Explosion – Threat to residents
The recent petrol tanker explosion at the Engen plant in Merebank has once again highlighted the danger facing the local community and its surrounding areas. On 19 November 2007, Engen’s largest petrolRead More…
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Stories by Parkvale Primary learners – The Girl who never gave up
By Amanda Lisa lived with her mum on the farm. They were very happy together, nothing to worry about. Suddenly Lisa ’s mother got sick, very sick. She had to go toRead More…
Durban Teacher Wins top Honours
By Indhrannie Pillay A Durban educator has done South Africa proud at the recent Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teacher’s Forum Awards held in Helsinki, Finland. Kumaras Pillay from Burnwood Secondary in Durban wonRead More…
Securing our Survival…
The relationship between promoting nonviolence and climate change Article from Miriam Kramer Director of Development and Communication –Alliance for Peacebuilders “On October 12, the Stanley Foundation, the Matthew B. Ridgway Center forRead More…
The Worlds Religious communities call for peaceful dialogue and participatory governance in Burma
Religions for Peace Delivers 3,000 Messages of Support for Buddhist Monks of Burma from People of Different Faiths Multi-faith Delegation of Religious Leaders Meet with ASEAN Chair (NEW YORK, 19 November 2007)Read More…
Current Activities at Harvard Law Schools Program on Negotiation
The Program on Negotiation (PON) is a university consortium dedicated to developing the theory and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution. Through research and other initiatives, PON encourages new thinking in negotiationRead More…
USA: The Global peace Index Gains Recognition Around the World
The Global Peace Index (GPI), an index created by the Economist Intelligence Unit to measure the levels of peacefulness in 121 countries, continues to generate substantial attention worldwide. There have been overRead More…
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 thoughtRead More…
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 13thRead More…
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.