Just some quick headlines from today:
The Springboks defeated Australia today in a nailbiter, 22-19, in the first leg of this year's Tri-Nations. The Wallabies led 16-10 at the half and put up a more spirited front than most experts anticipated.
Author Ronald Suresh Roberts has published his long-awaited bography of Thabo Mbeki. The Star has an article that might or might not be an excerpt from the book — it is hard to tell — revealing Mbeki as a man of the people, including the poor whites and Cherlize Theron. It is difficult to get a grip on the gravity of the book from this example, but it certainly has aroused controversy in some circles.
The nationwide strikes are at a “make or break” point as COSATU and the government prepare to lock horns on Sunday in hopesof breaking the impasse.
June 16 marks Youth Day in South Africa, and commemorates the anniversary of the start of the Soweto Uprising. It also has, according to the Zimbabwean opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), mobilized and inspired Zimbabwe's young people, though so far whatever impetus those events have inspired have yet to yield fruit. The Mail & Guardian, meanwhile, uses June 16 to celebrate 100 young South Africans. The M&G recommends you take them to lunch.
Happy Youth Day. Honor the spirit of Soweto and remember what the events of that South African winter represent for the cause of freedom and human dignity.
