Robben Island

All can dream of better world after Obama’s win: Mandela

All can dream of better world after Obama’s win: Mandela Thursday, November 06, 2008 JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s iconic first black leader Nelson Mandela said on Wednesday Barack Obama’s election as US president showed that...

CARIBBEAN: Region Sees Sympathetic Ally in Obama

Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Wednesday, November 05, 2008 All rights reserved, IPS – Inter Press Service, 2008. Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov 5 (IPS) - They sat glued to their television sets as the new...

CARIBBEAN: Region Sees Sympathetic Ally in Obama

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov 5 (IPS) - They sat glued to their television sets as the new president-elect of the United States, Barack Obama, during his acceptance speech in the early hours of Wednesday, made reference to those...

Mandela to Obama: Bring America Back Into The World (The Nation)

There are already those who have described Barack Obama's election to the presidency as America's "Mandela moment." It certainly felt like that, not merely in Chicago where the candidate accepted his victory at an emotional...

Mandela: Bring America Back (The Nation)

There are already those who have described Barack Obama's election to the presidency as America's "Mandela moment." It certainly felt like that, not merely in Chicago where the candidate accepted his victory at an emotional...

Tourism Operators Blast Island Management

Posted to the web 4 November 2008 Ella Smook Tour operators are near the end of their tether over the "appalling" way in which they say Robben Island is being managed. While tourism companies are gearing up for the traditional...

MORE ITTY BITTY BITS: Morgan's drunk days; Zoe Kravitz's new man; Gossett Jr. moved by Mandela;...

*Tracy Morgan continues to work on his sobriety, but recently told Complex magazine about a time during his drinking days when he stayed way past his welcome during a recent jam at Prince's house. "I got kicked out of Prince's...

ANC pariah

When Mosiuoa Lekota was heckled from the stage at the African National Congress conference in Polokwane last December, it marked the end of a complicated journey from liberation hero to party pariah. Mosiuoa Lekota has accused...

Rasool 'Not Involved' in Relative's Stake

Posted to the web 3 November 2008 Gershwin Wanneburg Former Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool has denied outright any involvement with his sister-in-law's ownership in the V&A Waterfront. Fatima Shabodien, the sister of...

Sparkling Cape Town

Tourists' mecca in South Africa also welcomes travelers on a budget The beaches of Muizenberg are a big attraction for tourists to South Africa seeking sun and surf. Cape Town, the sparkling jewel in South Africa's tourist...