Jabu Mabuza. Image credit: Moneyweb By BO Staff Writer The chairman of Eskom, Jabu Mabuza, resigned from his position on Friday in a dramatic way. The day was full of confusion and counter accusations following the revelation that Ramaphosa was lied to by both Pravin Gordhan and the Eskom board about loadsheding. Ramaphosa was forced …
By Andile Mngxitama When white monopoly capital (WMC): i. came for the Guptas, some of us helped them; ii. destroyed ANN7, some of us celebrated; iii. came for President Zuma, some amongst us helped; iv. destroyed Brian Molefe, some of us helped to finished him off; v. came for Black First Land First (BLF), some …
By BO Staff Writer Yesterday, the ANC issued a statement dismissing the leaked e-mails, pertaining to President Ramaphosa’s criminal underhandedness, saying they are meant to serve as a distraction from the tasks of ‘socio-economic issues’. Black First Land First President Andile Mngxitama has responded with utter disgust to the African National Congress (ANC) statement on …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was issued today by Vukani Community Development and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Vukani Community Development (Vukani) calls on all black people, organizations and political parties to support Black First Land First (BLF) in its High Court application to appeal the decision of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was issued today by Vukani Community Development and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Vukani Community Development (Vukani) is a newly registered Non Profit Organization (NPO) which is formed to support the organizations of black people and the Black Community. Vukani is pleased to announce that the great grandson …
By Andile Mngxitama I was born on a white-owned farm. I was raised on white-owned farms. I went to farm schools for my primary schooling (Letjhabile Primary School and Terra Peccana Primary School). My parents were farm workers. They, like all other adults I knew growing up, lived to make the lives of the white …
By Andile Mngxitama Notes on land expropriation without compensation UNISA 30th April 2018 Program director, comrades and friends. I thank you Prof Senokoane for the invitation to this important discussion. Let me start by adding my voice to the global voices that remember our brother James Cone who passed on recently. James Cone taught Steve …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: In the afternoon of this year’s Good Friday, the USA-based leadership of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) met with the leadership of Black First Land First (BLF) in Johannesburg. The …
By BO Staff Writer The radical black consciousness movement, Black First Land First (BLF) is set to host its Radical Economic Transformation Now rally today in Thokoza. The movement says the rally seeks to “send a clear message to the government and the ruling party” on the questions of land expropriation without compensation, the implementation …
By BO Staff Writer Today judgement was handed down on the Black First Land First’s (BLF) application for the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) to unban their return planned march to KPMG. The follow-up march was banned earlier this month when member of the Johannesburg Metro police department (JMPD), Inspector Nkuna, refused to grant BLF …
