By Shout-Africa News – The civil rights initiative AfriForum today demanded in a lawyer’s letter sent to the Department of Trade and Industry, that the South African Government should intervene urgently to protect the lives and property of South African citizens in Zimbabwe. This follows after South Africans farming in Zimbabwe, are once again being subjected to a renewed and intensified onslaught, starting this past weekend. AfriForum is also currently obtaining legal advice regarding possible action against the Government, if such protection were not to materialise. The demand is based, amongst other reasons, on the settlement reached between AfriForum and... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa News (PHOTO tag and credits- Shimon Peres (left) and Ariel Sharon. Peres wrote a letter to Rhoodie in 1974 praising South Africa’s ‘co-operation’. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images) An apartheid-era cabinet minister carried a “nuclear trigger” to South Africa from Israel as part of Pretoria’s efforts to build an atom bomb, according to a report in a Johannesburg newspaper. Two renowned South African journalists have revealed that Eschel Rhoodie, the apartheid government’s information minister who played a central role in establishing military ties to Israel, privately described in 1979 how he had transported “the trigger” as hand luggage on a flight... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa/ Zimbojam – Zimbabwe’s leading music icon, Oliver Mtukudzi has sent a good luck message to President Jacob Zuma and Bafana Bafana ahead of the World Cup which starts in South Africa one week from today. The message reads: “I wish you and the people of South Africa success at the prestigious FIFA soccer World Cup finals. The BIG game ceases to be a celebration and pride of South Africa but Africa. The showcase is a rallying point for Africa – soccer bringing us together in a display of purpose, pride, belonging and unity that no other social endeavour of... Continue Reading
BY Shout Africa Correspondent Johannesburg: What do you get if you combine inspirational vuvuzela sounds with catchy African Rhythms? You would get Vuva Tchunas, a unique wave of sounds that will truly be the inspiration for our nation to all support Bafana Bafana, now available on CD. Vuva Tchunas makes it possible for all fans to be united in a harmony of rhythm and sound so that they all know how to do the vuva tchuna, a new, uniquely South African supporter trend expected to take over from the now jaded Mexican Wave. Not only can fans exuberantly display their... Continue Reading
By Francis Hweshe ABAHLALI baseMjondolo (ABM) will set up shacks outside Cape Town’s stadium on the eve of the World Cup to show the world how they live. ABM deputy chairperson Mthobeli Zona told Sowetan: “We know the government will send the police to beat us in front of the media … and the whole world will know about our struggles. “We live in dirty and smelling places. We have no jobs. We live shameful lives. There are no toilets here. There is no electricity. We have to pay R20 a month or 50c a day to use other people’s... Continue Reading
