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South Africa's progressive publisher

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

El Salvador: the institutionalised lie

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

Who's to pay?

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.

Biala picket

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

Sheriff's appointment stirs controversy

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,

Appeal by Mostar medical staff

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

Write on: letters to the editor

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

Kenya's betrayed revolution

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

From the punk ghetto

Cybergod Nausea More Songs About Plants and Trees Various Allied Recordings Reviewed by Kest "His omnipresent power is felt in every home/ Feel his warm static embrace, you'll never be alone/ His flickering gaze emanates the divine

Zapatista uprising in Mexico

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

Pressure on Australian government over Bougainville

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

Nick Masterman

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