'Dancing the Death Drill': historical fiction that tells us about today: The Mendi shown here in pre-war days in use as a mail ship. Courtesy of the John Gribble CollectionIn his keynote speech at the recent Sunday Times Literary Awards novelist, Zakes Mda, said that “we write historical fiction to take history to the level of what was it like to be in what happened”. Mda said … [Read more...] about ‘Dancing the Death Drill’: historical fiction that tells us about today | The Conversation
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#Nkandla ‘fall guy’ tells her side of the story
#Nkandla 'fall guy' tells her side of the story: Durban - Jayshree Pardesi should not have been on the committee that signed off on a dodgy multimillion-rand tender for work on President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home. At the last minute, her boss asked her to stand in for him at the June 2010 meeting. Now seven years later, she risks losing her job for the decisions she made that … [Read more...] about #Nkandla ‘fall guy’ tells her side of the story
SA News: Ford tells UK: We also need Brexit deals with Turkey, South Africa
Ford tells UK: We also need Brexit deals with Turkey, South Africa: LONDON – Britain needs to strike post-Brexit trade deals with countries such as Turkey and South Africa as well as the European Union, Ford said on Wednesday, underlining the scale of the challenge facing Prime Minister Theresa May to meet business demands. Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Zimbabwe warns … [Read more...] about SA News: Ford tells UK: We also need Brexit deals with Turkey, South Africa
SA News: Take control of SA’s economic future: Gordhan tells private sector
Take control of SA's economic future: Gordhan tells private sector: MISA is a trade union that represents over 42,000 workers in the motor retail sector. Gordhan said South Africa held an enormous amount of potential and hope, but urged business leaders to take collective ownership and ‘board the transformation train ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Stuart Baxter … [Read more...] about SA News: Take control of SA’s economic future: Gordhan tells private sector
SA News: Don’t listen to the noise around you – Mahumapelo tells Zuma
Don’t listen to the noise around you - Mahumapelo tells Zuma: He said the masses knew that Zuma did that without wanting recognition. "They know that you did that because you wanted South Africa to be liberated as we see it today. They know that what you do every day in your life, you do it in pursuit of building a ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews South African … [Read more...] about SA News: Don’t listen to the noise around you – Mahumapelo tells Zuma
