Writes: Prof. Ali Mazrui
Compared to the rest of the continent, the story of South Africa is a play in four acts on the stage of history. It is a play about South Africa’s triumph, its emerging leadership, and its hazards as a new continental power.
Put in another way, South Africa’s impact on Pan-Africanism has included [...]

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With this win — the ‘rightful’ soccer powers have regained their positions at the top: A Brazil v. Germany final is very appropriate.
Any wins by the US women in the past was largely due to the fact that women’s soccer wasn’t given much thought in most countries — allowing the US to gain an [...]

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The answer to some questions is so clear they don’t deserve a nuanced response. If a journalist asks a presidential candidate if he is in favor of torture; he or she respond with a resounding “NO!”
A presidential hopeful who wants my vote must unequivocally condemn the plan to build a fence along parts of the [...]

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The “African Union” forces are paid for by Paris, Berlin and Washington DC.
As Europe and the USA and the UN work furiously to present to the world the polystyrene reasoning for massive military entry in Sudan, it is clear that there are a heap of lies.
Six decades ago, titan sociologist and [...]

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When the bombastic Bill O’Reilly, and the controversial Al Sharpton sit down and break bread, sparks as well as sound bites are going to fly. Bill O’Reilly did not disappoint, folks are still shaking their heads at his outrageous comments.
“After eating dinner at a famed Harlem restaurant recently, Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly told a [...]

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