Word: johannesburg
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...surprised to see your short item concluding that "The world must do more than watch the Zimbabwe crisis" followed by eight pages on U.S. politics? While the rest of the world falls apart, for you the election circus takes precedence. Craig McNiven, Johannesburg...
...which the government dealt with the violence poses the question: How long before mobs turn on the middle and upper income groups to kill them or drive them out of the country? And what (if anything) will the government do to protect the heartbeat of its economy? Ryan Moore, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA...
...migration. As the world shrinks and economies integrate, national boundaries become less important. At least, that's the theory. In reality, there is an élite of international professionals who do live comparable and seamlessly connected lives, whether they be in New York City or New Delhi, Johannesburg or Tokyo. But among the world's poor, things do not go as smoothly...
...South Africa Erupts As a South African, I was shocked by the recent spate of violence against immigrants in the townships of Johannesburg [June 2]. The authorities gave various reasons for the outbreak, but the problem boils down to the resentment of the have-nots. Many immigrants who had worked hard to build a life in South Africa were the targets of violent robbery and theft. The criminals were said to have been opportunists, not organized gangs. The inefficiency and hamfistedness of the government's response raises the question: how long will it be before this happens again? And what...
...summer of 1988, nine years after they met as freshman year roommates, Alan A.A. Khazei ’83 and Michael H. Brown ’83 launched City Year, a non-profit community service organization that currently operates in 17 U.S. locations and in Johannesburg, South Africa. City Year began as a nine-week program for 50 volunteers, but by the next fall it was enlisting young people for a full year of service...