize.

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Jacob Zuma: Top 5 Things You Didn't Know

Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacob Zuma, current president of the African National Congress and the leading candidate in South Africa's presidential election Wednesday, is quite t...

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Elections in South Africa

Laura J. Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Too much is at stake for South Africans indeed for the rest of the continent to blithely dismiss "forces of darkness" in this current election.

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South Africa's ANC Faces Wave Of New Competition

Mail and Guardian | STUART GRAHAM | Posted 05.25.2011

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The ANC is in no danger of losing its heartland -- the Eastern Cape -- on election Wednesday, but for the first time the party is facing a wave of new...

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Will Jacob Zuma's South Africa Be Democracy's Shame?

Andrew Belonsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Zuma's commitment to communism, apparent disdain for free press and alleged meddling in the justice system are enough to raise the hairs on anyone who believes in open, transparent liberal democracy.

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Jacob Zuma Corruption Charges Dropped

Mail & Guardian Online | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dropping corruption charges against African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma does not amount to an acquittal, acting National Director of Pub...

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