By Jose Gutierrez
Some years ago social psychologist Ignacio Martin Baro wrote that in El Salvador government officials had imposed an "institutionalised lie" upon society, which he defined in general terms as "the systematic screening of
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The Long Journey: South Africa's quest for a negotiated settlement
Edited by Steven Friedman
Ravan Press, 1993. 206 pp., R66
Heroes or Villains? Youth politics in the 1980s
By Jeremy Seekings
Ravan Press, 1993. 108 pp., R44
Marabi
According to the January 12 Financial Review, the insurance industry, a major beneficiary of the services of firefighters, is considering proposals to relieve itself of a levy that provides about three quarters of total NSW fire brigade funding.
By Brandon Astor Jones
The citizens of the city and county of San Francisco can be very proud of their sheriff, Michael Hennessey, for his uncommon courage and leadership. Sheriff Hennessey has broken away from the bureaucratic,
Conrad Black
Conrad Black (who bought Fairfax) is serialising his autobiography in the Australian. Henry "Napalm" Kissinger is a close friend of Conrad, and described, by Conrad, as "a great man". Conrad's prose style is very reminiscent of the
Medical staff, inhabitants and authorities of the besieged Bosnian city of Mostar have addressed an appeal for help to humanitarian organisations throughout the world.
The appeal, made on January 4, was translated and distributed by the Croatian
Mau Mau - a revolution betrayed
By Maina wa Kinyatti
Mau Mau Research Centre, New York. $10
Reviewed by Ndungi wa Mungai
Maina wa Kinyatti is the foremost researcher on the Mau Mau in Kenya. In this small book he summarises the most recent
In Mexico, a new revolutionary organisation, the Frente Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional (FZLN) has been born. Made up mainly of indigenous people, it demands land, democracy and an end to the repression and massacres carried out by the military
By Aneurin Coffey
BRISBANE - Six people were arrested on January 14 after a picket to save the detoxification hospital at Biala.
The Goss government is planning to close the 29-bed detoxification hospital on January 16 as the first stage in
SYDNEY - Independent green councillor Nick Masterman died on January 2, after being diagnosed as suffering from the asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma, in late November. He is believed to have contracted the disease while working as an apprentice
By Frank Enright
"Amnesty International urges the Government of Australia to halt any further provision of helicopters to the PNGDF and to conduct an immediate review of all military aid to PNG. It recommends that such aid be suspended until the
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE - Supreme Court Judge John Dowsett has said he is "heartily sick" of government agencies' applications to install secret listening devices in Queensland.
Speaking on January 12 during a Criminal Justice Commission
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