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 BO Staff Writer President Jacob Zuma has put his foot down on higher education fee increases and to this end has instructed both Dr Blande Nzimande (Minister of Higher Education and Training) and Pravin Gordhan (Minister of Finance) to freeze any fee increase for another year. Last year the government was forced by militant …
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 …
By Lindsay Maasdorp The Local Government Elections (LGE) are 3 days away and the rallies around the country have taken on magnanimous proportions. Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Mmusi Maimane stooped to an all time low when he promised a revolution through the vote and not the barrel of a gun. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has …
Featured Image: Employees of Gupta owned Oakbay Investments marched recently to major banks. Photo: Mail&Guardian By BO Staff Writer In a bizarre turn of events the CEO of one of the Gupta owned companies Sahara, Stephan Nel, opened a case of intimidation at the police station in Midrand. This follows a threatening anonymous call to …
By Mbe Mbhele The freedom charter ushered in the idea of the rainbow nation. I don’t care what you say if you believe in the freedom charter you are by default in support of the idea of the rainbow nation. The freedom charter suggests that it is possible for blacks and whites to coexist in …
