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This article discusses Robert Mugabe's views on whites and land reform. In a speech, Mugabe said that all whites in Zimbabwe should go back to England and that all those who oppose his policies on land reform should just leave. It also mentions other times where he has insulted the US and Britain, saying that these countries want Zimbabwe's leader to be weak so that they can once again take over the country. This relates to the packet because It mentions Robert Mugabe's views on land reform and his hatred for the whites in and outside of his country.

This article describes the situation occurring in Zimbabwe where it's president, Robert Mugabe, has demand the extraction on a few hundred white farmers who remain in Zimbabwe, declaring all should go back to the origin (of land) of their ancestors, but one must be careful not to disturb the already fragile economy. This relates because here we see more problems with white farmers from Britain and black Zimbabweans in relation to farming.

This article shows how Zimbabwe is in such desperate economic times that just a few hundred farmers could destroy massive amounts of the whole countries economy. The president of the country continues to support black reclamation of the land, despite the fact that white farmers are necessary for their skill and economic benefit. 

Manicaland Provincial Affairs Minister Chris Mushohwe argued that the few remaining white farmers should not be kicked out of Zimbabwe because their economy could not suffer that loss. This is contrary to President Mugabe's opinion. He has openly stated that he wants all whites to return to England and is entirely against western influence in his country. This relates to the land redistribution issue, as Zimbabwean politicians argue whether or not all whites should have their land taken from them.

This connects to the issues of the activity because the article describes how white people in South Africa are still dominating most of the land. This still occurs even 20 years after apartheid.

This article is describes a message from the White House that pledges to continue to fight against the Al-Shabaab. This message is in honor of the one year anniversary of the Al-Shabab attack on a Kenyan mall where 67 people were killed and hundreds were injured. This relates to our study, because it describes an action of the Al-Shabab in Kenya, and the Al-Shabab was an important part in our studies of part D.

This article explains why crime is running rampant in South Africa with over 16,000 murders and 21,000 child assaults in a single year. The author makes the case that South Africa's past, including the apartheid, is to blame for the current crime rate. The laws that segregated blacks and a justice system that favored whites created a general distrust and blatant disrespect for the law, especially after some that violated basic human rights were not prosecuted even when they did not apply for amnesty. A slow redevelopment of trust in the law can possibly make the crime rate drop dramatically.

This Article describes how the sport of rugby in South Africa still takes apartheid into account. In general, in South Africa, black people played soccer, while white people often played rugby. This is shown as the Springboks has 56 black players as opposed to 182 white players.

This article talks about a mining company in South Africa. This relates to the issues addressed in this article because of how the economy is greatly influenced by white-foreign companies.

Desmond Tutu argues that racial integration is not occurring on the rugby field and the negative effects of apartheid are still being felt. As a result, a new regulation proposes that there must be at least seven non-white players on South Africa's Springboks next year. This relates to the integration of colored people into aspects of society after the fall of apartheid.

The man behind the famous mall shooting that occurred last year has been assassinated by United States drones. Ahmed Godane and ten of his militants were killed during the airstrike. President Obama states how it demonstrates the country's push against terrorism. The removal of Godane is a major loss to the Al Qaeda affiliate in Africa, symbolically and for operations.

This article discusses the case of a white man who was forced out of his commercial farm by black squatters under government orders. This relates to the database article we read because it provides a modern example of land occupation under land reform.

A fig tree farmer had been evicted from his farm in Zimbabwe because of the land reform. The government had allowed native people to settle back on the land without telling the farmer. Now this farmer is stranded with no place to go. There are lawyers trying to settle this dispute. This refers to the article from Part E because of the unfair use of land reform.

This article is about a farmer who is not allowed to visit his farm due to Robert Mugabe's land reform.

This article describes how the why the people of South Africa are upset as Pistorius is found not guilty because of the lack of evidence. This relates to our previous information because almost as the people were segregated by their race, and the whites had more freedom/rights over the blacks; however in this scenario, it is applied to how this as he is a celebrity, this may have skid out of jail by his popularity rather than actual lack of evidence.