How the apartheid regime burnt books — in their tens of thousands: The Railway Depot furnace at Kaserne, Johannesburg in 1971. Banned and confiscated books and magazines were burnt weekly. Wits Student On the advice of the State Librarian one fine day in the 1970s, a truck transported thousands of books and magazines from Pretoria’s …
Britain’s mass surveillance regime is directly opposing human rights: The UK government has blurred the line by failing to adequately safeguard human rights with its investigatory powers law. Shutterstock In light of the Facebook data scandal more people are beginning to challenge the web’s pervasive surveillance culture. But few British citizens seem to be aware …
South Africa in the news: Hamas Hails South Africa’s Move to Downgrade Ties with Israeli Regime: US $ 285 m Cut in UN Budget Reprisal for Body’s Anti-Trump Resolution US government has negotiated a $ 285 million cut in the United Nation’s 2018-2019 budget, the country’s mission at the UN said in a statement on …
Little prospect of regime change in Russia short of a popular uprising – and that’s unlikely: Niocr25/Shutterstock Vladimir Putin’s power in Russia can often look unassailable. However much Western media might champion potential opponents, the president maintains a tight grip, and it’s easy to see why. Any successor to Putin who was not a puppet …