By Ed Pilkington The death rate in the US from Covid-19 among African Americans and Latinos is rising sharply, exacerbating the already staggering racial divide in the impact of the pandemic which has particularly devastated communities of color. New figures compiled by the Color of Coronavirus project shared with the Guardian show that both total …
Black First Land First (BLF) will be engaged in numerous activities to highlight the failure of government to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic effectively. The consequence of this failure is that South Africa (SA) is now amongst the top 10 countries in the world with the worst record of infections. The government is digging graves …
BLF President Andile Mngxitama inspecting a cemetery in Gauteng Black First Land First (BLF) can confirm that the government is lying about the over 1 million Covid-19 mass graves. On Wednesday the Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku told the nation, “[w]e are preparing over 1.5 million grave sites, it is an uncomfortable discussion as a …
Image credit: Thapelo Morebudi/Sunday Times BLF calls on government to close graves! The South African government has shown its utter disregard for life with its 1.5 million graves program in response to the Covid-19 crisis. There is no excuse or explanation that can wash away this fact. Instead of building hospitals; paying and protecting our …
Black First Land First (BLF) is shattered by the passing on of Advocate Victor Mdelwa Simelane, a long time friend of our movement. We received the news of his passing on the day of his funeral. As a revolutionary movement committed to black liberation, we had a trusted friend in Advocate Simelane in his quiet …
The logic of the South African government’s policy on Covid-19 is expressed by the Gauteng government’s preparation of over 1 million open graves. The government’s policy is to prepare for mass deaths instead of stopping them. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says the “storm is here” – evidently a self inflicted storm. Since day one …
Black First Land First (BLF) fully agrees with Brother Louis Farrakhan’s warning against the vaccines developed by people who have an agenda of depopulation and control for profits. We in Africa are most vulnerable because most our leaders are servants of the murderous west. The pro white government of South Africa (SA) has already started …
Black First Land First (BLF) is partially relieved that the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has now admitted that its criteria and process around the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant prejudices the poor. It’s shocking administrative injustice that up to 70% of the people whose applications were rejected had actually qualified …
BLF President Andile Mngxitama Black First Land First (BLF) will lay a complaint next week with the Public Protector relating to the millions of applications for the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant of R350 that were declined by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). If your application for the R350 SRD …
BLF President Andile Mngxitama Black First Land First (BLF) has received multiple complaints from the unemployed who have no means of survival but their applications for the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant of R350 per month for six months, have been rejected by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). It looks …
