Afrigator Beta2.0 - Lets amplify the Xenophobia issue

I’ve been feeling pretty shitty these last couple of days about this issue. A feeling of great sadness and helplessness. All we seem to do is talk, talk, talk about the issue, but actions speak louder than words and talk seems cheap. I feel a bit better now that I saw how many bloggers feel the same and how many are actually putting action to words!

We launched a new feature last night, which was supposed to be developed and released a little later, but due to this current atrocity, we’ve decided to overturn schedules and bump it up the priority list. We released Topics, which is a filter feature based on very specific topics. For example, in this case, it is the Xenophobia issue that is dealt with. It will filter all new blog posts, podcasts, news articles and Youtube videos that is relevant to Xenophobia in South Africa. Go check it out here: http://afrigator.com/topics/xenophobia

We’ve made a special banner at the top of Afrigator pages to link to that page for now, just in case you are wondering how the hell you get there!

You can also read a little more on the Afrigator blog, with some interesting stats and observations! Read it here: http://blog.afrigator.com/2008/05/22/xenophobia-in-south-africa-how-were-helping/

Just want to extend a special thanks to The Times for giving us permission to use the photo by Simphiwe Nkwali as the header image!

4 Comments to "Afrigator Beta2.0 - Lets amplify the Xenophobia issue"

• cath said: On 05/22/2008 at 7:12 am

  Awesome. I think this is an excellent, excellent feature.

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• Stii said: On 05/22/2008 at 8:59 am

  Thank you Cath!

• Angry African said: On 05/22/2008 at 12:58 pm

  Those bastards are no better than the perpetrators of Apartheid. You are no better than the animals that did this to our people during the dark days of Apartheid. You are no better than Craig Williamson. No better than Ferdi Barnard. You are Eugene de Kock.

  You spit on our people who died at Sharpeville. You spit on the killing of the Guguleto 7. You spit on the deaths at the Bisho Massacre. You spit on the 27 years Madiba spent in jail for people like you. You spit on the murder of Biko. You spit on the memories of Braam Fischer. The memory of each and every South African who died and suffered for you to have freedom. Every mother. Every father. Every wife. Every husband. Every sisters. Every brother. Every child. You spit on their suffering.

  No. You are not just as bad as those perpetrators of Apartheid. You are worse. Because you should know better. This has happened to you. How could you? How the hell could you? You stupid barbaric bastards. You are killing a dream. Our dream.
  http://angryafrican.net/2008/05/20/terror-in-south-africa-and-the-end-of-a-dream/

• Ricardo said: On 05/23/2008 at 9:35 am

  I commend you for your actions.

  Kind Regards,
  A South African in Europe

Spit it out!

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