Soweto protesters shot/wounded by major's bodyguard, and now in jail...

[Diane Monaco]

Patrick, thanks for forwarding this news item.  The struggle continues 
between government-led and/or mass-based change in South Africa  --  and 
privatization is a key issue here.  Struggles are usually good things in 
general although I think it is slightly unfair to compare this particular 
struggle to apartheid oppression.  The broader issue of this struggle, 
however, which has implications for the world is which group will "lead" 
the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg this 
summer.  See the article below and notice the position of "community and 
citizen groups" in the lead sentence:

http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/html/whats_new/feature_story.html

Diane