Round-up

1. Xenophobic racism in South Africa as immigrants were beaten, shot at, stabbed, raped and burnt by groups rampaging through squatter camps and townships looking for victims.

I wonder: where has Nelson Mandela been during all this and similar events? Have you heard any words of condemnation from him?

2. A 24-year-old Chinese man was arrested in Singapore on May 20 and charged with posting racist comments on his blog, according to the Singapore Police Force.

How Orwellian does this sound? As per usual, the so-called "racist" comments are mysteriously left undisclosed. It looks as if the blogger is being forced to apologise - of course, the article makes it sound like he's doing it of his own volition, but I doubt it.