Monthly Archives: July 2011

South Africa’s local government elections: in the toilet

Posted on July 20, 2011 by admin

Free State, May 18th 2011 When the African National Congress (ANC) mayor in the small town of Viljoenskroon in South Africa’s Free State province let an untendered sanitation contract for the local black township to a company owned by her … Continue reading →

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DRC: Huricane

Posted on July 20, 2011 by admin

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo July 2011 The lives of professional boxers are inextricably linked with suffering—success tending to be fleeting and short lived, brought short by defeat, self-destructive behaviour or injustice. Hurricane Carter endured years of wrongful imprisonment, Mike … Continue reading →

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DRC: Convoy

Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin

April 17th 2011 Rushuru, Nord Kivu Democratic Republic of Congo Are things getting better? No, no they’re not. Something can happen at any time and you never know when. We had 20 incident reports last month—something violent enough for us … Continue reading →

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DRC on the downswing

Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin

DRC on the downswing Goma, Nord Kivu January 18th 2011 th No matter how poor and conflict ridden an African country may be the single issue that makes them more bearable is knowing whether they are on the trajectory to … Continue reading →

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