ANC pays tribute to late struggle icon Lesiba Maphoto: Maphoto, affectionately known as ‘Bra Ike’ was a member of the ANC and its armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News WATCH: Check out the 13-year-old chess prodigy from Elsies River: At just 13, Tezihano Mnyatsa is already a phenomenal chess player, showing all the potential … [Read more...] about ANC pays tribute to late struggle icon Lesiba Maphoto
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Sa Hockey Icon Joins Renowned National Youth Initiative
Sa Hockey Icon Joins Renowned National Youth Initiative: Former SA Women’s Hockey player and well-respected Mental Toughness Coach, Louise de Jager (nee Coertzen), has been chosen to lead the Johannesburg-leg of national hockey initiative, the Investec Hockey Academy, which takes place on Saturday, 9 and Sunday, 10 June at St Peter’s College in Sandton. Having represented SA … [Read more...] about Sa Hockey Icon Joins Renowned National Youth Initiative
Why Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is no feminist icon | The Conversation
Why Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is no feminist icon: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's record on women's rights has been mixed. REUTERS/Tiksa NegeriWhen Liberians go to the polls in October 2017, there will be a disproportionate number of men on the ballot papers. Only 163 of 1026 approved candidates – just 16% – in these presidential and legislative elections are … [Read more...] about Why Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is no feminist icon | The Conversation
Tribute to a Namibian icon: Andimba Toivo ya Toivo | The Conversation
Tribute to a Namibian icon: Andimba Toivo ya Toivo: FilckrOn June 9, 2017 Namibia became poorer. A moral beacon left the people, for whose freedom he lived most of his 92 years. Active until the end, Andimba (Herman) Toivo ya Toivo had just returned from a trip to Robben Island with his fellow inmate Helao Shityuwete – one of the other truly … [Read more...] about Tribute to a Namibian icon: Andimba Toivo ya Toivo | The Conversation
25th edition of SA’s ICON comic and games convention
25th edition of SA’s ICON comic and games convention: Johannesburg, 26 May 2017 – Bigger and better than ever before, with growing international status, the 25th edition of the ICON Comic and Games Convention (ICON CGC), Home of the Super-Hero, returns to Johannesburg’s Gallagher Convention Centre from the 16th-18th June 2017 over the Youth Day Long Weekend.. It is South … [Read more...] about 25th edition of SA’s ICON comic and games convention