Shout-Africa News Cape Town – The popularity of the vuvuzela, a plastic trumpet tens of thousands of South African fans are using to express support for players during the World Cup, has led to mass online debate about the noisemaker. As reported by AFP, although many suggest the trumpet is a necessary staple for the tournament, others have expressed their disdain for widespread use of them, even going so far as to start an online petition calling for vuvuzelas to be banned from this year’s games. The debate has reportedly continued on sites such as Facebook and YouTube. South African... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba Two surviving relatives of apartheid victims have filed an application to intervene in the Constitutional Court case of The Citizen v. McBride as amici curiae. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in its ruling against the Citizen newspaper, had earlier held that the granting of amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) removes the conviction “for all purposes” so that anyone who describes such acts as ‘murder’ and any statements referring to an amnesty applicant as a ‘murderer’ would now be considered false and a ground for defamation. The amicus applicants are Joyce Sibanyoni Mbizana and... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa News At least 1% of business in the metals and engineering industry is black owned and there is a disturbing trend in terms of demographics in both board memberships responsible for critical decision making and the management levels. This paints a less than rosy picture of Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) in this industry. Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said quoting from findings of a comprehensive study by the Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development (CSID) Research Unit based at the University of Witwatersrand. The Deputy President was speaking at the launch of the new Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) Parts... Continue Reading
By Gabisile Caroline – Johannesburg police tracked down stolen car and apprehended a suspect found with the Golf four, this crowd is watching at the guy who was found with the stolen Car.
By James Kokulo Fasuekoi – I was born in a relatively small and secluded town in northern Liberia where until the civil war that spurred a mass exodus, only a few ever made it to the outside world. This is because foreign travel is the least thing on the minds of traditional Lorma people, a tribe whose livelihood for generations centered on farming, fishing, hunting and handy work such as the manufacturing of farming implements. Their settlement begins from the Zorzor-Gizema area and stretches hundreds of kilometres north into upland Voinjama Lofa County; and then hundreds more northeast into the... Continue Reading
