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Found, again after five

hundred many years of

uprooted-ness

of ancestry

wisdom-ness,

found, again after many

years

let us unveil to

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From the month of June to 11 July 2010, billions of people were treated to the cultural feast of young people participating in the 19th tournament of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA). This was the world championship for soccer held every four years.

* Zahra Moloo is an independent journalist from Kenya, currently based in London, UK.
* This is an independently produced audio piece, which previously featured on the Amandla! radio show at CKUT 90.3FM radio station in Montreal, Canada.

Loss of large chunks of government’s sovereignty to the world soccer body Fifa. This is not a permanent situation but measures put in place for the World Cup, Fifa could claim that given the fact that the World Cup was successful, these measures were necessary.

If we fail to be sincere with one another in times of jokes, hopefully we should not be doing the same in a time of seriousness.

I could hardly contain my excitement after reading Sasha Polakow-Suransky’s 'The Unspoken Alliance: Israel’s Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa'.

The fallout of the global financial crisis has created an interesting moment of reflection amongst the many commentators who, until two years ago, placed such faith in markets, capitalism and finance.