By Ncedisa Mpemnyama His hands flail aggressively, sort of like those of Dhalsim, the video game character from the Street Fighter series. They are weirdly longish and gangly, with clearly visible scars from a fresh round of nyaope injections. He gets animated when he speaks, demanding a cigarette, a Zol or money. His machine gun …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was first published on the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Public violence, trespassing, assault, and kidnapping are the serious false charges that twenty six Black First Land First members (also known as the #BLF26) are still facing 21 months after their …
By BO Staff Writer Twenty-six Black First Land First members (#BLF26) who were arrested last year at the office of the Public Protector for protesting against white corruption, including the theft of R26 billion from the Reserve Bank, and state capture by white monopoly capital, will appear at the Pretoria Regional Court tomorrow. They are …
By Yerushka Chetty Comrades please allow me to share my reflections today with you. Reactions to the corrupt ANC are natural and necessary. From 2010 (when I was first introduced to the September National Imbizo (SNI)), Andile Mngxitama was exposing the ANC for what we know it to be today. Personally, for me it’s been …
By BO Staff Writer The 26 Black First Land First (BLF) members arrested last year at the office of the Public Protector appeared at the Pretoria Regional Court 10 on 02 February 2017. The following order was made by the Regional Magistrate: 1. The case is postponed to 15 March 2017. 2. The defence will …
By BO Staff Writer 26 Black First Land First members (BLF26) shall appear at the Pretoria Regional Court tomorrow, 2 February 2017, at 9:00 am. This is their fifth appearance in court on false charges of public violence, trespassing, kidnapping and intimidation. On 18 July 2016 the BLF26 engaged in protest action at the Office of the former Public …
By Zanele Lwana Black First Land First (BLF) concluded its march to the Public Protector’s Office yesterday. The police blocked the march for over an hour from entering the Public Protector’s Office. This was a desperate attempt to intimidate BLF members. Then the Deputy Public Protector, Kevin Malunga, tried to address the march from the …
By Yerushka Chetty There are 3 major campaigns taking place at present in South Africa – one has the backing of white monopoly capital and western imperialism, the other two don’t. Let’s consider what the people stand to benefit and or lose in the event of the success of each of these. 1. #ZumaMustGo #StateCaptureByGuptas …
By Andile Mngxitama This statement was delivered by Andile Mngxitama on 03 October 2016 during a Black First Land First (BLF) press conference at the Universal Hi-Lodge in Yeoville. This press conference is aimed at clarifying the position of our movement- Black First Land First (BLF) on the two important investigations undertaken by the Public Protector, Advocate …
By BO Staff Writer The 26 members of Black First Land First (BLF) who were arrested on Mandela Day are appearing in Kgosi Mampuru Court today. The 26 are out on bail. The BLF 26 were arrested at the office of the public protector in Brooklyn, Tshwane. BLF has been arguing that the public protector has been …
