Property developer Stene Jacobs joins us to discuss why London is the gateway to the rest of the world, how he qualified as a diver in the South African navy, the do’s and don’ts of running with bulls in Pamplona, how depression is a valuable and necessary part of life, his views on the massive socio-economic changes happening in South Africa, public vs. private education, and how a successful business all comes down to your network.
“For the first two years I think I was drunk most of the time…” – Stene (11:41)
“You need those ‘downs’ because they give you the velocity to get to the new ‘ups’” – Stene (24:30)
“You gotta try and change your routine up but I don’t know how to do that sometimes.” – Brian (26:40)
“My problem with South Africa is that race seems to brought up far too much still…” – Stene (29:58)
“One of the saddest things about human nature is our tendency to romanticise the past.” – Nic (31:57)
“People were getting cholera and dying by the hundreds…” – Brian (34:05)
“Santa’s at home are rubbish because they wear shorts.” – Stene (41:00)
Duration : 0:58:3
¤ Alternative Views
154. (NC) COVERT ACTION (Part II)
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The focus is on specific covert and overt activities of U.S. intelligence
agencies and their surrogates: the instruction in torture techniques to
Salvadoran army troops by U.S. Green Berets; the attempted coup in the
Seychelles Islands; the Argentine torture squads; the South African wars in
Angola and Namibia; the attempted Klan coup in Dominica; and attempts to
destabilize the Mozambique government — all of which are reported in Louis
Wolf’s “Covert Action Information Bulletin”, which the U.S. government would
like to put out of business. We also discuss how CIA “disinformation”
tactics manipulate public opinion by planting stories in the press and by
financing and supporting right-wing newspapers.
Run Time: 59:23
News: June, 1983; May, 1982
Recorded May, 1982
Copyright June, 1983
¤ Lou Wolf Testimony (January 26, 2009)
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This movie is part of the collection: Alternative Views
Producer: Frank Morrow
Production Company: Alternative Information Network
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States
Duration : 0:59:25
On June 28, 2010 a cashier of a well known supermarket in Nelspruit was R 2 800 short when cashing up at the end of the day. No explanation for the lost money could be given.
On June 30, 2010 an e-mail was circulated by a national supermarket chain alerting retailers with regard to a “MONEY SWIPING SYNDICATE. Photos of the suspects as per security cameras of the store and shopping mall were attached to the e-mail.
After having received the e-mail referred to above, the store’s security cameras were checked on June 30, 2010 and it was found that the method used by the syndicate followed the exact MODUS OPERANDI as described in the e-mail the details of which are at the beginning of the YOUTUBE video. It appears the syndicate comprises of two males and two females. Not all footage recorded by the store’s security cameras is shown on this YOUTUBE video.
This is an alert to ALL RETAILERS in South Africa to be aware of how the suspects operate. Please forward this link to ALL RETAILERS for viewing.
For further information and/or photographs of the suspects contact Yvette du Toit General Manager of BAC Mpumalanga yvettedutoit@vodamail.co.za. Should you become aware of the syndicate’s activity in your store and/or area please report this to the SAPS immediately. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. We’re looking for these suspects.
Duration : 0:7:9
Namibia depends on South Africa for most of its imports. But there are some areas where local companies can compete with big brother South Africa. One of these is the food and beverages sector.
Duration : 0:9:44
Namibia has always been seen as a younger sibling to South Africa. Even after independence in 1990 the country remained fairly anchored to South Africa in terms of monetary policy, imports and exports and Namibia maintained its strict regulatory policies, which is why its financial services sector has remained fairly insulated from the global financial crisis.
Duration : 0:4:24
Formerly called Bushmen for their tracking and outdoor survival skills, San communities relocated to South Africa have adapted their talents to new markets.
Duration : 0:10:24
Formerly called Bushmen for their tracking and outdoor survival skills, San communities relocated to South Africa have adapted their talents to new markets.
Duration : 0:12:42
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (August 3, 1934 – February 22, 2002) led UNITA, an anti-Communist rebel group that fought against the MPLA in the Angolan Civil War until his death in a clash with Government troops in 2002. http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/search/label/African%20affairs
With support from the governments of the United States, the People’s Republic of China, South Africa, Israel, several African leaders (Félix Houphouët-Boigny of Côte d’Ivoire, Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, King Hassan II of Morocco and Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia), and foreign mercenaries from Portugal, Israel, South Africa, and France, Savimbi spent much of his life battling Angola’s Marxist-inspired government, which was supported by weapons and military advisers from the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Nicaragua (under the Sandinistas). The war ultimately became one of the most prominent Third World conflicts of the Cold War.
Chester Arthur Crocker (born October 29, 1941) is an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1981 to 1987 in the Reagan administration. Crocker, architect of the U.S. policy of “constructive engagement” towards apartheid South Africa, is credited with setting the terms of Namibian independence.
The Namibian War of Independence, which lasted from 1966 to 1988, was a guerrilla war, which the nationalist South-West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) and others, fought against the apartheid government in South Africa. South Africa had administered what was then still known as South West Africa since it captured the German territory during World War I. The war ended with the independence of Namibia on 21 March 1990 and elections which saw SWAPO win 55 of 72 seats in the National Assembly of Namibia, enabling them to form a national government.
Gulf Oil was a major global oil company from the 1900s to the 1980s. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth-largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the so-called Seven Sisters oil companies. Prior to its merger with Chevron, Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the legendary Mellon family fortune; both Gulf and Mellon Bank had their headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gulf’s former headquarters, originally referred to as “the Gulf Building” (now the Gulf Tower office condos), is an art-deco skyscraper. The tallest building in Pittsburgh until 1970, when it was eclipsed by the U.S. Steel building, it is capped by a “step pyramid” structure several stories high. Until the late 1970s, the entire top was illuminated, changing color with changes in barometric pressure to provide a weather indicator that could be seen for many miles.
Gulf Oil Corporation (GOC) ceased to exist as an independent company in 1984, when it merged with Standard Oil of California (otherwise known as SOCAL or Chevron). However, the Gulf brand name and a number of the constituent business divisions of GOC survived. Gulf has experienced a significant revival since 1990, emerging as a flexible network of allied business interests based on partnerships, franchises and agencies. The network trades worldwide using the slogan “Your Local Global Brand.”
Gulf, in its present incarnation, is a “New Economy” business. It employs very few people directly and its assets are mainly in the form of intellectual property: brands, product specifications and scientific expertise. The corporate vehicle at the center of the Gulf network outside North America is Gulf Oil International Ltd (GOI), a company registered in the Cayman Islands since 1985. The ultimate holding company of GOI is Amas Holding SA (Luxembourg), an investment trust. Gulf’s research and product development base is in Mumbai, India. Its business development function is run from London, United Kingdom. The company’s focus is primarily in the provision of downstream products and services to a mass market through joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing agreements, and distribution arrangements.
Class struggle is the active expression of class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, leading ideologists of communism, wrote “The [written] history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle.”
Marx’s notion of class has nothing to do with social class in the sociological sense of upper, middle and lower classes (which are often defined in terms of quantitative income or wealth). Instead, in an age of capitalism, Marx describes an economic class.
Membership of a class is defined by one’s relationship to the means of production, i.e., one’s position in the social structure that characterizes capitalism. Marx talks mainly about two classes that include the vast majority of the population, the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. Other classes such as the petty bourgeoisie share characteristics of both of these main classes.
Duration : 0:10:8
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part 2 of my tour of the beautiful Johannesburg suburbs and streets.
My interview with friend and Tour guide jack mayerwitz continues about life in Johannesburg and about the places and things we see during our drive. if you have any comments or questions please leave them in the blog. If you would like to hire jack you can reach him at africa@koshersafaris.co.za
Duration : 0:3:8
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Me and my tour guide and friend jack meyerwitz giving me a tour of Johannesburg South africa suburbs. we drove through the suburbs of Hyde park, lower sandton, Dunkeld west, rosebank, glenhazel, parktown, savoy, ilovo, Waverly, norwood, Fairmont and others.
there are many suburbs in Johannesburg but they are quite small and as you can see you can drive through them very quickly. I myself walked through sandton, hyde park and Rosebank in only 35 minutes.
It is a very interesting place and i suggest you come visit here soon.
If you would like to do tours anywhere around south africa contact jack meyerwitz at africa@koshersafaris.co.za
He also has a huge adventurous 16 day tour coming up in December of 08 to Namibia.
check out his website at koshersafaris.co.za
Tell him Sam sent ya
Duration : 0:10:0