By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Thousands of people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador – in search of securing livelihoods that their United States (US) imperialist backed countries have denied them – are steadfastly bound for …
Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa and Mr Julius Malema I’m moved to write this open letter to both of you in a desperate hope that you will be able to muster enough courage to tell the nation the truth. In February, an event which can be justifiably characterised as “historic” happened – your political parties cast …
By BO Staff Writer Former Sunday Times journalist, Piet Rampedi, has come out guns blazing against Sunday Times Editor, Bongani Siqoko, who he labels as “dishonest” in his handling of the matters arising out of the SARS Rogue Unit stories. Rampedi, a seasoned, award winning journalist who is now the Editor of African Times newspaper, …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published in the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Black First Land First (BLF) welcomes the news that King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana of the VhaVenda people has decided to pay back the R17 million that he was found by the …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published in the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Black First Land First (BLF) calls on everyone, especially those engaging in revolutionary struggle and aspiring for political office to follow the example of the great Burkina Faso leader, Thomas Sankara.In …
By The Black Eye If you are holding your breath for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) press conference tomorrow, relax, it’s likely to be a lukewarm affair – Julius Malema is a scared man. There has been a massive fall out between Malema and President Cyril Ramaphosa. The two had been brought together by white …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was published on the BLF website: BLF seeks urgent meeting with the Speaker of Parliament It has come to Black First Land First’s (BLF) attention that parliament is systematically mismanaging the land expropriation without compensation process. In February, parliament agreed to undertake “public hearings” to hear the views …
By BO Staff Writer This statement was previously published on the BLF website. Black First Land First (BLF) is not surprised that a forensic investigation has found that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leadership helped to destroy VBS bank through corruption. The EFF was funded by a criminal, Adriano Mazzotti, after all, plus it’s leadership …
By Vuyolwethu Mqaba Vuyo Mqaba, a Black First Land First (BLF) member and one of the 26 BLF members who were arrested when the organisation protested at the offices of the public protector pens a detailed five-part series documenting their time at the Kgosi Mampuru II maximum security prison. Read Part 1 here. Part 2 …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was posted on the Black First Land First (BLF) website. BLF berates appointment of Tito Mboweni as Finance Minister Black First Land First (BLF) berates the appointment of Tito Mboweni as Finance Minister. His appointment follows Pravin Gordhan and the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF’s) unholy alliance plotting to …
