In Zimbabwe, the reason why there was such a delay in addressing land ownership was because until 2000 Mugabe never took much interest in the need for land restitution – he was more focused on consolidating power. Funds from the UK for land redistribution were squandered and many of the farms that were bought for [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘poverty’
May 30, 2008
Immigrants the scapegoats for ANC delivery failure
The barbaric attacks on immigrants are in essence a protest against a lack of delivery and opportunity. Immigrants are an obvious target; a conductor rod to the storm of discontent that has gathered as inequality, poverty and unemployment in our townships has continued to remain rampant.
The seething anger that has been vented on the streets [...]
May 13, 2008
A party by any other name …
A tongue-in-cheek suggestion that the DA was in desperate need of a branding overhaul was met with a broad spectrum of responses — from “DA who?” to indignant rebuttals from DA activists.
The reality of the situation is that that the official opposition is severely stigmatised. Negative emotions towards the party — from mistrust to hatred [...]
March 18, 2008
Malaysia’s lessons for South Africa
Malaysia’s governing coalition which has been in power since independence in 1957 has suffered a blow to its hegemony in the latest elections. In the federal legislature, opposition parties more than quadrupled in representation – from 20 in 2004 to 82. Opposition parties now govern 5 states, up from 1 in 2004.
The key cause of [...]
February 25, 2008
But it’s just not fair!
According to a report released by an economic thinktank called the Adam Smith Institute, Fairtrade labelled goods aren’t actually benefiting the very people it’s meant to help because it sustains unproductive and unprofitable farming in underdeveloped regions. The report also claims that Fairtrade is a mere marketing gimmick, with most of the surcharge slapped on [...]
