Tuesday 28 August 2012

Mine shootings test Zuma

An official national day of mourning in South Africa on Thursday, called by President Jacob Zuma to memorialize the lives of dozens of miners mowed down in a police fusillade one week ago, turned into an opportunity by his critics to call for his ouster. While government leaders urged restraint, and religious figures prayed for redemption, the embattled president's opponents exploited an opening created by the tragedy to portray his government -- and trade unions allied with Zuma -- as pawns of foreign, white owners.

Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_world/~3/0T9a2s3LJHo/index.html

Eliza Dushku Adriana Lima Rihanna Pippa Middleton

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