Tag Archives: South Africa

St Petersburg tiger summit and China

Putin’s tiger summit in St Petersburg, and China.

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Shosholoza on the Shanghai Metro

Kliptown Youth Program gumboot dancers on the Shanghai subway sing Shosholoza, a traditional South African song sung by migrant workers on trains bound for Johannesburg where they would dig for gold for paltry wages.

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The authentic South African experience, with Huang Jianxiang

An ad for Sina’s coverage of the World Cup.

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Miriam Makeba

For certain people, Danwei will break its editorial guidlines: Nothing to do with China, but the great South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba died on November 9 at the age of 76, a few days after performing a show in Italy. The video above is from a 1966 concert in Stockholm.

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Saving China’s tigers in South Africa

An organization that is reintroducing tigers into the wild in China.

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Kwaito in Beijing

Live South African music in Beijing.

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South African music in Beijing

South African events in Beijing during the Olympics.

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Chinese arm shipment arrived in Zimbabwe?

Did the Chinese arms shipment actually arrive in Zimbabwe?

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No guns for Bob

It seems the Chinese arms ship can’t unload its Zimbabwe-bound cargo at any African port.

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How to wash your brain

The origins of brainwashing; Wang Xiaofeng on media; Chinese arms for Zimbabwe; a book on China in Africa; a call for law blogs; Richard Quest; anti-CNN t-shirts for sale.

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