Today marks the 30th anniversary of Steve Biko's death while in police detention.
Newsweek has a story on the United States’ efforts to step up anti-terrorism activities in the Horn of Africa as embodied in Africom, the military's planned Africa Command.
The United States lauds the role that South Africa played in helping to bring about the conviction of Gerhard Wisser, who was deeply involved in the notorious Pakistani AQ Khan's nuclear netowrk.
South Africa appears to have made some laudable progress on achieving a host of targets related to dealing with the country's AIDS crisis. On the other hand, there is a cloud of mistrust that charecterizes much of the debate over AIDS policy that will have to be addressed for progress to continue to occur.
Is division within the ANC largely a creation of the media? Or do members of the party agree? The Mail & Guardian has one perspective.
