By Andile Mngxitama This US strike on the Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, feels like the assassination of Chris Hani. The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) units had apparently been prepared to hit back should there be an assassination of any of the big shots. Hani himself had been responsible for these units. It was clear …
By Andile Mngxitama I like how some African National Congress (ANC) comrades honestly think that this whole thing of blackism is a bit of a joke or madness. The Mazzotti boys think that black consciousness (BC) is dirt. So they talk to me like I’m some oddity; like I’m some mad family member. They say, …
By Andile Mngxitama “No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems—of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind.” – Thomas Sowell We are vehement that we …
By Andile Mngxitama Steve Biko systematized black radical thought in South Africa (SA) into Black Consciousness (BC). Like most thinkers Biko didn’t invent the ideas that he had called BC, he merely systematized them. Lots of people who resist giving Biko his place as supreme thinker on the black condition have no problem granting Karl …
Photo credit: Forbes.com By Andile Mngxitama Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the man who rules South Africa (SA); the Stellenbosch Mafia King himself; the wealthiest man in the land; the owner of a private army in the taxi industry; the funder of all the anti Zuma campaigns; the man Floyd Shivambu is political …
By Andile Mngxitama You aren’t going to insult black people out of the Christian church just because you are woke and they are not. People are not poor because of religion. They are religious because of poverty. Until you understand the basis of spiritual want, you will continue to think that people are stupid for …
By Andile Mngxitama “Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.” ― Adyashanti In this year of Awakening and Organizing, we are …
Image credit: Picture: Jacoline Prinsloo By Andile Mngxitama I just saw a Twitter thread with trolls attacking and ridiculing President Jacob Zuma for opening an account at Capitec. I don’t care whether the account was for his own personal use or for one of his foundations. The people ridiculing Zuma don’t know that actually, the …
By BO Staff Writer The global capitalist publication Bloomberg has released its 2020 billionaires list. The South African list is topped by Johann Rupert at R103 billion; the secretive Oppenheimers at R102 billion in second place; the alleged earlier funder of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Nathan Kirsh, at R86 billion in third place; and …
By Andile Mngxitama As part of the awakening process I shall launch a YouTube channel at the end of January. The promo will run soon. Please do subscribe. The channel will be educational and also agitational. The format will be flexible and will include round table discussions and even invited audiences. It will come out …
