The Mahatma Gandhi Media Lecture
On the 18 August at 11 a.m. at the Durban University of Technology’s City Campus Room 149 the Mahatma Gandhi Media Lecture will be delivered. The guest speaker this year is a renowned Prof. Aashish
Mandela Day Service:
As we have done for the past three years we partnered with a sister organisation –The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes-ACCORD. We identified the historic heritage site The Phoenix Settlement as the
How does one deal with Anger?
His holiness the Dalai Lama said we should always wait a moment before reacting. We just need that moment to cool off to get your thoughts together and the anger dissipates and your actions become
August Nine and Women’s Position
As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the famous demonstrations in front of the Union buildings in Pretoria staged by 20,000 women of all races and classes establishing the oneness of South African society, we
Attacks on Nice and Munich What Next?
Trying to understand the various attacks that have taken place on innocent people in the past month One cannot help but wonder whether there is some form of mania behind all this. The responses from
Prejudice and Violence
I grew up on a farm. We had no electricity and very little money to be able to buy a fridge so we could not keep vegetables in the house overnight. We used to harvest
Women’s Day 60 Years Hence
On 9 August, 1956 South Africa saw the staging of a huge peaceful march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria by 20 000 women in opposition to the extension of the pass laws to women. This
Mandela Day Service
This is what Abram Louis Fischer popularly known as Bram Fisher who represented Nelson Mandela and others at the Rivonia Trial and passed on in May 1975, said at his own trial, "I am on
Atrocities in the Middle East
The recent attacks on innocent people in major cities of the Middle East countries has once again raised the notion of religious differences being at the root of brutality. There is also a fear
How Important is Might?
My mother used to tell us a story of a lion and a mouse. The lion is big and strong and the mouse is small and soft. One day the mouse was in a trap
Democracy and Elections
The dictionary meaning of democracy is the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by
Youth Day
South Africa’s Youth Day On 16 June 1976, 40 years ago youth mobilized and demonstrated, initially in Soweto but it spread through out the country. Youth boycotted apartheid education and marched against
Clear Thinking
Are YOU Living from Inside OUT or Outside IN? Mike George takes a deeper look at the mistakes we learn to make about how life works. Are you an outside inner or an inside outer? It seems the
Government to launch the “Worlds Biggest” HIV and AIDS Treatment Campaign.
Government to launch the “Worlds Biggest” HIV and AIDS Treatment Campaign. The National Department of Health has announced it will be implementing “the worlds biggest” HIV and AIDS Treatment Campaign where everyone who lives with
Non-violent and Moral Development at the Early Childhood level
Non-violent and Moral Development at the Early Childhood level. Kanya Padayachee In our society it just isn’t possible for children to avoid exposure to violence. Newspapers remind us of that every day. Many children experience
“Life, power, politics, social change and time: Time is greater than space” – Pope Francis
“Life, power, politics, social change and time: Time is greater than space” - Pope Francis A constant tension exists between fullness and limitation. Fullness evokes the desire for complete possession, while limitation is a wall
SA postpones nuclear deal as court case looms
SA postpones nuclear deal as court case looms Environmental lobbyist groups, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and the South African Faith Communities Environment Institution (SAFCEI) filed an urgent application in court in order to stop a possible
Letter from the editorial
We welcome you to our new re-launched electronic version of our monthly newsletter. We seek to provide readers with an alternate source of news of local and international events and developments that would not be
