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April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal

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kanye nalabongqongqoshe. NgoDisemba ka2009 eCopenhagen,<br />

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okufanayo nokwenziwa uYawitch ukuthi kwakwenzeka: ukucekela phansi<br />

ubumbano lwaseAfrika kanye neG77 ngesinyenyela, emhlangweneni<br />

owawenziwe eceleni futhi okwakuphikiswana nawo.<br />

Umndeni waseKenya kamongameli waseMelika uBarack Obama kanye<br />

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phansi ngokuphazamiseka kwesimo sezulu, njengoba sekuke kwabonakala<br />

ngokuhlasela kukazamcolo <strong>KwaZulu</strong>. UDi-Aping wabuza ngokudabuka<br />

okukhulu, “Yini uObama azoyitshela amadodakazi akhe? Ukuthi izimpilo<br />

zezihlobo zawo azibalulekile nhlobo?’ UDi-Aping wayihlaba esikhonkosini<br />

ngenkathi echaza iCopenhagen Accord ‘njengendlela ekuvunyelwene ngayo<br />

yokuqinisekisa ukuthi amazwe ambalwa ayohlala ethembele kwamanye<br />

kwezomnotho.’<br />

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umoya oholela ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu ngamaphesenti angu34<br />

percent ka2020 ‘kodwa kube kuqhutshekwa nokuhweba’. Kodwa-ke,<br />

uTristen Taylor weEarthlife Africa wancenga ukuthi iPitoli limnike<br />

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waseNingizimu Afrika.<br />

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ukubona ukuthi singakanani isisisi iNingizimu Afrika engasikhiqiza uma<br />

ingase inikwe uxhaso olukhulu kanye namanani aphansi amandla kagesi.’<br />

Izikhulu vele zasezivumelene ngokuthi iGWC ‘yayingenamdlandla futhi<br />

ingakholeki’ ezinyangeni eziyishumi nesishagalombili ezedlule, okwenza<br />

ukuthi uTaylor afike kulesisinqumo sokuthi, ‘Uhulumeni waseNingizimu<br />

Afrika indlela-nje eyayizidayisa ngayo.’

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