By Tebogo Brown “Death is sweet when liberty is gone!” This phrase reverberates in the heads of all Syrian citizens. They prefer death to a neo-colonial state offered by the American government. There is a war going on in Syria and the world seems not to be aware. What is it that is happening in …
By Wesley Seale In the days when quoting William Shakespeare was fashionable, we were taught that famous quote from the Merchant of Venice: “All that glisters is not gold.” Often things are deceptive in their appealing look. Such it is with South Africa’s fifth local government election results. To most commentators, the results were a …
The 2016 local government elections results show that the anti-Zuma faction of the ruling party is responsible for the main losses suffered by the ANC. The result of the three Gauteng metropolitan cities, that is, the City of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane are a serious indictment on those who have led the province. The …
By Andile Mngxitama The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is put in a unique position to either use it’s share of the vote to demand land expropriation without compensation, free education and other progressive policies, or it can choose to consolidate white racism. The African National Congress (ANC) is in a seriously vulnerable position as a …
By Andile Mngxitama The Black First Land First (BLF) movement wishes the Orlando Task Team (OTT) success in the 2016 Local Government Election (LGE) contest. OTT has proven itself a servant of the people and therefore deserves to represent the people of Orlando East. BLF shall monitor the pact it entered with OTT based on …
By BO Staff Writer From discussions with BLF26 comrades during the prison visit on 19 – 24 July 2016. Also see previous discussions published in Black Opinion on theme 1 and 2 as well as engagements in the women’s section of the prison. Theme 3: Amilcar Cabral “Always bear in mind that the people are …
By BO Staff Writer The following message has been penned by the BLF National Convenor, Andile Mngxitama, highlighting the upcoming NCC meeting of BLF and the mass killings of black people in the United States, and the subsequent need for solidarity amongst blacks around the world. Revolutionary greetings The extended National Coordination Committee (NCC) of …
Featured Image: EFF leader Julius Malema and DA leader Mmusi Maimane. Photo: GCIS. By Andile Mngxitama 1. If a politician says “vote for me, once we control the municipality we shall expropriate land without compensation”: you must know that it is a blatant lie. Land expropriation is a national competence and even then, there is …
By Andile Mngxitama “Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation and I care not who makes the laws.” – Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild International Banking Dynasty Almost two months ago I had decided to join the MMM self-help scheme on a trial basis and promised to provide written …
From Left to Right: Khotso Seatlholo and Tsietsi Mashinini, both leaders of the June 16 youth rebellion. By Andile Mngxitama This piece was written as a tribute to Khotso Seatlholo soon after he had passed on following a short illness. It is republished 15 years after his death. Khotso was the second in command in the …
