By the Yunus Mahomed Memorial Committee Respected anti-apartheid cadre, development activist and business leader, Yunus Mahomed, who played a pivotal role in the political and civic struggles of the seventies… Continue reading A Legend of the Democratic Movement
Category: January 2008
International Day of Non Violence…
By Nereshnee Govender The first ever International Day of Non Violence was celebrated in Durban at the Gujarati Hindu Sanskruti Kendra. The world’s community celebrated the event on October 2nd… Continue reading International Day of Non Violence…
Legislation can make a difference…
India celebrates its 59th Republic Day on the 26th January. We reproduce an article by Sandeep Pandey (The Indian Express) 2 August 2007. Pandey is a Lucknow-based social activist and… Continue reading Legislation can make a difference…
Local projects receive funding from Welsh Organization
Satyagraha Reporter Former Anti-Apartheid activist Hanif Bhamjee returned to Kwa Zulu Natal in January this year to present cheques to three community organizations in the region. Bhamjee, secretary of Action… Continue reading Local projects receive funding from Welsh Organization
Consulate General of India offers University Scholarships
The Consulate General of India is pleased to offer the following scholarships to meritorious South African nationals to pursue undergraduate and post graduate courses (other than Engineering and Medicine) in… Continue reading Consulate General of India offers University Scholarships
Tips on how to help children pass exams
Extracts from an article by Carol S. Dweck – Scientific American- posted in UP news “More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort – not on… Continue reading Tips on how to help children pass exams
Stories by Parkvale Primary School Learners – Why the Sea has Waves
By Candice Rungen There once lived a greedy old giant. His name was Daniel O’ Great 1V. Well he lived in the town of Hammock. The only thing on his… Continue reading Stories by Parkvale Primary School Learners – Why the Sea has Waves
A Bright Start to the School Year for Tholisu Secondary
By Indhrannie Pillay The Tholisu Secondary School in Mistake Farm, Umzinto on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast brings in the new school year with much needed change and improvement to… Continue reading A Bright Start to the School Year for Tholisu Secondary
Eye on the World
Sri Lanka: The Other Dimension Much has been said about the continuing violent conflict in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government’s withdrawal from the ceasefire agreement, plunging the country into… Continue reading Eye on the World
Consumers feeling the pinchÂ…
Satyagraha reporters It’s the start of the New Year and South Africans need to brace themselves for further interest rate, food and petrol price hikes. Approximately 43% of South Africans… Continue reading Consumers feeling the pinchÂ…