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 Twenty-three years after the end of apartheid there are at least 4.5-million people, almost all poor and black, in South Africa and neighbouring states who have not been paid pension and provident fund benefits. dailymaverick.co.za/
 Statistics from MTN, Vodacom, Cell C and Telkom show that, at a minimum, law enforcement agencies are spying on the communications of at least 70,000 phone numbers each year. r2k.org.za/
 Where a proponent of the N2 Toll Road in the Eastern Cape coast claims “the support and enthusiasm of affected communities”, the community made their rejection of the highway clear to SANRAL’s CEO Mr Macozoma. Watch IHLAZO! [Disgrace!] to see what happened. Read Statement by the Amadiba Crisis Committee
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The so-called victory of Uhuru Kenyatta is a victory of private business. Kenyans should expect the collapse of public institutions in the next few years and increased militarization to keep the people in perpetual fear. 
The private prison business is booming as President Donald Trump delivers on his campaign promise to crack down on immigrants here illegally. In the first three months of his presidency, at least 113,828 immigrants were locked up in 180 different facilities nationwide. 
When white supremacists plan rallies like in Charlottesville, Virginia, they often organize their events on Facebook, pay for supplies with PayPal, book their lodging with Airbnb and ride with Uber. Technology companies have been taking pains to distance themselves from these customers. 
On 20 August, 1940, Trotsky was struck a fatal blow with an ice-pick by Ramon Mercader, an agent sent to Mexico by Stalin’s secret police (the GPU) to murder the exiled revolutionary. 
In January of 1962, Russell received a series of letters from an unlikely correspondent — Sir Oswald Mosley, who had founded the British Union of Fascists thirty years earlier. 
“In Sweden prostitution is regarded as an aspect of male violence against women and children. It is officially acknowledged as a form of exploitation of women and children and constitutes a significant social problem” 