Manchester says NO!
Saturday, 13 December 2008 01:26
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 Greater Manchester has spoken and they have expressed and raised their voices with regards to this ridiculous Congestion Charge Proposal/Referendum!
They said NO - and we hope the local authorities respect the people's decision when they meet next Friday. A majority 79% said NO! VOTES BY AREA Bolton
Yes 20,529
No 76,910
Turnout - 48.8% | Bury
Yes 16,563
No 64,001
Turnout 57.4% | Manchester
Yes 43,593
No 113,064
Turnout 46.1%
| Oldham
Yes 17,571
No 68,884
Turnout 54.4% | Rochdale
Yes 17,333
No 61,686
Turnout 50.8% | Salford
Yes 14,603
No 79,326
Turnout 57% | Stockport
Yes 24,090
No 103,706
Turnout 59% | Tameside
Yes 16,323
No 83,105
Turnout 60.7% |
Trafford
Yes 20,445
No 83,568
Turnout 63.6% | Wigan
Yes 27,810
No 78,565
Turnout 45.3% |
Last Updated ( Monday, 29 December 2008 00:59 )
We are Together (Thina Simunye)
Wednesday, 03 December 2008 01:47
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Wow, this week we seem to be blessed with a lot of cinematography from the continent of Africa, which I am proud to say is my motherland. Further to the story of Red Dust that I posted earlier, I stumbled across another film which comes from the motherland: We Are Together. This is a powerful real-life documentary which touches some of the areas which affect almost every African I know here in UK and back in Africa. I would highly recommend the documentary to anyone. It takes you on a roller-coaster of joy, laughter, sadness and other varied emotions. There is no better way to sum-up this film but by using this vignette below:
www.wearetogether.org
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 December 2008 02:57 )
Best Friends...
Tuesday, 02 December 2008 17:07
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Hey, I thought I'd share a picture that my lil sister Stellie from Holland made for me... awww... aint it nice & beautiful!!!
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 December 2008 17:09 )
Red Dust
Thursday, 27 November 2008 04:44
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Tonight I had the pleasure of catching up with the BBC iPlayer and I stumbled across this feature presentation which I thought was brillant! - RED DUST! Red Dust is a 2004 drama film starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor. It was directed by Tom Hooper. The story, written by Troy Kennedy-Martin, is based on the novel Red Dust by Gillian Slovo. Plot summary Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid. Under the Truth and Reconciliation terms, the whole truth must come out. As it is, under duress Alex had exposed one of his underground comrades, Steve Sizela, although Dirk Henricks, the local policeman, admits the latter was killed by his boss. The bones are found and dug from the ground; Alex decides to suggest amnesty as the whole truth has been said; the police chief, who denied the charges and pleaded not guilty, is sent to prison.  The Truth & Reconciliation Truck, with men dancing a "toyi-toyi" at the back!
Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 November 2008 04:47 )
N.I.V. - Newbold International Version
Monday, 24 November 2008 22:32
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 Last Sabbath I was jammin (as usual) and Azar told me to search for a particular name on the tinternet and I would find something very interesting...
As per my promise, I went trawling the massive land of the internet and guess who do I find there? Our very own Paul... Man, did I have a great time listening to these songs... I have to say, their harmonies are tight!!! I've found a link with the videos from that time and it was around the early to mid 90's.. Paul, you got mad skills man! Anyways, I thought I'd call him to let him know I found some of his early perfomances but Sonia (his wife) told me off for calling too late... Ah well, it shall have to wait till tomorrow then...
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As some of you supportive people have been asking how the Mo has been coming along, I thought I'd share a picture with you guys...
