MortarBoardCULong CU Postings to Whatsapp, 15 July 2017 Click the links to connect to full text Let's use Mandela Day to Intensify the Fight against Poverty President Jacob Zuma calls upon South Africans to use Mandela Day on 18 July to take forward the fight against poverty. "We believe that South Africans and young people in particular have greater opportunities to change our environment and communities for better, help us grow our economy and contribute each and on their own to the prosperous country that Tata Madiba lived and died for. The youth must be inspired and groomed to be agents of change in fighting for freedom from poverty, inequality and unemployment," said President Zuma. - http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/press-statements/let%E2%80%99s-use-mandela-d ay-intensify-fight-against-poverty President Zuma directs Government to empower black lawyers President Jacob Zuma has directed the Minister of Justice to attend to the concerns raised by members of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) during their protest march today at the Union Buildings. Amongst the issues raised by the BLA was its dissatisfaction on the lack of representation of black lawyers and women legal practitioners in the State's briefing patterns and distribution of legal work. "The legal fraternity is one that we are targeting as part of our radical socioeconomic transformation programme," said President Zuma. - http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/press-statements/president-zuma-directs-gove rnment-empower-black-lawyers 'A crisis of epic proportions is sweeping over Russia' - Lenin Russia is dangerously unstable again in July 1917. With a crisis brewing in the Provisional Government, and WWI front line situation deteriorating, the Bolsheviks are gaining momentum. To quell any potential rebellions on the front line, the government has dissolved all fighting regiments showing allegiance to Bolshevism, which seeks to end Russian participation in the war and transfer government power to the Soviets - the councils of soldiers' and workers' deputies. - https://www.rt.com/news/396348-1917-july-crisis-russia/ Ex-President Humala Jailed Without Trial Former Peruvian president Olllanta Humala and his wife were on Thursday night hit with 18 months "preventative detention," without charge or trial, following "corruption" allegations. Humala was part of the wave of progressive governments elected across Latin America from 1998 onwards, including Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - convicted this week of corruption charges. Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a former IMF and World Bank official, has joined forces with other right-wing regional presidents - including Brazil's scandal-ridden Michel Temer - in calling for Hugo Chavez's successor Nicolas Maduro's overthrow. - https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-6057-Ex-president-Humala-jailed-withou t-trial-over-corruption#.WWmLkYh97IU Temer Escapes Corruption Charges Brazilian coup President Michel Temer managed to escape corruption charges in Congress on Thursday. The lower Chamber of Deputies' constitutional and justice commission voted to dismiss charges of soliciting bribes despite taped evidence splashed across national media. Mr Temer was taped asking meat-packing boss Joesley Batista for hush money for his jailed party-mate, ex-speaker Eduardo Cunha. - https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-183b-Temer-escapes-corruption-charges# .WWmLt4h97IU Terrorist Perez Speaks At Mud Rally Fugitive terrorist Venezuelan police helicopter pilot Oscar Perez appeared at an opposition political rally in Caracas on Thursday night. Mr Perez - who attacked the Interior ministry and Supreme Court on June 27 - spoke to journalists at a Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mud) vigil for the more than 90 victims of their own violence. He called for a general strike on next Tuesday in support Mud demands for President Nicolas Maduro's exit. - https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-9908-Terrorist-Perez-speaks-at-Mud-ral ly#.WWmLyoh97IU Macron Vows 'New Approach To Syria' "We now have a new approach in Syria, because we want results and we want to work closely together with all our partners," said French President Macron. "We to build an inclusive and sustainable political solution." Mr Macron said the new approach meant abandoning his and US President Trump's predecessors' goals of regime change against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "That's no longer a prerequisite for France. For seven years, we did not have an embassy in Damascus - and still we have no solution," he said - https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-cc74-Macron-vows-new-approach-to-Syria #.WWmK_Yh97IU Most CU topical postings are now made to Whatsapp via the Whatsapp-style link with a caption. The above is a collection of the latest postings. Items that have already been sent by e-mail through this channel are not included. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. 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