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David Stuurman, who has just had an airport named after him, was one of the first leaders of resistance to colonial expansion in South Africa, yet few people in the country know much about him, as the BBC s Mohammed Allie reports.
To the colonial establishment of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, David Stuurman was a criminal and a threat, but to the Khoi and Xhosa people (or amaXhosa) he achieved hero status for his brave and continued resistance to forced removals and subjugation.
Stuurman also has the distinction of being the only person to have twice escaped from Robben Island - later known as one of the places where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated - off the coast of Cape Town.
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The Hidden Truth About Wealth Creation this post authored by Keith Calder
The monetary system is all about aggregates. This doesn’t fit in very well with an ideology based on individualism. The problem is solved by mainstream economists having no idea how the monetary system actually works.
Bankers make money by shifting their debt products. To maximise profit they need to shift as many as possible.
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BBC documentary, comparing 1929 to 2008, it was said the last time US bankers made as much money as they did before 2008 was in the 1920s.
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“One Night in Miami” was first an award-winning play by Kemp Powers, with its world premiere in LA in 2013. Powers’ play features four friends and icons (NFL star Jim Brown, boxing champion Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, and pop singer Sam Cooke) during a memorable night in Miami.
Amazon Studios has released a riveting film version of the play, with script adapted by Power, available to stream on Amazon Prime starting Jan. 15. “One Night in Miami” is directed by award-winning actress Regina King. After trying her hand at directing a number of TV shows, King proves to be a great choice to direct the film version of the play.
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