By Andile Mngxitama This week it was revealed that America’s Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) will be investigating South African president, Jacob Zuma, his son, Duduzane Zuma and the Gupta family, on allegations of ‘state capture’. The news was met with criticism in some quarters which understand the dangerous role the FBI has played in …
By BO Staff Writer The following is an excerpt from Dr Blade Nzimande’s review of President Jacob Zuma’s biography by Jeremy Godin in 2009. “For me when I first met JZ [Jacob Zuma] in 1990, I honestly thought that his laughter was fake and pretension, and may perhaps be confirming his name Gedleyihlekisa. It was …
By BO Staff Writer As the nation celebrated the firing of former minister of education, Blade Nzimande, it was revealed that South African Airways (SAA) board chair, Dudu Myeni would be leaving the airline. Myeni’s contract was coming to an end, so for some, this came as no surprise, but for others who admired Myeni …
By Thabi Myeni When the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) called a press conference, we all expected scathing attacks on his fellow politicians, but EFF leader, Julius Malema took it a step further and appealed to his misogyny by reducing Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, an acclaimed academic, seasoned politician and veteran anti-apartheid activist, to President Jacob Zuma’s …
By Adv Sandisele Zitha The 2016 #FeesMustFall protests were the only effective mechanism in which students could express their grievances in a democratic society. Students across the country came to a well organised unit fighting for a common goal – Free quality decolonised education in our time. The explosive and protracted protests were supported and …
By BO Staff Writer Today judgement was handed down on the Black First Land First’s (BLF) application for the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) to unban their return planned march to KPMG. The follow-up march was banned earlier this month when member of the Johannesburg Metro police department (JMPD), Inspector Nkuna, refused to grant BLF …
By BO Staff Writer News just in, President Jacob Zuma has reshuffled cabinet, this time he has fired Blade Nzimande from the ministry of higher education and replaced with Hlengiwe Mkhize. Nzimande is on record opposing the President and denouncing radical economic transformation. Read the president’s full statement below: MEDIA STATEMENT TO ALL MEDIA/NEWS EDITORS …
By BO Staff Writer As the African National Congress (ANC) December elective conference draws nearer, lines are being drawn more clearly between the radical economic transformation and white monopoly capital supporting factions within the organisation. More recently, the Mpumalanga province has come out to denounce the white monopoly capital supporting Cyril Ramaphosa faction, now known …
By BO Staff Writer The 2019 elections are slowly approaching and imperialist plans to consolidate the white capital grip of the economy are strengthening. Western imperialism wants its favoured candidate, Cyril Ramaphosa, to emerge victorious. As Black Opinion (BO) said a few months ago, Makhosi Khoza is being used as the main yardstick to measure …
By James Cockcroft This article was originally published on the Telesur website. In light of a recent upsurge in denunciations of Che and the Cuban Revolution, it is important to separate fact from fiction. The year 2017 is the 50th anniversary of the CIA-ordered assassination of Che Guevara. In light of a recent upsurge in …
