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In scenes reminiscent of former President Jacob Zuma’s appearances in the chamber, a bottle was thrown and two members were expelled for trading blows.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was blameless in the melee that saw members call each other racist and corrupt.

Ramaphosa acknowledged in this first reply that his financial advisers son Andile has done business with a corruption linked firm but hey was satisfied the money has honestly earned. 

He assured the house that is his son was guilty of corruption he would personally drive him to jail.

He also assured MPs the national flag carrier South African Airways would not close down, as his Finance Minister Tito Mboweni advocated last week. 

Closing to obligate government to damage the discus by immediately repaying the airline’s hefty debt

Answering a question about the threat posed by ethnic chauvinism and narrow nationalism, Ramaphosa’s reply was particularly germane  to the pandemonium that had ensued in the house beforehand.

He said South Africa characterizes itself as a non racial democracy and that is what it must be.

“There should never be time and an opportunity where we see each other as black, white and so forth and insult one another. There should never be times like that.We are South Africans. This is what defines us. This is a key hallmark of what distinguishes us and separates us from many many other peoples in the world,” he said.

Ramaphosa said South Africans share an obligation to build a united, non racial, non sexist and democratic society.

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Kweku Adoboli, who left Ghana when he was 4-years-old, say the British authorities are being racist.

Kweku Adoboli served half of a seven year sentence for losing R35 billion in risky trade in the City of London for the Swiss Bank UBS.

Britain automatically deports foreigners sentenced to more than four years in prison.

The Home Office says foreigners who abuse British hospitality should be in no doubt of their determination to deport them, adding that 42 800 have been removed since 2010.

Adoboli, who was given a student visa on arrival in Britain, has never applied for British citizenship. 

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With 20-20 hindsight, one see why reviewers had problems with this book which is a first draft of the Pullizer Prize winner’s classic “To Kill A Mockingbird”.

It was dishonestly feted by the profit-driven publisher as a sequel.

So this a story of Southern manners, iconoclasm and coming of realization is often irritatingly naive precisely because the true craftswoman had not yet come into its own.

However her potential shines through every page

With the hyper cautious lenses required in politically correct South Africa one is amazed that the lamentable racism attributed to the heroine’s father is even given ink.

I like to think that growing up, starting work as a journalist and  coming of age  in the darkest part of apartheid has given me an understanding of the fear-based bigotry that drove much of the United States in the same period.

Their liberating period of hope and idealism came more than a decade before ours – indeed it was part of the inspiration for ours.

Our periods of disillusionment have disturbingly coincided.

This book is well worth reading because it is a first draft of history and the early work of one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.

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Violent demonstrations against H&M stores in South Africa are cited as among the reasons for their concern.

It is not immediately clear if there were any incidents targeting boy model Liam Mango who lives with his family in Stockholm, Sweden.

He mother Terry says she herself  has been a victim of racism.

As for the hoodie bearing the legend coolest monkey, she denies that it speaks to racism.

Her Facebook post, since withdrawn, advises critics to get over it.

She says everyone should respect different opinions on racism

H&M have apologized for the advertisement and withdrawn it.

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The 120-nation body is the second largest grouping next to the United Nations and strives to bring a power balance to the world.

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Like newly democratic South Africa back in 1998, countries hosting the Non Aligned Movement summit strive to leave their mark on the body.

This year’s host Venezuela says it will concentrate on fighting against colonialism, imperialism, racism and oppression.

Foreign ministers preparing for the leaders’ deliberations at the weekend are creating agreements for the promotion and defense of world peace which is one of the fundamental principles of the movement.

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