Something very small and yet enormous happened this past week.   On Feb. 2, two women who have been fighting for the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal, filmmaker/professor Joha... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

Departmen... in urban sprout

Through its ties with Venezuela and other nations in Latin America, Iran is building an anti-U.S. alliance in the Western Hemisphere that poses a direct, imminent threat ... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

Some of the people reading these lines will not live through the winter; some of them may not die a natural death. If one is to believe the threats that are ramping up at... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

Khader Adnan has already broken a Palestinian record for the longest solo hunger strike. Yesterday he passed his 50th day as a hunger striker, protesting what he regards ... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

A man was arrested on Sunday after a protest at which at least one shoe was thrown at the Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, outside a hotel on Central Park South.   ... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

The rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a new unity government in the West Bank and Gaza, which will be headed by Mahmoud Abbas, it was announc... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

One of the best rappers alive, featuring the lady who sang the original hook on “You Got Me.” Off Monch’s ‘W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)’ –... in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

I swore I wasn't going to add a thing to the discussion about the idiotic poster campaign by the student/youth wing of South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance... in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

You’ve seen those “Are you smarter than a 5 year old” videos on Youtube (it’s an actual TV show) or marveled at the intelligence of Miss Teen Sout... in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

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You’ll excuse our South African focus today here and on Twitter. A burger chain writes in braille; author JM Coetzee writes about cricket; “a gym member tells... in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

In what some see as innovative advertising and others as a publicity stunt, a South African burger chain has a bright idea for a campaign to woo blind customers: serving ... in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

Capital Maintenance in Units of Constant Purchasing Power is authorized in IFRSCapital Maintenance in Units of Constant Purchasing Power is authorized as an alternative t... in Real Value Accounting

Last week's Economist tries to take down 'state capitalism', which it describes as an economic growth model where enterprises are 'backed by the state but behaving like a... in Open Budgets Blog

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It was with some intrigue that my J.M. Coetzee google alert recently informed me that the elusive author had published something new; this time, apparently, in a contribu... in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

BusinessDay - Amazon falls as sales slow downRegardsMike ShragaIncreasing Customer Service With Systems Technology... in Tenderpreneurs

BusinessDay - Facebook faces gender equality stormRegardsMike ShragaIncreasing Customer Service With Systems Technology... in Tenderpreneurs

E-tag conditions illegal - report: Terms and conditions signed by motorists who registered for e-tags for use on Gauteng's toll roads do not compl... in Tenderpreneurs

http://zedbooks.co.uk/hardback/the-palestine-nakba   The Palestine Nakba: Decolonising History, Narrating the Subaltern, Reclaiming Memory. Nur Masalha. (London: Zed Boo... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

The cover story of the New York Times Sunday Magazine this week was written by Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman and it gave a detailed summary of Israel's strategy and mo... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

When Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush on June 9, 2008, the 35 had been selected from drafts of nearly tw... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

Iran seems to many observers to be next in line for the Iraqi freedom treatment, the latest in a long line of "enemy" nations menaced by overt and covert military threats... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

Social media helps Zuma connect with SA - Political economy | MoneywebRegardsMike ShragaIncreasing Customer Serv... in Tenderpreneurs

This week, the BBC issued its final ruling on a controversy which has been raging for nearly a year after the words "Free Palestine" were censored from a freestyle rap pl... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

SA business's first social media war - Money Meandering | MoneywebRegardsMike ShragaIncreasing Custom... in Tenderpreneurs

Further evidence of the extent of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s wide-reaching financial empire has been revealed after police reportedly seized dozens of luxury items a... in Research & Information Network (RAIN)

Description: Long street Pool, house of Western Province (Cape Town) Underwater Hockey. , Address: Corner of Long and Orange Streets, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Afric... in The World According to Motomouth

Chaeli Mycroft recently received the 2011 International Children's Peace Prize for her extensive charity work in South Africa. ... in urban sprout

Tenders: Keeping it in the family: More than 190 government officials and 18 of their close relatives were award... in Tenderpreneurs

Written by Elliot Ross* I am trying to avoid the media blitz on the Superbowl and anybody keen to enthuse about all the "amazing" commercials. But sometimes I can’t... in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

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Meewind: Twee Windmolens voor Den Haag ... in Anders Bekeken

Whites new endangered species?2012-02-05 16:00 | Charl du Plessis | News24 & City Press... in Why We Are White Refugees

This is such a great idea started by Sacha Dichter who works for the Acumen Fund. It started when he decided to try being more generous himself. After all he was asking o... in anja merret chatting to my generation