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‘This sort of thing is not allowed’
Nelson Mandela was born a century ago on July 18th, 1918. You are all familiar enough with his life story not to require any re-telling here. Of all world leaders of my generation, he stood head and...
View ArticleCurrent and future costs: COP17
The cost for South Africa of hosting COP 17 will, it is estimated, amount to some 400 million rand (approx. €40 million). The funds will be used to provide meals, transport, security, conference...
View ArticleNando’s ‘chicken’ out of spoof Last Dictator Standing advert
If you were Nando’s and you were receiving threats from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF loyalists, would you have pulled your viral advert from television? South Africa did. Update:...
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Big shoes to fill
Today is the 5th annual Nelson Mandela Day, since it’s inauguration in 2009 on Nelson Mandela’s birthday – the 18th of July. Today he turns 95. The Mandela Day Website states that this day is a call...
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Mandela: he changed the world
A tribute by cartoonist Zapiro from today’s Mail & Guardian newspaper to the life and times of Nelson Mandela, former lawyer, radical anti-apartheid activist, prisoner for 27 years, a canny...
View ArticlePodcast: remembering the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement
Following the passing of Nelson Mandela last December we are reminded of the efforts of the many individuals and organisations that worked on the international movement to end Apartheid in South...
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Heike Vornhagen: ‘Some of the movies might conform to stereotypes that people...
The Galway African Film Festival, now going into its seventh year, is taking place this weekend in Galway City from 23rd – 25th May. Bringing a wide range of films made by and starring Africans from...
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Eamonn Casey – some personal reflections
Bishop Eamon Casey speaking about Trócaire’s campaign to boycott South African goods (1985) by Trócaire, via Flickr (CC-BY-2.0) Eamonn Casey was a huge influence, agenda setter and reference point in...
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