Did the Ft. Hood Killer Go Postal or Go Terrorist? Nov 10, 2009
Do you have any knowledge of African history. Do you realize that Arabs have a peculiar custom they 'put on' their male African slaves. (Slate)
Golf - it's not over yet Nov 5, 2009
VWSA marketing communications manager Carrin Merkel says: "The Citi is retiring. It's had an excellent run. It's the best-selling car in South African history, but the time has come for the end of Citi production. "We're saying goodbye but more importantly, we're giving the whole country a chance to say goodbye with the car being the farewell card. Actually, this campaign is about the South African public saying goodbye because the car has become theirs, as much as it is ours. (iAfrica.com)
Massive Corruption Made Ex-President Kufuor Unfit For Mo Ibrahim Award Oct 27, 2009
Recently, Ghana, the most stable democracy in Africa, renewed its place in the annals of African history and by so doing made an indelible mark in the global consciousness on two fronts; capturing the attention of many millions around the globe. In the first instance, the heroic victory by the Under 20 National team over Brazil, against all odds in the premier U-20 world cup hosted on African soil in Egypt, sent the entire African continent into instant euphoria and jubilation. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Opinion: Joel's gone, what now? Oct 21, 2009
Gavin Hunt has had great success with SuperSport United, Clive Barker has the experience, while Gordon Igesund is one of the most successful coaches in South African history. Hunt and Barker were both appointed by Safa to monitor Santana a couple of weeks ago, so that must mean they have faith in the two men. (iAfrica.com)
Ana Tzarev Gallery Presents Grace of Africa Oct 15, 2009
Her interest in African history and culture is reflected in a series of regal portraits, vibrant market scenes, energetic dance ceremonies and colorful scenes of daily life. In her travels Ana Tzarev also witnessed the challenges of war, disease and famine and these encounters are reflected in her powerful images of suffering women and children. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Secretive MPC? Oct 1, 2009
"On (18 September), for the third time in a row over several months, the SARB failed to appear before the committee. "Irrespective of the reasons given, this failure to appear occurs at the most arduous time in the SARB's life and during the worst economic crisis in South African history. " Oriani-Ambrosini said there were critical national economic decisions, hinging on money supply and interest rates, which were within the province of the SARB. "By not being able to meet the SARB, the... (iAfrica.com)
Soldiers win reprieve Sep 10, 2009
"They are workers in uniform whose jobs include defending our democracy. They cannot therefore be denied the democratic rights they are there to defend. "The minister of defence and military veterans must learn the lessons of South African history. Apartheid governments repeatedly tried to thwart efforts to unionise the whole of the public sector, but were forced to retreat. (iAfrica.com)
Why we love you... Aug 15, 2009
Here are nine magic Madiba moments which we feel have not only shaped the course of South African history, but which have also given the public a glimpse of the man that is Nelson Mandela. 1964 Rivonia Trial: During the 1963-64 trial of 10 ANC leaders for 221 acts of sabotage, Mandela, facing the possibility of death, made the following historic statement. (iAfrica.com)
"District 9": Is apartheid acceptable -- for giant bugs? Aug 12, 2009
It's presented as a propagandistic TV documentary about what went wrong in District 9, where Wikus -- a white representative of a black government -- went in with heavy military backup to uproot the one group in South African history to be treated worse than blacks were under the previous apartheid regime ... Another part of recent South African history that isn't world news is that the collapse of Zimbabwe has introduced millions of illegal Zimbabwean immigrants into South African cities. (Salon)
South Africa: South Africa Uniquely Positioned to Spur African Economic Growth Aug 10, 2009
African history shows a "painful truth" through its years under colonialism and post colonialism in which its resources "have too often gone to the few and not the many," Clinton said. "[A]s rich as this continent is, the poorest people in the world reside here.". (allAfrica.com)
Africa: After the Speech [analysis] Jul 23, 2009
D. in African history, is the author of Rwanda: The Preventable Genocide and The Betrayal of Africa ... In one interview, Obama, with no false humility, stated that "I'm probably as knowledgeable about African history as anybody who's occupied my office". (allAfrica.com)
PANAFEST has already begun Jul 16, 2009
Professors of African history lined up and gave speeches that resonated the spirit of Pan-Africanism ... According to Dr. Mary M. Bethune, there is a glory and a burden to African history. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Everyone should read about L. E. Ikenga Jul 16, 2009
It was a long read but was excellent, and it gave some African history of the last 200 years. It was titled "Obama the African Colonial." She can be Googled under her name. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Striking 2010 Cup workers lower list of demands Jul 15, 2009
The workers said that they were proud of their role in building a piece of South African history, but had little to show for their work. "If I take my children here and say 'I've built that stadium,' they will not believe you, because you have nothing,'' said David Mahlangu, a laborer. Victoria Noki, a casual laborer and single mother of three, said that her monthly salary was the equivalent of about $100 per month. Workers said they earn on average about $240 a month including overtime. If... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Michael Jackson's Death: How Culpable Are the Doctors? Jul 14, 2009
Michael Jackson fans sign a poster in his memory at the Museum for African History in Detroit on July 7 Rebecca Coo / Reuters. MORE.. (Time.com)
Click to read:Obama Approval Rating Slips to 57 Percent Jul 14, 2009
"For Ghana, Obama's visit will be a celebration of another milestone in African history as it hosts the first-ever African-American President on this presidential visit to the continent of his birth.". His Grandmother said he was born in Kenya, she witnessed his birth. (CBS News)
Obama Interview on Trip To Ghana Jul 9, 2009
I'd say I'm probably as knowledgeable about African history as anybody who's occupied my office. And I can give you chapter and verse on why the colonial maps that were drawn helped to spur on conflict, and the terms of trade that were uneven emerging out of colonialism. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
SNV Establishes International Advisory Board Jul 8, 2009
- Nathalie Cely Suarez, Coordinating Minister of Production, Competitiveness and Commercialisation, Ecuador - Patrick Chabal, Professor of African History and Politics, King's College, London - Lyonchhen Jigmi Yoezer Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan - Anglique Kidjo, singer, song-writer, anti-poverty activist and Grammy Award Winner - John Agyekum Kufuor, former President of the Republic of Ghana - Jeffrey Sachs, President and Co-Founder, Millennium Promise Alliance - Amartya Sen, Professor... (PR Newswire)
Can You Hear My T-Shirt Now? Jul 3, 2009
Cox, who was born in Jamaica and now resides in upstate New York, insists that the messages on his shirts are about reclaiming history and is convinced that African history and African-American signifiers are being repressed and forgotten, even by many black people. All the shirts have historical prompts, and thats the point. (Slate)
Task of nation building is a continuous process - Veep Jul 2, 2009
Even though the elderly enjoy some aspects of free medical care, government intends to review the current arrangements and ensure the provision of a comprehensive medical support programme for the elderly as society's contribution for your service to the country," he said. He said government would encourage and support middle level health personnel to study geriatrics (the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and problems of old age), and provide facilities at the various health... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Zimbabwe: Activists Intensify Fight for Release Violence Report Jun 20, 2009
The South African History Archive (SAHA), the SA Litigation Centre and the Southern African Centre for Survivors of Torture, have been trying to gain access to the report, that the presidency has since argued does not exist. The groups have now submitted an internal appeal to President Jacob Zuma's office, in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, disputing the claims around the so called non existence of the document. (allAfrica.com)
SA's unemployed workers don't have skills to fill gap Jun 18, 2009
This nugget of information was found on the South African History website and was researched in partnership with the Durban University of Technology. It highlights how vital markets are to Durban, and how they were, and still are, a means to make a living for people excluded from the mainstream economy. (Business Report, South Africa)
Youth Day: Be the change Jun 16, 2009
The 1976 Soweto Youth Uprising changed the course of South African history irrevocably. What started as a peaceful protest by between 15000 and 20000 scholars in Soweto against the decree of Afrikaans medium schooling, became a violent nationwide student protest against the apartheid regime. (iAfrica.com)
South Africa: Food Inflation is Not the Farmer's Fault Jun 6, 2009
Johannesburg The producer price of white maize and wheat has fallen year on year - despite the planting season coinciding with the highest agricultural input costs in South African history - but the price of bread and maize-meal has kept rising. Grain South Africa, an association representing grain farmers, said in a statement on 4 June that between 1 April 2008 and 1 April 2009, the price of white maize had fallen by 14 percent, and that of wheat by 35 percent, but between March 2008 and March... (allAfrica.com)
Expired visa nearly costs writer a seat at his own play Jun 1, 2009
Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Jan. 31, 1973, Bello studied African history at that city's university. After graduating in 1998 he went to the northern part of the country to teach school. (Anchorage Daily News)
Zimbabwe: South African Presidency Accused of Hiding Violence Report May 30, 2009
Director of the South African History Archive (SAHA), Piers Pigou, on Friday said the Presidency is lying and is 'setting itself up to be questioned. He said the details in the report are crucial to prompt the transformation of Zimbabwe's military, and prevent future abuses. (allAfrica.com)
1000+ L.A. Students Respond to the Call of the Teach Africa Youth Forum May 28, 2009
African scholars and experts will conduct workshops for students on topics such as The Art of Adinkra, African Cinema and Social Commentary, Youth and Civil Society in Kenya, The Changing Roles of Women in Africa, Africa's Natural Resources, and An Overview of African History & Culture, among others. Participants will have an opportunity to debate policy and experience the vibrancy of Africa. (allAfrica.com)
Whither African Unity May 28, 2009
An Asantehene (head of the Asante Union) serves as a primus inter pares (first among equals), to borrow Adu Boahen's phrase cited in "Topics in West African History" and thus can be removed from power for misrule and malfeasance, as has happened in the past to Nana Kusi Oboadum, Nana Osei Kwame; Nana Kofi Kaakari, and Nana Mensa Bonsu (Bonsu Ketewa). With shared values, anchored by a strong shared ideology, Asante has remained a lasting union, in spite of the machinations and negative... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Info act under scrutiny May 27, 2009
Brummer was supported by submissions by the Human Rights Commission and the South African History Archives. The Cape High Court found that section 78(2) of the Act was unconstitutional as it did not give the person requesting information adequate time to approach a court for relief against refusal of access to information. (iAfrica.com)
Rwanda: Some Things We Know About Genocide May 23, 2009
I knew something about the German annihilation of the Hereros of South-West Africa in 1904 from my academic work on African history. So far as I can now recollect, I didn't have a clue about the Armenian genocide by the Young Turks; I can't even say I was aware it had happened. (allAfrica.com)
Tom Killion: In the arms of Mount Tam May 20, 2009
"You're in the arms of the mountain here," said Killion, 55, who grew up in Mill Valley and earned a doctorate in African history from Stanford. "In grammar school, we hiked on trails, further and further every time.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Africa: The Power of Example - Lessons from South Africa's Election May 16, 2009
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY CONTINUES FORWARDS. It appears that in South Africa history is neither repeating itself nor moving backwards. (allAfrica.com)
Mugabe, from Constitutionalism to R... May 12, 2009
Aspects of Central African History, 1968. Fowale, Tongkeh Joseph. (Suite101.com)
Africans Most Genetically Varied People on Earth May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009. Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border. (Fox News)
Africans Have Greatest Genetic Variation May 1, 2009
New Study Helps Narrow The Location Where Humans First Evolved. WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009. (CBS News)
Congo-Brazzaville: Free Land to Lure South African Farmers? Apr 18, 2009
In the deal being touted as the biggest in recent African history, farmers would be able to lease the land for free for 99 years. Other deal sweeteners include a five-year holiday on corporate tax and tax exemption on all the agricultural inputs. (allAfrica.com)
Local Government and Decentralised Ghana Apr 12, 2009
Whether the current crop of African intellectuals can erect a parallel lasting global legacy as Manhyia to bequeath to the next generation of Africans is the greatest doubt in comptemporary African history. It is an irony of development that the timetestedness feature of an institution like chieftaincy could not be seen as an opportunity for sustainable development but a threat to modernity. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Rwanda: Memory and Denial - the Genocide 15 Years On Apr 4, 2009
Gerald Caplan has a PhD in African history He recently published The Betrayal of Africa. Please send comments to editor@pambazuka. (allAfrica.com)
Winnie given thumbs-up Apr 1, 2009
"We wish to reiterate our support and acknowledge the vital role played by Comrade Madikizela-Mandela in shaping the South African history and politics.". Sapa. (iAfrica.com)
Pardon papers filed Mar 20, 2009
The coalition consists of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, the International Centre for Transitional Justice, the Khulumani Support Group, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, the Human Rights Media Centre, the FXI, the South African History Archives and the Legal Resources Centre. The FXI said the pardons were being issued under the special pardons process established by former president Thabo Mbeki in 2008 to complete "the unfinished business of the TRC". (iAfrica.com)
Proving need for Black History Month Mar 8, 2009
Black Americans whose ancestors came over on slave ships lost their African history and culture as a people. No other people in the United States were forced to leave their home land and be divested of their language and culture. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Nigeria: Badagry - Transformation From the Diaspora Beckons Mar 2, 2009
The project will consist of the following: Badagry slave route, slave memorial, African History Museum, life size replica of a slave ship, amphitheatre, pavilion, music pavilion, golf course, condominiums, hotel, casinos, soccer field, tennis courts, basketball courts, shops and restaurants, drinking well, harbor, medical facility, fire and police stations. Besides, there will be the world's only Jackson's Memorabilia Display to be located in (The Jackson Music Pavilion) in the African History... (allAfrica.com)
V for Vagina: a demand to end violence against women Feb 20, 2009
The DRC has been called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world and the widest interstate war in recent African history. Five million people have lost their lives in the ongoing war over the country's rich natural resources. (The Seahawk, NC)
2008 Elections and Tensions in Ghana: The Solution is The United Africa Feb 8, 2009
It is evident from African history of the past 50 years that in order to secure permanent peace, stability, and security for all Africans irrespective of ethnicity, race, or origin, the people of Africa must, as a matter of political prudence, embrace The United Africa, one continental political entity that will certainly provide all groups maximum protections. To permanently end all manner of dictatorships the loose unions must be properly knit together by a new and suitable political... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
