Heavyweight match in South Africa during apartheid era.

This article seems to be the most interesting for me thus far. First off I have become more and more interested in the politics behind sports throughout Africa, especially during the apartheid era. This article is of a little known heavyweight boxing match in 1979 that took place between an African American from tennessee and a proclaimed Afrikaner. The entire irony of this whole situation is that South Africa held the event in their country at a venue that was primarily for whites. There was a massive uproar about the entire situation leading to a halt in the sports boycott in south Africa so that they could hold the event and show their champion to the world.

It was the first time that black south Africans were let into the venue at the height of apartheid. John Tate, the american fighter ended up winning the bout unanimously. It was shocking to read this article knowing the horrible affects of apartheid on the black citizens of South Africa. The fight alone was heavily political and involved so much more than just a fight. apparently sponsors and investors gained heavily from one of the top gold producer's in the world. Another thing is that Tate did not seem interested in the problems of apartheid as he broke the boycott by entering the country, essentially showing disregard for the black population. this was an amazing story that really could have changed the storyline of apartheid yet failed miserably.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/sports/gerrie-coetzee-vs-john-tate-in-apartheid-era-south-africa.html?ref=africa

Islamist Militia blockaded in Libya

This week's article revolves around the US Embassy situation in Libya. Apparently the militia group that was suspected of killing Stevens(US ambassador) is blockaded in a remote, mountainous region in the east of the country. an interesting part of the article was that it mentioned that Qaddafi, the former dictator of Libya attempted to fight the militia in the same region with 30 thousand troops and failed. Drones have been heard recently in that region, speculating that the U.S is prone to taking action. I find it interesting that a militia group that fought against Qaddafi now has a hand in killing innocent americans.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/libyan-army-militia-us-ambassador

Dutch ship offering abortions

Women on Waves is a group that offers abortions and advice within international waters near countries in which abortion is illegal. Recently the ship was blocked off from a port in Morocco where abortion is in fact illegal. Apparently a youth women's organization within Morocco called the organization in hope of educating women of Morocco. The Women of Waves' leader, Rebecca Gomperts said in the article that there would be somewhat of a surprise action by the organization in lieu of the blockade. In light of all the problems within Africa regarding rape, diseases and unplanned pregnancies I am a little torn regarding the Dutch organization. It seems that the organization has the right idea but Having an abortion on a boat seems a bit out of the ordinary. I will be interested in seeing how this story plays out, specifically because of how many other countries could be affected by this organization. 

-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19829889-