By Molaodi Wa Sekake In 2013, me and my comrade, my classmate, my confidante, Phezukonke Mthethwa, established an organisation at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Howard College campus, called Society of Commons. This was meant to organise young, particularly Black working class, students to collectively reflect on their conditions. Over and above our ideas as …
By BO Staff Writer In the matter of Freedom Front Plus versus Electoral Commission of SA & Black First Land First (BLF), (held in the Electoral Commission of SA, sitting in the High Court of Jhb, under Application No, 001/19), the order that the Freedom Front Plus (Applicant) sought included a declaratory that the decision …
By Botsang Modimo-wame Moiloa Who on earth is Daniel Friedman? The article “Mngxitama mouthpiece publishes column claiming ‘Maimane is not a black person’”, published in the Citizen on Saturday, indicates serious irresponsibility and lack of professionalism on the part of the reporter, Daniel Friedman. This reportage lacks accuracy and fairness in many respects. Moreover, …
By Botsang Modimo-wame Moiloa If your head is clear about the teachings of Steve Biko regarding Black Consciousness (BC) and that of Brother Leader Malcolm X in relation to house negroes, you will clearly understand why I am not yet supporting and fighting on the side of Mmusi Maimane. Some of us are …
By Andile Mngxitama In 2014 I cautioned in a Mail & Guardian article, “If I were Brother Mmusi, I would have my plan B ready”. How did Black First Land First (BLF) know as far back as 2014 that the whites of the Democratic Alliance (DA) will fire Mmusi Maimane? How does BLF know that …
By Andile Mngxitama Often when I’m asked, ungumni? Or in Setswana we would say o ana eng or in Sepedi o bina eng? Generally I say “ndingum-black” or my totem is BLACK. This is not a refusal of my roots but a political choice of my identity. I’m Black first, before I’m anything else. I’m …
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 Andile Mngxitama The black community is at war with itself. We must avoid easy solutions based on wrong diagnoses. In this context, as the President of Black First Land First (BLF), I have kickstarted the #UnderstandingBiko (aka Biko101) series on Facebook. The series is intended to teach a basic understanding of Biko’s ideas over …
By Sandile Memela We writers and journalists rule the society. We are powerful beyond measure. Everything that the ordinary white folk and educated blacks know comes from us. We shape and influence the perception and control their thinking. Over the last 23 years we have refined the art of black bashing. It has become an …
By BO Staff Writer In a shocking admiration of whiteness, Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomed the victory of a white Miss Universe, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, representing South Africa. Nel-Peters won the Miss South Africa beauty pageant and then went on to represent the country at the Miss Universe competition. The competition, which generally supports …
