Sat, 19 May 2012 08:21:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/the-community/magazine-archive/382-a-few-words-from-brendah.html A day of hope and optimism for a bright future for all on the continent under the leadership of what seemed like a band of visionaries and nationalists. 49 years later the reality is vastly different. Many people of the African continent have nothing to celebrate. Famine, poverty, corruption and lack of democracy are the order of the day in many countries, with citizens feeling hard done by at the hands of those they entrusted with their vote.In this issue of the Afropolitan we look at what went ... Archive Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:05:18 +0100 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/the-community/magazine-archive/343-the-afropolitan-magazine-issue-26.html HIV specialist Dr Sindi van Zyl takes a look at some of the blind spots and myths that people have when dealing with HIV/AIDS and those living with the pandemic. We break down the facts regarding the crime of sex and human trafficking and also look at the fight to combat this repulsive activity. Top TV has been in the news as South Africans reacted to the channel’s plans to introduce pornography, and our Undercover Geek sheds some light on the business of porn. For a lighter look we explo... Archive Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:54:16 +0100 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/the-community/magazine-archive/330-the-afropolitan-magazine-issue-24.html Archive Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:41:08 +0100 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/the-community/magazine-archive/329-the-afropolitan-magazine-issue-23.html "I will not stop speaking truth to power and not stop operating under the auspices of truth and impartiality," she told a press briefing. This saga reminded me of another brave, courageous and principled woman who was prepared to stand up to authority because she felt she was fighting for a just cause. Former Deputy Minister of Health, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, was sacked on the eve of National Women’s Day by President Mbeki following a long-running discord with her principal, the late Manto T... Archive Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:53:17 +0100 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/the-community/magazine-archive/328-the-afropolitan-magazine-issue-22.html The war of attrition between the Jews and the Palestinians in the Middle East is a classic example of violence breeding more violence – a region where young men are initiated into the deadly brotherhood of suicide bombers and brainwashed into believing that the solution to getting even with their “infidel” enemies is to fly into the latter’s tall buildings in suicide missions.The evil twin of such religious zealousness is racial hatred. The year of my birth – 1968 – witnessed the assa... Archive Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:33:40 +0100 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/the-community/magazine-archive/327-the-afropolitan-magazine-issue-21.html Nyerere championed the viability of indigenous systems and pioneered ujamaa, a brand of African socialism. An erudite intellectual, the man known affectionately as Mwalimu (which means teacher) was also one of the first exemplary post-independence leaders to voluntarily step down from office. On the other hand, Nkrumah was forced out of office after eight years in power by members of the army and police who were “acting in co-operation with neo-colonialists and seized power while I was away on ... Archive Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:11:25 +0100 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/the-community/magazine-archive/326-the-afropolitan-magazine-issue-20.html In this regard leaders in countries such as Kenya and Zimbabwe have set a bad precedent by refusing to respect the outcomes of the democratic ballot process; they’re holding the entire populace at ransom to cling to power at all cost, including the cost to human lives. On the flipside, groundbreaking political developments in Sudan should hopefully serve as a beacon of hope for the continent’s largest country. The historic referendum in that country is an exercise of the will of the people, a... 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