Reinterpreting South Africa

new ideas on old memories and current happenings in South Africa

Thursday, November 20, 2003

Credentialing Nightmare 

Washington Post Article on Fake Degrees in SA

I'm not surprised (considering the amount of correspondence courses of unverifiable veracity in South Africa) that some would simply fabricate the records. It's a shame though.
posted by shaz  # 11/20/2003 11:45:00 AM

Friday, November 14, 2003

All the names Change 

This article from the Chicago Tribune talks about the rapidity of & the resistance to the changing of names in South Africa.

It's something that I worry about. When my old hometown -Vaalwater- isn't Vaalwater anymore, will my connection to the place change in some way?


posted by shaz  # 11/14/2003 02:47:00 PM

Wednesday, November 12, 2003

The 10-year anniversary of the 1st democratic elections in South Africa are upcoming, and the SA government websites are starting to publish materials.

http://www.gov.za/issues/10years/index.html
posted by shaz  # 11/12/2003 10:26:00 PM

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