Lion in Winter

Sometimes I feel as though I've wandered into the 19th century. Or possibly the time of the dinosaurs.

You just try telling my white South African friends, born and bred in South Africa for generations, that they are not African.

Tockalosh

The witokes can shout all they want in SA but it belongs to the Blackman if you listen to the Blackman and he's steering the ship. However much it may grieve the average witoke he would be wise to try and claim ancestry to his 17th century ancestors

Nice program on al jazeera with English academic and Babwean bob supporters all claiming baas Roberts land reforms have been an unequivocal success. The writing is on the wall hey

The Dean

John Pilger is one of those love-him-or-hate-him journalists, but he usually manages to find new angles on familiar subjects..........

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/07/...nished-legacy/

scot47

250.000 German troops based in Namibia or Botswana ? Even in the days of Suedwestafrika they did not have that many ! Your friends have been redaingf too mnay trashy novels. South Africa is now over apartheid and that syutem is not coming back.

Kix

Well he lasted 6 months longer than i thought he would.

Let's see what happens now.

Blue Cat

he didn't really he has been on life support since 28th of June when he actually died, I read an article about it a few weeks ago, kept on life support until financial things were sorted out etc.

http://guardianlv.com/2013/08/nelson...ives-on-video/

Bahtatboy

Plus ça change...

The Dean

My best Yarpie mate assures me that he more 'radical' elements will now feel empowered to rattle cages............... watch out.

By the way - who knew Albie Sachs was in Abu Dhabi? Not me.