Picture: Mosebenzi Zwane, Gallo Images By BO Staff Writer At a media conference held on 24 June 2017 in Joburg Black First Land First (BLF) President Andile Mngxitama announced the organisation’s response to the Mining Charter, amongst other things. BO reissues that response below which is an extract from the press statement previously published on …
By Andile Mngxitama Visibly poor, in tears, a black graduate attends the most important event marking their success thus far. Tears witnessed by all move a good sumaritan to offer employment and a bursary. Good deed! The fate of our graduates cannot depend on charity. The graduate has carried his or her part of the …
By Andile Mngxitama Despite our best effort to explain, there are blacks who genuinely believe that the Guptas and Zuma are the problem. It makes little difference to explain the Guptas didn’t even control 5% of Eskom tenders. Most blacks are victims of Stellenbosch propagandapushed by the Zondo commission and mass media.BLF gave Zondo evidence …
By Andile Mngxitama Cde Zwane was driving Radical Economic Transformation (RET) hard! For this Stellenbosch shall never forgive him. Under the political leadership of President Zuma, he clearly announced the RET Mining Charter which gave blacks 30% of the mines within a year. The 30% was split thus: 14% BEE, 8% workers, 8% communities! Also …
By Andile Mngxitama The nursing professionals have a bad rap more so those in public hospitals. I have experienced both spaces and I have nothing but respect and admiration for the nurses. I received top notch care in both spaces. There was love, empathy and high levels of professionalism. I hope the care I received …
By Andile Mngxitama We black South Africans murder 20 000 of each other annually. A people that is dehumanised doesn’t respect the lives of those that look like them. We blacks are brutalised and dehumanised. That’s why it is so easy to create black on black violence. The enemy knows this and to deflect attention …
By Andile Mngxitama The emergence of Operation Dudula has to be understood “structurally”. It is a by-product of a deepening crisis of racial monopoly capital on the one hand and on the other hand the absence of a proper Left or anti capitalist movement. Deep crisis of capitalism produces two social and political responses. It’s …
By Andile Mngxitama Many who are victims of white monopoly capital propaganda or STRATCOM are convinced Zuma is corrupt and the Guptas are bad. That’s the victory of Stellenbosch in Winning the Hearts and Minds (WHAM!).The Guptas were ok untill they decided to take white monopoly capital on. They wanted more than the crumbs white …
Andile Mngxitama Let me repeat. I pray to a fighting God like Steve Biko, like Robert Sobukwe, like Marcus Garvey. We know the enemy stole and distorted the Christian faith. We now use it as a weapon of liberation. Steve Biko crafted Black Theology to overcome the Christian version of colonialism. In Latin America they …
Andile Mngxitama The late Jazz great Zim Ngqawana once said to me, “people sold Jesus out, who are you to expect any better?” As we enter this great period for those of us who are Christians, it’s time to reflect on the lessons of the cross, betrayal and redemption. We do well to remember Judas …