Posts Tagged ‘soweto’

Soweto mass shooting: South African police say 15 killed in late night attack on bar

Police are investigating reports that a group of men shot randomly at bar goers late at night. “They came in and shot at people who were having fun,” said a police commander. Source

Vigil in Soweto, bells toll at Cape Town cathedral

Bells rang out once again around the South African city of Cape Town on Wednesday as part of a continuing week of tributes to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A service was also held close to Tutu’s former home in Soweto, where officials including the mayor of Johannesburg paid tribute to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning […]

Soweto skateboarders speed down iconic street to celebrate Youth Day in South Africa

Dozens of skateboards take over Vilakazi street in Soweto to celebrate Youth Day, the South African public holiday marking the anniversary of the Soweto uprising in 1976. The Soweto Skateboard Society organised the event, known as “bombing” in the sports jargon, meaning high-speed downhill on city streets. Source

BDS: Discussing Difficult Issues In A Fast-Growing Movement

Print Friendly Above Photo: Palestinian fishermen hold banners in a protest to demand the boycott of the Israeli agricultural products, during the 10th annual Israeli Apartheid Week, at the seaport of Gaza City on March 16, 2014. Photo by Ashraf Amra Israel’s attacks on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and other human rights defenders […]

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