FJPOut with the old, in with the interim. Kgalema Motlanthe is sworn in as South Africa’s new President.
Filed under: News, Opinion | Tagged: ANC, Jacob Zuma, Kgalema Motlanthe, Nqobile Buthelezi, Thabo Mbeki | 2 Comments »
Chilling with Jody Kollapen at the Winter School
Posted on July 1, 2008 by FJP
by Buhlebuyeza Mbonambi (FJP reporter)
If somebody like Jody Kollapen (pictured), chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), can go to Gareth Cliff’s 5fm show and not feel out of place, then you know that he really is the right person to chair the SAHRC.
I had the honour to hear Kollapen speak on “Equal [...]
Filed under: FJP at National Arts Festival 2008, Features, Interviews | Tagged: Gareth Cliff 5fm, Jacob Zuma, Jody Kollapen, Julius Malema, Robert Mugabe, SAHRC, Sir Mark Thatcher, South Africa, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Xenophobic attacks, Zimbabwe | Leave a Comment »
Political Commentator Xolela Mangcu
By Buhle Mbonambi (FJP reopter)
The Zimbabwean crisis is currently topping the agenda at the African Union summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. This comes amid a growing call for negotiations and a power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe.
Filed under: FJP at National Arts Festival 2008, Features, Interviews | Tagged: Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, political commentator, Robert Mogabe, South Africa, WordFest, xenophobia, Xolela Mangcu, Zimbabwe, Zwelinzima Vavi | Leave a Comment »