{"id":147225,"date":"2019-10-07T18:11:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T16:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-news-don-cooney-city-commissioner-of-22-years-reflects-on-journey-from-activist-to-civic-leader\/"},"modified":"2019-10-07T18:11:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T16:11:45","slug":"sa-news-don-cooney-city-commissioner-of-22-years-reflects-on-journey-from-activist-to-civic-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-news-don-cooney-city-commissioner-of-22-years-reflects-on-journey-from-activist-to-civic-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"SA News: Don Cooney, city commissioner of 22 years, reflects on journey from activist to civic leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=151C2AA953504F689F5EC58319BD13C7&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mlive.com%2fnews%2fkalamazoo%2f2019%2f10%2fdon-cooney-city-commissioner-of-22-years-reflects-on-journey-from-activist-to-civic-leader.html&#038;c=2794878543000302760&#038;mkt=en-us\">Don Cooney, city commissioner of 22 years, reflects on journey from activist to civic leader<\/a>: In 1977, Cooney moved to Kalamazoo and began teaching at Western Michigan University. He helped found the South Africa Solidarity Organization, which successfully urged WMU to become the sixth &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=151C2AA953504F689F5EC58319BD13C7&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mlive.com%2fnews%2fkalamazoo%2f2019%2f10%2fdon-cooney-city-commissioner-of-22-years-reflects-on-journey-from-activist-to-civic-leader.html&#038;c=2794878543000302760&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=151C2AA953504F689F5EC58319BD13C7&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sapeople.com%2f2019%2f10%2f07%2feverything-was-cool-zumas-son-denies-fault-at-zondo-corruption-inquiry%2f&#038;c=8074222027160565555&#038;mkt=en-us\">\u201cEverything was Cool\u201d: Zuma\u2019s Son Denies Fault at Zondo Corruption Inquiry<\/a>: Duduzane Zuma, the son of former South African President Jacob Zuma, looks on before the start of the commission of inquiry probing state capture in Johannesburg, South Africa October 7, 2019. REUTERS &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=151C2AA953504F689F5EC58319BD13C7&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sapeople.com%2f2019%2f10%2f07%2feverything-was-cool-zumas-son-denies-fault-at-zondo-corruption-inquiry%2f&#038;c=8074222027160565555&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=151C2AA953504F689F5EC58319BD13C7&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.702.co.za%2farticles%2f363042%2fmaimane-faces-a-tough-sell-if-he-wants-to-retain-his-legitimacy-analyst&#038;c=4318288924987304545&#038;mkt=en-us\">Maimane faces a tough sell if he wants to retain his legitimacy &#8211; analyst<\/a>: A World of Answers &#8211; brought to you by University of Pretoria Aubrey Masango sits down with luminaries and thought leaders to delve into some of the most pertinent issues facing South Africa a&#8230; The &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=151C2AA953504F689F5EC58319BD13C7&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.702.co.za%2farticles%2f363042%2fmaimane-faces-a-tough-sell-if-he-wants-to-retain-his-legitimacy-analyst&#038;c=4318288924987304545&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=151C2AA953504F689F5EC58319BD13C7&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ghanaweb.com%2fGhanaHomePage%2fentertainment%2fDJSky-delivers-electrifying-performance-at-JD-Music-Fest-787076&#038;c=11684500920391117295&#038;mkt=en-us\">DJSky delivers electrifying performance at JD Music Fest<\/a>: Other platforms he has performed on include: Kaslik street festival Lebanon 2016, Ultra music festival south Africa guest DJ 2017, Dubai mall unite for tomorrow land 2017, and Sky Show 1 &#038; 2 with &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=151C2AA953504F689F5EC58319BD13C7&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ghanaweb.com%2fGhanaHomePage%2fentertainment%2fDJSky-delivers-electrifying-performance-at-JD-Music-Fest-787076&#038;c=11684500920391117295&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Cooney, city commissioner of 22 years, reflects on journey from activist to civic leader: In 1977, Cooney moved to Kalamazoo and began teaching at Western Michigan University. 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