By Andile Mngxitama Cde Zwane was driving Radical Economic Transformation (RET) hard! For this Stellenbosch shall never forgive him. Under the political leadership of President Zuma, he clearly announced the RET Mining Charter which gave blacks 30% of the mines within a year. The 30% was split thus: 14% BEE, 8% workers, 8% communities! Also …
By Andile Mngxitama The nursing professionals have a bad rap more so those in public hospitals. I have experienced both spaces and I have nothing but respect and admiration for the nurses. I received top notch care in both spaces. There was love, empathy and high levels of professionalism. I hope the care I received …
By Andile Mngxitama We black South Africans murder 20 000 of each other annually. A people that is dehumanised doesn’t respect the lives of those that look like them. We blacks are brutalised and dehumanised. That’s why it is so easy to create black on black violence. The enemy knows this and to deflect attention …
Russian President Vladimir Putin participating in the “Immortal Regiment march” on the 77th anniversary of Victory Day in Moscow, Russia. Image: Maxim Shemetov | Reuters By BO Staff Wrtier The German invasion of the USSR in June 1941 ended in utter defeat for Nazi Germany with the collapse of Berlin on 9 May 1945. This …
By Andile Mngxitama The emergence of Operation Dudula has to be understood “structurally”. It is a by-product of a deepening crisis of racial monopoly capital on the one hand and on the other hand the absence of a proper Left or anti capitalist movement. Deep crisis of capitalism produces two social and political responses. It’s …
Image: Mao Zedong The following is an extract from “On The Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People” by Mao Zedong In our society, as I have said, disturbances by the masses are bad, and we do not approve of them. But when disturbances do occur, they enable us to learn lessons, to overcome bureaucracy …
By Andile Mngxitama Many who are victims of white monopoly capital propaganda or STRATCOM are convinced Zuma is corrupt and the Guptas are bad. That’s the victory of Stellenbosch in Winning the Hearts and Minds (WHAM!).The Guptas were ok untill they decided to take white monopoly capital on. They wanted more than the crumbs white …
Andile Mngxitama Let me repeat. I pray to a fighting God like Steve Biko, like Robert Sobukwe, like Marcus Garvey. We know the enemy stole and distorted the Christian faith. We now use it as a weapon of liberation. Steve Biko crafted Black Theology to overcome the Christian version of colonialism. In Latin America they …
Andile Mngxitama The late Jazz great Zim Ngqawana once said to me, “people sold Jesus out, who are you to expect any better?” As we enter this great period for those of us who are Christians, it’s time to reflect on the lessons of the cross, betrayal and redemption. We do well to remember Judas …
By Andile Mngxitama Black First Land First (BLF) is the only blacks only organization in South Africa. There’s a record number of objections against us at the IEC (they didn’t want us in parliament) We were in court every day of the week in the lead up to the 2019 national elections, including the day …