Nigerian students ask all South Africans to leave Nigeria
May 30, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in NEWS HEADLINES
A pamphlet circulated around the Nigerian capital city of Abuja today and delivered to the South African High Commission is asking all South Africans resident in Nigeria to leave with immediate effect.The students behind the document charge that South Africans are responsible of “genocide” of Nigerians in South Africa and it has therefore become necessary [...]
One african refuses to be referred to as “makwerekwere”
May 28, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in AFRICA
“Cynthia Ayeza Mutabaazi is reading towards her MA in Media Studies at the University of Pretoria. She’s proud to be, firstly Human, then Ugandan“ and then proudly a “Mukiiga” and lastly but not least, proud to be a friend to humanity¦ even that humanity existent in the Republic of South Africa.”
- quoted from “Mail & [...]
One african refuses to be referred to as "makwerekwere"
May 28, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in Blog World
“Cynthia Ayeza Mutabaazi is reading towards her MA in Media Studies at the University of Pretoria. She proud to be, firstly Human, then Ugandan – and then proudly a “Mukiiga” and lastly but not least, proud to be a friend to humanity… even that humanity existent in the Republic of South Africa.”
- quoted from “Mail [...]
South Africa – Shocking but not surprising
May 20, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in COMMENTARY
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Dallas TX May 20, 2008 3:43PM CDT
I was among the first lot of Kenyans who visited post-apartheid South Africa in the early 90s. I went down to Johannesburg to meet a business contact I had been corresponding with by letter and phone but had never met.
South Africa had just opened up, restrictions to [...]