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Nzimande’s blade’ must cut where it is mostly needed
The debate on the Higher Education and Training Laws Amendment Bill 2012 which were passed by the National Assembly, giving Minister Blade Nzimande more powers to intervene in universities. A lot has been said in opposition to and in support of these Bills.
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Western Cape protests: Bloody hands in private security firms?
The weekend brought another fatality resulting from the Western Cape farm protests. Police have stated unequivocally that his death was not the result of their actions. Now there are rumours that Bongile Ndleni may have been shot by one of the private security firms brought in by winelands farmers to protect their land.
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Cape winelands: Whose protests are they anyway?
The DA says the ANC deliberately fomented dissatisfaction among farmworkers to destabilise the Western Cape. It also says the treatment of workers from Lesotho lies at the heart of the protest.
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Even the Dead
And then, despite the fear, I set off
I put my cheek against death's cheek
? Roberto Bolaño, 'Self Portrait at Twenty Years', The Romantic Dogs, 2006
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POIB: The Sound of Secrets
Wednesday saw the beginning of the last round of Parliamentary deliberations on the controversial Protection of State Information Bill, from the ad hoc committee which has been considering it for almost exactly a year. After over five hours of occasionally heated discussion, some concessions were won – but other aspects of the Bill remain troubling.
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