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Forgotten History: Mary Susan Malahlela M.D.

The first black woman to graduate as a medical doctor in South Africa was Mary Susan Malahlela in 1947. She graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand's health sciences faculty at a time when most graduates were male and white. Dr. Mary Malahlela was born…

Society by Editor May 13, 2015

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Why Inequality is Prevalent in South Africa

Presidents Zuma, Mandela & Mbeki The BBC recently conducted in depth interviews with different stakeholders about the reasons for inequality in South Africa. These insightful interviews offer a glimpse into issues that South Africa is facing and the roots of those problems. Some…

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Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail

My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all…

Uncategorized by Editor July 31, 2013

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Cry the Beloved Country Zimbabwe

"Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of the ZANU-PF regime. Cry the beloved country for the children learning in ,with no windows, cry the beloved country for the families torn apart by the Mugabe regime, the…

Society by Editor April 29, 2013

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South Africa 19 Years On……….

Congratulations to South Africa for celebrating 19 years of freedom for the black majority. Thank you to the brave men and women who fought against apartheid and social injustices that came with colonialism. South Africa's next hurdle is economic liberty. It would be…

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New Vision Needed to Rescue Zimbabwe’s Rail System

Cecil John Rhodes the British imperialist was right about one thing, transportation infrastructure was essential to get raw materials out of Africa into overseas markets. The same is true even of today as talk of Africa becoming an economic hub the discussion…

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Zimbabwe’s Woman Called Moses: Beatrice Mtetwa

Beatrice Mtetwa The work of Human Rights Lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa is no ordinary task. Dealing with a dictatorship that uses the law against its own citizens she has found the courage to use the law in defense of human rights. This is no…

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Nelson Mandela Speech at Independence 1994

Inaugural Speech Pretoria, South Africa Nelson Mandela (1994) Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 13:37:00 -0400 STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS,NELSON MANDELA, AT HIS INAUGURATION AS PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, UNION BUILDINGS, PRETORIA, MAY 10 1994 Your Majesties,…

Uncategorized by Editor October 25, 2012

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Zambia’s Own Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda Kenneth David Kaunda, born April 28, 1924 in Lubwa, near Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) is a politician who led Zambia to independence in 1964 and served as that country’s president until 1991. There is speculation that the region he was born in was actually…

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Namibia at Independence 1990: Sam Nujoma

Herero people in Namibia starved by Germans colonialists Nambia won its independence officially on March 21, 1990. Considering the brutality of German, British and South African occupations this was momentous. Below is a speech given by Namibia's own Sam Nujoma. The Speech: Honourable Master of…