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[Afriforum Wins First Round In Zimbabwe Case]

This is what happens if you drink beer and try to rock and roll to impress your 5 wives S. Africa Pres. Falls in Wedding Dance

On a more serious note :

Afriforum Wins First Round In Zimbabwe Case

Pretoria - The civil rights group Afriforum on Wednesday won a court bid to sue Zimbabwe's government over its "cruel" and "revengeful" expropriation of South African owned farms. Speaking outside the High Court in Pretoria after a ruling that the initiative could serve papers on Zimbabwe, legal representative Willie Spies said it was the first step in recognising the rights of South African citizens in the Southern African Development Community.

"I am relived because to a large extent we played a part in developing our law. The high court has recognised the rights of parties to the SADC tribunal processes to enforce those processes within South African territory". In 2008 the SADC tribunal ruled that Zimbabwe's land reform was illegal and racist, and that those who had suffered discrimination by having their farms expropriated had the right to compensation.

Spies said the South African government attempted "to a large extent" to intervene, but to little avail. Afriforum will on February 23 again approach the court to force Zimbabwe and South Africa to register and recognise the SADC tribunal's ruling on land reform. He said around 318 South African farmers had been subjected to human rights violations which had left many of them in dire straits.

"It was cruelty. Their hard work was destroyed by people who just want to take revenge. We need to find a way to get compensation for them," Spies said. He said if the next court application was successful first prize for the organisation would see the return of the farms to their South African owners, or give allow them to demand compensation from the Zimbabwean government.

Source : http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20100113221719450C675039

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True my friend ... but never forget that that the readers of the new and old testament is our main target ... most Whites are followers of that creed ... thats why i try convert xtians ... its a challenge !

[I'll Send Tsotsis To Kill You]

I'll Send Tsotsis To Kill You

Pretoria - A security guard at the gate of a Midrand security estate allegedly threatened a resident of the estate after he confronted the guard about his behaviour. "I'll send the tsotsis [niggers] to kill you," the guard at Midstream estate apparently told Fanie Kok when he confronted him about his "inappropriate behaviour" toward his daughter.

Fanie Kok said on Thursday that he considers the guard's words to be a death threat, and he has made a statement about the incident at the Olifantsfontein police station. [ ... no use Fanie, resolve it your way]. The incident occurred on December 28 when Kok's daughter, Liza, and her friend wanted to drive out of the estate in order to fill up the friend's car.

"When they reached the Old Kent gate, Liza (who was sitting on the passenger seat) called the guard over so that she could put her fingerprint on the machine which would open the gate. The guard, however, refused to walk to the car and said she should walk to where he was. After she got home and told me what had happened, I went to the gate to confront the guard about his inappropriate behaviour. As far as I'm concerned, the guards at this estate should always walk to the vehicles to help residents and visitors."

"I explained this in no uncertain terms to the guard, and said I would be mentioning the matter to his superiors". He said it was then that the guard threatened his life. "I'm taking this death threat very seriously and I have reason to believe he'll carry out the threat," said Kok. He sent an e-mail about the incident to Suiker Britz, manager of the estate. On Thursday Britz said the incident is being investigated.

Police spokesperson, Lesibane Molokomme, confirmed that Kok had notified the police of the incident.

Source : http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/News/1059/08bd413ee36a41e1844e214fd01e4804/08-01-2010-08-49/Ill_send_tsotsis_to_kill_you

[FNB And Solidarity Reach Settlement Over Bursaries For Black Staff Only]

FNB And Solidarity Reach Settlement Over Bursaries For Black Staff Only

White staff members of FNB who were excluded from a FirstRand black economic empowerment trust will in future, by means of an alternative bursary scheme, have access to the same benefits offered to black employees by the black empowerment trust. The CEO of FNB, Michael Jordaan, and the deputy general secretary of Solidarity, Dirk Hermann, held discussions after which it was announced that a settlement between the parties had been reached.

A dispute arose between Solidarity and FNB after the bank had invited all staff, through its newsletter Treetalk, to apply for bursaries, but had also said that only black staff members would qualify. Solidarity launched a massive internet campaign against FNB. The campaign included Facebook groups, blogs, Twitter, a website and directs e-mails to FNB. About 1 000 people lodged complaints with FNB over the bursary scheme and several people closed or threatened to close their FNB accounts if a solution was not found.

"What we experienced here, is the power of community activism. It is a new type of politics of which the full power has not yet been discovered. New technologies make this type of activism only more effective," said Dirk Hermann, deputy general secretary of Solidarity. The bursary scheme formed part of a larger black economic empowerment [racism] transaction of the FirstRand group.

In terms of the agreement reached between Solidarity and FNB, employees excluded from the FirstRand Trust would have equal access to an alternative bursary scheme. The criteria for awarding benefits from the FirstRand Trust would be the same as the criteria from awarding benefits to White employees who were excluded from the FirstRand Trust. The talks were held in a very positive spirit and FNB indicated from the start that they did not want to discriminate against employees.

In the settlement agreement, FNB states that it has a variety of other bursary schemes to support staff members. According to FNB, their policy has always been to award bursaries based on merit and not to discriminate against certain groups. According to the agreement, FNB undertakes not to discriminate against White employees in future when it comes to the awarding of bursaries.

Solidarity is delighted about the agreement. There can be no discrimination against people based on their race if help is being given based on need. Companies often go further than the law requires. No stipulation in any black empowerment legislation requires that only black people should be part of an empowerment transaction.

The staff members of all the companies in the FirstRand are, however, affected by the FirstRand Trust. Solidarity will now write to other companies in the FirstRand group, such as Outsurance, Wesbank and Momentum, to find out whether their White employees will also receive assistance from alternative bursary schemes.

Source : http://www.solidaritysa.co.za/Home/body_press_releases.html

A White victory at last ... RaHoWa !!!

[air rifles]

Rome - Riots broke out in southern Italy on Thursday night when immigrants burned cars and broke store windows to protest against an attack on African farm workers by a gang of local white youths, police said. Television footage from the town of Rosarno, in the Calabria region, showed dozens of Africans smashing car windows with steel bars and stones and setting cars and rubbish bins on fire.

Police said at least one car was attacked while passengers were inside and several people were injured. The immigrants, whose protest also blocked a road, clashed with police in riot gear and several were detained. Some shouted "we are not animals" and carried signs reading "Italians here are racist".

The incidents took place after white youths in a car fired air rifles [shame !] at a group of African immigrants returning from work on farms, injuring several of them. Immigrants work in the area as day labourers picking fruit and vegetables. Some 1 500 live in squalid conditions in abandoned factories with no running water or electricity and human rights groups say they are exploited by organised crime.

Calabrian regional governor Agazio Loiero said while the action of the immigrants was totally unjustified, he acknowledged there had been "a strong provocation". Italy has taken a hard line against illegal immigration and has moved to stem a tide of boatloads of immigrants who try to arrive on southern shores from Africa. Some boats have been turned back on the open seas.

Source : http://www.news24.com/Content/World/News/1073/cce7cc6a84db4abaad0159fe5b2aaa24/08-01-2010-02-08/Immigrants_riot_in_Italy