Steve Biko, father of the June 16, 1976 Insurrection By BO Staff Writer Muammar al-Qaddafi, father of the 1969 Libyan Revolution Jacob Zuma, father of Radical Economic Transformation Mao Zedong, father of the Chinese Revolution Andile Mngxitama, father of the simmering Black Revolution Fidel Castro, father of the Cuban Revolution …
By Andile Mngxitama Karl Marx was a racist colonialist. Marxism is anti black. Marx and Marxism have NOTHING to offer blacks by way of understanding and organizing for black liberation. The black defenders of Marx aren’t keen to defend ‘die ou baas’ either. Anyway they are killing us not because we are workers; they are …
By Andile Mngxitama I have received very encouraging messages from the student leadership of the 1992 to 1996 and the 2000 to 2007 generations, who were inspired by the conversation we had last night (17 May 2020) with some brilliant fallists on the influences or otherwise of my essay ‘Blacks Can’t Be Racist’ on the …
By Kamvelihle Goba Big up to Andile Mngxitama and Mpho Matsitle for the platform as well as for insisting on uncharted conversations. What is important about conversations of this nature is not agreement but having the conversation itself. Never get tired of teaching Andile. Masixole Mlandu generally has a beautiful mind. Insights from Simthandile Tyhali …
By Andile Mngxitama If you missed the debate yesterday (17 May 2020) at 20:00 on the possible influences that my essay Blacks Can’t Be Racist (BCBR) has had on the Rhodes Must Fall (RMF)/Fees Must Fall (FMF) moments, you can now get it on YouTube. The debate features great insights from the fallists Kamvelihle Goba; …
By Andile Mngxitama Tonight (17 May 2020) at 20:00 on the Blacks Can’t Be Racist Facebook page we will be going live via Zoom on the topic, “Blacks Can’t Be Racist: Possible Influences on Rhodes Must Fall (RMF)/Fees Must Fall (FMF)” I will also host a watch party on my Facebook page (Andile Mngxi). I …
By Andile Mngxitama Yesterday (10 May 2020) we did a successful live launch via Zoom on Facebook of the 10th anniversary edition of the book BLACKS CAN’T BE RACIST (BCBR) which I wrote a decade ago. At the event I engaged in conversation with Athi Joja, Ziyana Lategan and Ndumiso Ubu-Dladla about the book and …
By Andile Mngxitama Last night, 2 April, I went live on my Facebook page (Andile Mngxi). I reflected on the issue of 5G (aka 5th generation of mobile broadband) – more specifically regarding the following considerations: 1. What’s the theoretical/philosophical framework to understand such a phenomenon? 2. What is 5G? 3. Is there a war …
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, …
Prince of Newtown (Thembiso Twala), Deputy Biko (Andile Mngxitama) and Legendary Poet & Thespian (Sol Rha). Image credit: Andile Mngxi Facebook Page By Sandile Memela There are thousands of people who are familiar with the faces of these legendary creative intellectuals. Those who know them will acknowledge that, no doubt, these are free men who …
