Slow Train

Evo Morales is going to be in South Africa next week, and he will meet SACP General Secretary Dr Blade Nzimande and Deputy GS Jeremy Cronin, among others. This much is confirmed by the Peter Fabricius article in Friday’s Johannesburg Star. Concerning Ariel Sharon - Israelis themselves, no doubt, know him best. Here is a response by one of them. The Gautrain suddenly looks doubtful again. Maybe the requirement that it should show how it is integrated with other transport was a trap - because it never was integrated and it cannot be. Any late addition of this kind will only be a pretence. Maybe the Government is going to put the monster boondoggle to sleep after all. Lastly, a good letter from the Mail and Guardian about the old-regime institution called the Human Science Research Council (HSRC). What kind of animal is it, exactly? Links (5) 1. Morales to SA, Roelf Meyer did it, Fabricius, The Star (2 pages) 2. Sharon Meets His Maker, Gilad Atzmon, Counterpunch (1 page) 3. Gautrain running late as financial talks grind on, B Day (1 page) 4. Gautrain boondoggle stalled for minor details, Star (1 page) 5. Mangcu, the real issue, Southall, Mail and Guardian (1 page)