By BO Staff Writer The juxtaposition of Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s approach on the question of violence amongst black people, with that of Julius Malema, the leader of the Reds of London, indicates obvious differences . Mogoeng Speaking to graduates at their graduation ceremony at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday Mogoeng, who is also …
This paper was written by Bantu Stephen Biko for a SASO Leadership Training Course in December 1971. It features as chapter 9 in Biko’s “I Write What I Like”. We have defined blacks as those who are by law or tradition politically, economically and socially discriminated against as a group in the South African society …
By BO Staff Writer On Wednesday, 11 September 2019, Twitter executed a mass censorship of freedom of expression by suspending the accounts of Cuba’s biggest media outlets as well as their journalists. @Cubadebate with about 300 000 followers; @Granma_Digital with approximately 167 000 followers; @RadioRebeldeCu; @MesaRedondaCuba; @CanalCaribe; and @DominioCuba were amongst the major media outlets …
By Andile Mngxitama Biko has been packaged as the poster boy of the post-1994 anti-black settlement. Biko is under siege, his name invoked by all from the ANC to the Democratic Alliance. Artists and merchants of fashion are also cashing in on his legacy. Each year, Biko’s memory is appropriated to serve anti-black agendas. Commemoration …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website: Steve Biko, through his own example, teaches us that true leadership is selfless. Black First Land First (BLF) regards the actions of the late taxi driver, Jabu Baloyi, as revolutionary. Mr Baloyi is an unsung hero of the …
By BO Staff Writer Eyewitness News (EWN) has tendered an apology to the leader of the Reds of London, Julius Malema, for its senior journalist Barry Bateman using foul language yesterday. The party has however rejected the apology and called for Bateman to be suspended. EWN is reported to have removed Bateman from air upon …
By BO Staff Writer The following article was previously published on the Russia Beyond website: Imagine you’re a Bolshevik revolutionary in late 19th/ early 20th century Russian Empire. Your goal is to smash this “prison of nations,” to crush capitalism, to give land to the peasants, and factories to the workers. Your party is banned, …
Minister Miguel Rodriguez at the UN | Photo credit: Prensa Latina By BO Staff Writer At a United Nations General Assembly meeting held yesterday, Miguel Rodriguez, Cuba’s Minister of Communications, condemned the actions by the US to intensify the anti Cuba media campaign. Rodriguez further cautioned that the aggressive US blockade, cyber attacks and media …
By BO Staff Writer Recent reports by the Daily Maverick’s investigative unit, Scorpio, show that Julius Malema, leader of the Reds of London, is linked to the VBS Mutual Bank looting of millions which he used, amongst other things, to fund his expensive lifestyle. More specifically the reports indicate that an amount in excess of …
By BO Staff Writer Sam Mshengu, a logistics operator from Mpumalanga who is now the owner of Sam Holdings, received huge public attention when he made his entrance this year during the Durban July with a convoy of 72 luxury cars. This past Sunday Mshengu was arrested by the Hawks. His arrest relates to …
