South Africa Archive

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    Maori Rugby: A new political football - by frog



    So maybe South Africa doesn’t want a visit from the New Zealand Maori team anymore, but does that mean we don’t want the team either? Those of you who took intro to logic at uni can probably give us a formal refutation in two minutes flat, and while you’re doing that, a couple of things [...] read more
    February 20, 2009 4:40 pm - 35 Comments
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    Solidarity movement aims to send Zimbabwean arms back to China - by frog



    A few days ago Nandor reported on a shipment of arms that Zimbabwe was attempting to import from China but that had been blocked from unloading in South Africa because of a solidarity movement led by a South African dock workers’ union.  Well as the US and UK have also stepped in to apply pressure [...] read more
    April 24, 2008 8:40 am - No Comments

  • fresh news from the Cape - by Nandor Tanczos



    Well, I’m still in Cape Town. Don’t know if NZ media is reporting much about it, but Zimbabwe is still the big news here. A shipment of arms from China, ordered three days after the election, docked in Durban for overland transportation to Zimbabwe late last week. The Government said they had no legal grounds [...] read more
    April 22, 2008 4:47 am - 6 Comments