The true face of global warming. The violence in Maputo is just the latest manifestation
by Raj Patel
The Observer, Sunday 5 September 2010
 It has been a summer of record temperatures – Japan had its hottest summer on record, as did South Florida and New York.
Meanwhile, Pakistan and Niger are flooded and the eastern US is mopping up after hurricane Earl. None of these individual events can definitively be attributed to global warming. But to see how climate change will play out in the 21st century, you needn't look to the Met Office. Look, instead, to the deaths and burning tyres in Mozambique's "food riots" to see what happens when extreme natural phenomena interact with our unjust economic systems.
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South Africa: Workers Reject Offer But Trade Union Leaders Suspend Strike |
 By Jorge Martin
07 September 2010
South Africa was moving towards a general strike type situation as the public sector strike that started on August 18 was building up momentum. Now the strike has been suspended by union leaders because of some concessions on the part of the government. This has angered many workers who wanted to step up action, not take a step back.
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Will the New Constitution Really Change Politics and Society in Kenya? |
 By Willy Mutunga
The ultimate control of the state must be by society, but if the state subordinates society, that control becomes impossible.” In a nutshell, we have an answer to the question posed by this article. As Kenyans who voted overwhelmingly for a new constitution what should we do to ensure that our will is done?
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From Maputo to Mogadishu, rising food prices hit poorest again |
by Megan Rowling - 1 September 2010
 Anxieties over the rising cost of food are bothering consumers in rich and poor countries alike, and stoking fears of social unrest in impoverished parts of the world once again.
On Wednesday, at least six people - including two children - were killed during violent demonstrations over soaring prices for basic necessities, including bread and fuel, in and around the capital of Mozambique, one of Africa's poorest countries, sources told Reuters. The government has just increased bread prices by 30 percent.
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Durban Critical Thinking Forum - “Media Freedom in South Africa: Is It Under Threat?” |
 After two very successful critical thinking forums – in Johannesburg and Cape Town - AIDC/Amandla, in partnership with the Mail and Guardian newspaper hosts its third, in the series of four forums on "Media Freedom in South Africa: Is It Under Threat?". The next instalment takes place in Durban on the 9th September 2010. See you there!
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