https://vimeo.com/26683923] Maponya Mall is the largest mall in Soweto, home to designer grocery and clothing stores, speciality stores, financial services and, of course, beauty and hair salons, many of which participate in the Hairdressers of [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/26670270] Nelson Mandela, international peacemaker and first democratically-elected president of a free South Africa, turned 93 on July 18. The UN General Assembly has declared this day Nelson Mandela International Day and encourages people around the [continue reading…]
Imagine living in a shack the size of most kitchens in the average American home. Because your mother has died from HIV/AIDS, you live with your younger siblings. Your sisters share a tattered double bed [continue reading…]
A day before former South African President Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday, thousands of people gathered in Innesfree Park in Sandton just north of Johannesburg. Everyone was there to perform 67 minutes of community service to [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/26564434 w=540 h=398] The U.S. National Basketball Association celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day by hosting a series of youth basketball skills development clinics with the SHOUT Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Foundation at Maponya Mall in Soweto. About [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/26571813 w=550 h=398] Several thousand volunteers gathered in Innesfree Park in Sandton about five miles north of Johannesburg to celebrate the birthday of former President Nelson Mandela, who was born on July 18, 1918. Each [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/26432864] Striking union workers held a protest this week in Johannesburg City Center. Members from seven unions, including Chemical Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Worker’s Union, the General Industries Worker’s Union of South Africa [continue reading…]
Johannesburg, South Africa. Workers from seven different unions protested in central Johannesburg Tuesday morning. Chanting, singing and dancing, they tried to gain attention for their cause.
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. Tuesday morning, a number of labor unions including GIWUSA (General Industries Workers Union South Africa) and CEPPWAWU (Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers Union) met at the Worker’s Library in the Central Business District for a march and strike demonstration. The workers then marched through the streets to … Continue reading → [continue reading…]
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