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Editorial Comment – December 2007
While December heralds the end of the year festivities, and we take this opportunity to wish all our readers a very happy festive period, there are also some very important and thought provoking events that we need to consider as we celebrate. Among these are the 16 days of activism against women and child abuse.…
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Globalization of the Gandhian Way
By Nereshnee Govender The Satyagraha Centenary International Conference on “Globalization of the Gandhian Way: Sociology, Politics and Science of Satyagraha” was held at Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) in New Delhi from the 13th to 16th November and in the village Bithiharwa in the Champaran district of Bihar from the 17 to 19 November. Bithiharwa is the…
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Non-violence
The extension of the law of non-violence in the domain of economics means nothing less than the introduction of moral values as a factor to be considered in regulating international commerce.
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Chris Hani Remembered
Compiled by Satyagraha Reporters April 10th marks the 15th anniversary of the death of liberation struggle leader Martin Thembisile (Chris) Hani. Hani was assassinated outside his Boksburg home, in front of his daughter in 1993. At the time of his death, Hani was the general-secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and an African…
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Gandhi and Satyagraha Validity and Relevance Part Three
By Dr C. Sheela Reddy, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science & Public Administration, SV University, Tirupati A three part series of a paper presented by Dr C Sheela Reddy at the Satyagraha Centenary Conference in New Delhi, India Relevance of Satyagraha in the Twenty-first Century Is satyagraha relevant to the present-day society or…
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Human Health Affected by Climate Change
Compiled by Satyagraha Reporters The month of April is commemorated as World Health Month incorporating National Polio Eradication Awareness Week from 6-12th April, World Health Day on the 7th, World Haemophilia Day on the 17th and Africa Malaria Day on the 25th. "Protecting health from climate change" is the theme for World Health Day 2008.…
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Is the public losing faith in democracy?
Despite years of economic growth, life is not improving for most South Africans. This has shaken people’s confidence in our democratic institutions, according to an annual audit by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR). The study, which tracks the feelings of 3500 ordinary citizens, found an alarming slump in public confidence in the country’s…
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Name changes can help inculcate patriotism and pride
The renaming of roads, streets and public buildings in South Africa has been met with mixed emotion from citizens. Many argue that it is a waste of money that can be used to build homes, invest in education or the health sector. However there is a great significance to the name changes which were proposed…
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Submission to DOE on Proposed School Pledge
By Satyagraha Reporter A mini-conference hosted by the Chatsworth Youth Centre, Satyagraha – In Pursuit of Truth, Government Communication Information System (GCIS), the Chatsworth Education Centre, Democracy Development Programme (DDP) and School for International Training (SIT) was held at the Chatsworth Youth Centre in March. The event was attended by representatives of 40 schools and…
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Verulam Secondary Learner Scoops Gandhi Essay Award
The annual Mahatma Gandhi Speech and Essay Contest was held in March 2008 at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). The competition which was hosted by Satyagraha and the Gandhi Development Trust (GDT) was sponsored by the Indian Consulate in Durban. Topics were based on the Gandhian ideals of truth, non-violence, respect, peace and harmony.…