Yamaguchi-gumi The largest criminal organization in Japan and one of the biggest crime organizaitons in the world, the Yamaguchi-gumi boasts over 55,000 active members. It was founded before World War II and can be traced back to the labor union of dockworkers. The organization amasses billions of dollars a year through various criminal activity including…
New-age explorer Sean Christie walked the length of the 50km Jukskei River in Johannesburg. Here he accounts for this foolishness.
Afghan and Western leaders have described Afghanistan’s presidential election and the turnout as a success. The votes of more than seven million Afghans estimated to have taken part – out of an electorate of 12 million – are now being counted. The election commission has received 162 allegations of fraud after the poll marked by…
The ANC, throughout its history, has always maintained that there is no individual that is bigger than the ANC. This means that the ANC could afford to let go of leaders that are no longer fit for purpose. It means that no individual should ever feel that he or she is indispensable. This is an…
Authorities at the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Wildlife Park are planning to inject the horns of their rhino with poison in an effort to stem poaching at the reserve. This project is based on similar initiatives that were done at the Tembe Elephant Park in 2013, where not a single rhino was killed due to the tainting of…
A 1969 law that abolished trial by jury in South Africa could have a big impact on the trial of Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic star who’s accused of killing his girlfriend. The fate of Pistorius is in the hands of a judge and two officials called assessors, who might be less likely to be influenced by…
With almost 2800km of often lush, windswept coastline that runs along both the Atlantic and Indian oceans, the snow-capped mountain peaks of the Drakensberg mountain range, and the stark, barren beauty of the Karoo desert lands – the hundreds of scenic drives that slice and meander across South Africa are a traveller’s delight. So get…
One of the largest camera trap surveys ever undertaken in the world is starting in the Karoo, focusing on predators, farming and biodiversity. Since September 2012 a total of 180 camera stations have been set up over an 80 000 hectare area, spanning 17 sheep farms in the Laingsburg-Beaufort West district of the Karoo.…
Pele is dead. At least one were to trust CNN, which many people understandably might given its (rapidly diminishing) reputation as a real news organization.
LOGIC, you would think, is a fairly straightforward thing: A + B = C? But logic in a political environment, well, that’s another matter altogether. You might think: “Robert Mugabe + seven terms as president = poor ANC foreign policy” but, in politics, it could just as easily read: “Robert Mugabe + seven terms as…
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