Featured Image: Andile Mngxitama is the National Convenor of the Black First Land First movement. By De Nero Koffman This piece of writing was inspired by a very condensed presentation by Andile Mngxitama from the Black First Land First (BLF) movement. During the second day of the Black Lawyers Association Student Chapter (BLAsc), Constitutional Summit …
By Veli Mbhele There was a stampede yesterday on the N1 with the opening of the so called Mall of Africa. The overwhelming numbers of shoppers were black people desperate for a small bargain. Yesterday the retailers had an early Christmas, today they are smiling all way to the bank. Truth is there is nothing …
Featured image (drum magazine): Nkosana Makate wins the ‘Please call me’ case against Vodacom. However the Makate case is one of the best reflectors of a major weakness in South Africa’s justice system. South Africa’s justice system, mainly the ability to litigate, is largely inaccessible to the common man. By Sibonelo Radebe The legal victory …
Featured image (drum magazine): A minimum of 1000 busses from the four corners of South Africa were said to be on their way to the ANC manifesto launch in Port Elizabeth my home town. This number excludes local black bodies who must play host. By Pastor Xola Skosana The numbers game has begun. Political strategists …
By Maboni Malose Mmatli “Post 15/03: SCIENTIST PRODUCTION GRADE A-C REF NO: 26/2016 Requirements: “A BSc (Hons) degree in Plant Sciences/ Agriculture/ Botany or Genetics. Three years’ post qualification experience, etc.” This is an excerpt from a government circular for employment. An example of one of many. The point I question is the number of …
by Ayanda Tshazi date 14 April 2016 Having worked in the medical aid industry for 2 years I can confidently sum the industry up in one word that it embraces and uses to self-define – scheme (also read, sham / money making scam). The best any medical aid is hoping for is that members will …
by Ncedisa Mpemnyama date: 12 April 2016 On The radio 702 interview: What is happening at Wits. The first problematic aspect of the interview was the host, Redi Thlabi’s biasness. You got the feeling that she had already taken a side – that of Thenji, from the onset. She framed the discussion in a villain and hero …
by Mbe Mbhele date: 10 April 2016 The call for land should not be reduced to a slogan that sensationalizes placards. It should not only be a literary achievement, which is to say it should not only exist in books, poetry and struggle songs. The demand for our dispossessed land should be a war …
By Xolani Xala Dear Mcebisi Jonas, Whilst I commend you for breaking your silence I strongly believe that we should allow space for people with concerns to come forward without fear of victimisation. I feel obliged to bring to the attention of the nation the troubling incidents involving you as a leader entrusted with public finances. …
by Pastor Cole Skosana and Athi Mongezeleli Joja date: 10 April 2016 Recently the South African media went ablaze on the graduation of the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema with a BA degree from UNISA. EFF peddled the graduation as something big and to be celebrated. Big questions are being …