By Mrembole Tebza Mogoera I’m now going to be a bit controversial – and I know I might get a backlash and develop some enemies – for speaking this truth. Here it goes: I think Andile Mngxitama is our modern day Steve Biko, and us, his followers, are the modern day Mamphela Ramphelas, Barney Pityanas, …
By Andile Mngxitama This advert of the Gauteng government which promises lekker food to the hungry during the covid-19 lockdown, and provides a toy phone number to call for such assistance, reminds me of a poster I saw at the Kgosi Mampuru prison when we were locked up there in 2016 for 7 days at …
In the light of the intervention measures (including a dedicated spaza shop support scheme) announced last week by the Minister of Small Business Development, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, to support SMMEs affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Black First Land First (BLF) hereby presents its intervention below: Township Economic Charter Preamble Our land, our township, our economy! 1. …
By Andile Mngxitama Before President Ramaphosa announced the national lockdown Black First Land First (BLF) asked him, amongst other things, to: i. give us free data; and ii. give us food. But then, some said that we are negative. Can you imagine what kind of profits the mobile cellular and Wi-Fi networks are making during …
People protest against the coup-born government’s unfulfilled promises, Riberalta, Bolivia, March 31, 2020. | Photo: Twitter/ @GrupoFides Bolivia’s coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez was emphatically rejected for failing to keep its promises in Riberalta city where the population took to the streets on Tuesday morning to protest against the lack of provisions and food. …
Nicky and Jonathan Oppenheimer Black First Land First (BLF) is angered by the decision of the Ramaphosa government to allow Anglo American to force workers to work during the national lockdown. Anglo American is allowed to break the lockdown rules and endanger thousands of black workers yet the black youth are tracked down by the …
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Getty images BO Staff Writer Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has taken to social media networks to point out the important role that the State should play in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a video circulating on social networker platforms said, …
As of Monday, 165 people died from the Covid-19 and confirmed cases topped 4,661 in Brazil. | Photo: EFE Brazilian leaders of opposition parties came together in an unprecedented effort and launched a petition urging for the removal of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro from office, due to his poor and dangerous management of the new …
Cuba has been at the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. | Photo: EFE The government of Saint Kitts and Nevis expressed Saturday its appreciation and gratitude for the assistance Cuban authorities are providing to the Caribbean island to help it handle the novel coronavirus outbreak. In a message published on Twitter, Saint …
Johann Rupert. Image: Wikipedia Commons By BO Staff Writer The Sunday World reported this week that Johann Rupert’s R1 billion donation is “not a freebie but loans to SMEs“. In this regard “[t]he Rupert Family has tapped small businesses financing company, Business Partners, a company the family played a key role in establishing nearly 40 …
