By Andile Mngxitama On 24 May 2020 we went live on the Blacks Can’t Be Racist Facebook page and debated the topic of Christianity and colonialism/decoloniality. We canvassed many vexed questions flowing from my essay “Blacks Can’t Be Racist“ including: how was Christianity introduced to South Africa (SA) and what was the purpose of that; can …
By Andile Mngxitama How was Christianity introduced to South Africa (SA)? What was the purpose? In Blacks Can’t Be Racist I provide an historical account of how Christianity was introduced in SA as part of the colonial project that inaugurated a cultural genocide. Christianity and western education are the terrible twins colonialism. Tomorrow (24 May …
By Andile Mngxitama Only those who are serious about revolutionary change and confronting the real enemy, know that one ought to defend Jacob Zuma and expose the enemy, which is white monopoly capital (WMC), and its agents. Zuma is not a saint. He is our symbol against the enemy. He took a stand. That’s why …
By Andile Mngxitama As we are focused on the R350 insult regarding the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant and our demand for 10% of the R500 billion coronavirus stimulus package that can give 5 million people a total of R10 000 each for six months amounting to each getting R1600 per month …
By Andile Mngxitama The government is not serious about the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant of R350 which it undertook to pay the poor monthly for six months. Besides the promised R350 Grant, which It constitutes just 2% of the Covid-19 R500 billion stimulus package, is an insult. Who gets the 98%? …
A conversation with black theologians on the legacy of colonial Christianity in South Africa
Former President Jacob Zuma By BO Staff Writer Jacob Zuma recently withdrew his application to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) for leave to appeal the decision of the lower court which had denied his application for the permanent stay of prosecution on 11 December 2019. The former president’s case was accordingly scheduled to go on in …
By Andile Mngxitama I have received very encouraging messages from the student leadership of the 1992 to 1996 and the 2000 to 2007 generations, who were inspired by the conversation we had last night (17 May 2020) with some brilliant fallists on the influences or otherwise of my essay ‘Blacks Can’t Be Racist’ on the …
By Kamvelihle Goba Big up to Andile Mngxitama and Mpho Matsitle for the platform as well as for insisting on uncharted conversations. What is important about conversations of this nature is not agreement but having the conversation itself. Never get tired of teaching Andile. Masixole Mlandu generally has a beautiful mind. Insights from Simthandile Tyhali …
By Andile Mngxitama If you missed the debate yesterday (17 May 2020) at 20:00 on the possible influences that my essay Blacks Can’t Be Racist (BCBR) has had on the Rhodes Must Fall (RMF)/Fees Must Fall (FMF) moments, you can now get it on YouTube. The debate features great insights from the fallists Kamvelihle Goba; …
