By Lufuno Gogoro It is undeniable that Frantz Fanon identifies European, or “white” culture as racist to the core. It is equally undeniable that he affirmed the likelihood of the discourses of knowledge emanating from this culture being equally racist. It stands to reason that a culture, which regards itself as being superior to all …
By King Zwelibanzi Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo This article was originally published on the Daily Dispatch website. Bantwana Abahle (Good People), I would like to convey my message of inspiration for the new year 2017. I pray that you will enter the new year with the spirit of patriotism and remember what our fallen ancestors died for. Your …
In honour of the revolutionary contributions of Queen Nzinga who died 353 years ago Black Opinion is reissuing the following statement published on the Black First Land First blog on 17 December 2015. December 17, 1663 is the death date of Queen Nzinga (Nzinga Mbande). On this 352nd anniversary of her death BLF takes the …
By Zama Khumalo For me it came all of a sudden that Pastor Xola Skosana said this thing that he said and I read it but I didn’t honestly get what the pastor was saying concerning the #HandsOffZumaCampaign. It appears he doesn’t like the campaign because he says the person being protected is a rapist …
By Lwazi Lushaba Below is an open letter written by Dr Lwazi Lushaba to Professor Anthony Butler: HOD Politics Department, where he teaches at the University of Cape Town. In the afternoon of the 24th August 2016, the HoD of Politics at UCT addressed to me a letter, whose contents we shall in a moment …
By Sethakgi MaComms Kgomo In a democratic country where the Rule of Law and the Supremacy of the Constitution loom large and supreme, one would reasonably expect institutions created to promote and protect a constitutional democracy to have an equal “pulse” and enjoy the same respect from all and sundry. It is not long ago …
By Cossette Hampton It is refreshing as a Black American woman, stolen from the Motherland generations ago to die in slavery for white power, to experience Women’s Day on the continent. The war on Blackness in South Africa, however, feels all too familiar as I watch from the Cape as my brothers and sisters are …
By Thobeka Nkabinde Higher education institutions in South Africa have been faced with students resisting against the eurocentric, anti-black, patriarchal, heteronormative, classist, able-bodied authoritative order in the fight to bring about a free, Black-centered Azania. Higher learning institutions play a pivotal role in constructing black minds into minds that will sustain the neo-colonial system. The …
By Mischka Lewis From the first days at Stellenbosch University(US), I knew I wanted to make a difference. My first year experience at US was challenging as I struggled to adapt to my new surroundings. I struggled with the urge to practice freedom of thought and think independently. The lecture halls became a place of …
By Cossette Hampton Today, my profile picture is set to honor the militant, beautiful Korryn Gaines. Korryn Gaines was a Black woman from Baltimore, Maryland who was shot and killed by the police on Monday, August 1, 2016. One may ask why the streets in the United States aren’t filled with people pouring out their …
