Posted on 04 May 2009. Tags: ANC, Africa, Africa, Africans, Congress, Corruption, Democrats, Economics, Economy, Nationalism, News, Parties, Politics, South Africa, Zimbabwe, equality, kids, poverty, president, violence

There was no surprise for what proved to be a resounding victory for Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma and the African National Congress (ANC). Zuma is the come back kid of all time; the man who against all odds came back from political abyss. In 2005 he was sacked as deputy leader of the ANC by then ...
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Posted on 23 April 2009. Tags: Africa, Africa, Africans, Congress, Elections, Nationalism, News, Parties, president

Jacob Zuma is one step away from the Union Buildings - South Africa's seat of power.
Wednesday's national and provincial elections are certain to see the African National Congress (ANC) leader become the new president of South Africa.
But this year's elections have been different.
A new opposition party, hewn from the ruling African National Congress, is challenging ...
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Posted on 23 April 2009. Tags: Black caucus, Castro, Congress, Cuba, Politics, Racism

Most Americans seem to ignore the fact that, before Castro came to power in 1959, Cuba was one of the most racially integrated nations in the world, with a socio-cultural system relatively free of racial discrimination. As Professor Richard R. Fagen has pointed out, "Batista's Cuba exhibited a greater degree of national integration than did ...
Posted in African American, Caribbean, Politics, Racism, The Americas