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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 605: OBAMA'S 'OCCUPY' WIN, BIYA CLOCKS 30 AND BEYOND THE ANC The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! BECOME A FRIEND OF PAMBAZUKA NOW! http://www.pambazuka.org/en/friends.php Follow Pambazuka @pambazuka Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Comment & analysis, 3. Advocacy & campaigns /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 1 Features THE OBAMA GROUND OPERATION 2012 How a fusion of information technology and grassroots organising won the fierce battle for White House Horace G. Campbell Obama won re-election thanks to the amazing organisational capability of his campaign team and the massive outpouring of a new political coalition in America inspired by the new energy of the Occupy Wall Street Movement of the past two years. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85292 ****** THOUGHTS ON 30 YEARS OF BIYA POWER IN CAMEROON Amber Murrey Paul Biya's three decades in power have been marked by political repression, official corruption, poverty and many other ills. But the people have not looked on passively. The country has a rich history of popular resistance. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85296 ****** FROM LIBERATION MOVEMENT TO STATE POWER 100 of years ANC, revolt of the poor and search for a post-apartheid South Africa Adele Kirsten and Tshepo Madlingozi Adele Kirsten, Local Government Action, and Tshepo Madlingozi, Khulumani Support Group, talk about the massacre of Marikana, their ambivalent relationship to the ANC, white capital and the revolt of the poor in today's South Africa. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85242 ****** BEYOND THE ANC: A NEW UDF OR A MASS WORKERS' PARTY? Jane Duncan It seems likely that more South Africans who really care about the future of the country will move beyond the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and start the difficult, protracted affair of building political alternatives. Some already are. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85243 ****** WHAT SANDY SHOWS SOUTH AFRICA Patrick Bond There are important lessons for South Africa from the hurricane that hit America last week. But nobody in officialdom is ready to admit the dangers posed especially to the Port of Durban. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85290 ****** TACKLING THE NEW WAHABI EXTREMISM Africa's menace for the coming years Abdul Ghelleh Islamic militancy has taken root in various parts of Africa over the past decade. This problem will not be solved by the US-driven war on terror. The roots of this virulent streak of Islam need to be understood and tackled. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85293 ****** SUDAN: RACE-BASED VIOLENCE AND TORTURE Osman Naway The Sudanese government is involved in grave human rights violations against blacks in the Nuba Mountains and other areas. The state is also targeting human rights defenders and other activists for speaking out against the killings and destruction. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85295 ****** NIGERIA MUST DEMAND THE RETURN OF LOOTED ANTIQUES Kwame Opoku Nigeria's perplexing 'quiet diplomacy' in the pursuit of precious pieces of art looted by the colonialists over a century ago has not resulted in the return of the artefacts. It is time to make loud, firm and vigorous demands. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85248 ****** AFRIKAN POWER IN A EUROCENTRIC WORLD Motsoko Pheko 'To restore Afrikan power, Africans must reassert themselves. We have riches of all kinds. We must control our raw materials. We must acquire technology to process these raw materials in Africa and export them as finished goods. We must break free from exploitative relationships with the West'. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85247 ****** THE CORPORATE TAKE-OVER OF AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY William G Moseley There is a new, but deceptive, foreign drive to end hunger in Africa through large-scale agribusiness. Yet helping poor households in rural Africa feed themselves in an affordable manner means introducing low-cost, sustainable enhancements to farming. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/85291 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 2 Comment & analysis STAND UP FOR GREAT IFE AT 50 Adewale Stephen Obafemi Awolowo University is celebrating 50 years of service to the people of Nigeria through teaching, research and community service. But strangely, the university administration banned the students union last year. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/85294 ****** THE NEED TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Okeoma Ibe Although some states in Nigeria have enacted relevant laws, not much has been done in terms of public enlightenment, enforcement and attitude change. Domestic violence is still treated as a 'domestic affair'. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/85302 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Advocacy & campaigns CALL FOR 'CAPE TOWN WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL' TO #DROPISRAEL OR FACE BOYCOTT Press release SAAAA and BDS South Africa Two South African organisations, the SA Artists Against Apartheid collective and BDS South Africa, have written an open letter to the organizers of the upcoming Cape Town World Music Festival calling on the Festival to #DropIsrael from its program. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/85299 ****** END THEFT NOW: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Citizens' action for a theft free Uganda Uganda National NGO Forum Civil society organisations line up activities ahead of the national anti-corruption week in December. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/85301 ****** UGANDA: ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PLAY STOPPED BY POLICE Jeff Ogwaro It has once again happened that intellectual freedom has been curtailed in Uganda following the raid by police of an anti-discrimination play by Talented Ugandan Kuchus (TUK), a group of young talented performers whose message is of non-discrimination. The production titled 'Lighting the Shadows' was rudely interrupted by one gentleman who had several policemen to back him. The audience was dispersed and so was the cast. Everyone was ordered out of the theatre. The Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CSCHRCL) was one of the major sponsors of this advocacy event to which the public as well as the diplomatic corps were invited. Jeff Ogwaro, CSCHRCL Co-coordinator, Kampala Uganda ****** WE DEMAND THAT THE MANASE REPORT BE RELEASED Thinabantu Khanyile and Bandile Mdlalose 'As citizens in a country that still calls itself a democracy we have a right to know what is in this report'. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/85298 ****** ZUMA TRIES TO BUY SUPPORT OF THE UNEMPLOYED IN EASTERN CAPE Unemployed People's Movement The government has long tried to channel the few scraps that come to the poor through organisations loyal to it to reward obedience and at the same time repress dissent. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/85300 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. (c) Unless otherwise indicated, all materials published are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. 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