The 1952 Defiance Campaign by the African National Congress, that protesting against racial laws saw workers throughout the country respond in large numbers. It was the first time that Africans,… Continue reading 50th Anniversary of the Potato Boycott
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Editorial Comment – April 2008
This year South Africa commemorates many significant anniversaries and in this edition we focus on the 50th Anniversary of the Potato Boycott, which drew attention to the repressive working and… Continue reading Editorial Comment – April 2008
Salt March Promotes Ubuntu
By Satyagraha Reporters This year’s Gandhi Salt March drew massive support from the public, national and provincial ministers and religious organizations. Thousands of people marched 22km from the Phoenix Settlement… Continue reading Salt March Promotes Ubuntu
Gandhi and Satyagraha Validity and Relevance Part Two
By Dr C. Sheela Reddy, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science & Public Administration, SV University, Tirupati A three part series of a paper presented by Dr C Sheela… Continue reading Gandhi and Satyagraha Validity and Relevance Part Two
Biodiversity and Land Reforms – A Neglected Linkage
By S. Faizi, Trivandrum – India. [Faizi is a renowned ecologist specializing in international environmental policy. In the wake of South Africa’s redistribution of land and agricultural policy redevelopment, this… Continue reading Biodiversity and Land Reforms – A Neglected Linkage
Interest Rates and You
“Interest rates are prices for loanable funds or prices of funds invested lent out or borrowed for various periods of time” What are interest rates? Very often we hear economists… Continue reading Interest Rates and You
Shaping Progress – International Womens Day 2008
By Satyagraha Reporters This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the march organized by women workers against the gross conditions of work that they faced. Today a hundred years later… Continue reading Shaping Progress – International Womens Day 2008
Phoenix Learners Represent S A in World Debates
Satyagraha Reporter In South Africa National Water Week is commemorated during 17-22 March. The theme for National Water Week 2008 is “Water: sustaining lives, enabling growth.” Solvista Secondary School hosted… Continue reading Phoenix Learners Represent S A in World Debates
Leaders of Different Faiths Decry Death of Archbishop
Leaders of different faiths in Religions for Peace joined together in March to decry the death of Most Rev. Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic archbishop. He was kidnapped after… Continue reading Leaders of Different Faiths Decry Death of Archbishop
India: Nurturing the Rural Sanitation Revolution
Almost all the world’s population lacks proper sanitation. Inadequate sanitation is a major contributing factor to the cause of diseases in developing countries such as India. Gandhi once said “Sanitation… Continue reading India: Nurturing the Rural Sanitation Revolution