By BO Staff Writer In an April CNN interview with journalist, Christiane Amanpour, former finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, admits to not having evidence of corruption against President Jacob Zuma, even though he has now premised his whole political career on the fact that Zuma is corrupt. In a short snippet of the 12 minute long …
By BO Staff Writer Black Opinion is reissuing the following article which was previously published on the BLF website on 17 August 2017: Black First Land First (BLF) welcomes the launch of the African regional centre of the BRICS Bank today by President Jacob Zuma. Our movement has been consistent in saying part of the …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was originally published on the Black First Land First website. On September 5, 2016 our movement issued the following statement which we are reissuing below in the light of the parliamentary coup planned for today. We have chosen the path of anti imperialism and we are at war …
By Andile Mngxitama It has come to this. White Monopoly Capital (WMC) has choreographed the end of its most irksome adversaries to a tee. Tomorrow, President Jacob Zuma is facing a parliamentary conspiracy sponsored by WMC. The story has not been told but it makes for depressing reading. WMC has openly offered money to President …
By Munyaradzi Gwisai In the following piece, the Zimbabwean Marxist scholar and activist, with direct experience of the struggle in Zimbabwe, offers the South African left forces some lessons from Zimbabwe. The political economy analysis provided here is one of the most significant contributions in understanding the current crisis in South Africa. Gwisai warns against …
By Khotso Masemola This article was submitted as part of the Think For Yourself competition. We spend our time admiring colonial objects. Our economy is controlled by white settler monopoly capital which continues to oppress us. The influence of technology continues to mislead and confuse us from the main questions, like our stolen land and …
By Simbarashe Nyatsanza This article was submitted as part of the Think For Yourself competition. The liberation of Black People in South Africa can only be truly complete once the majority of the Black Nation has full access to the land and all its offerings. Land provides means for people to fend for themselves and …
By BO Staff Writer On Friday, President Jacob Zuma said Black people must not quarrel about the question of land, instead they must be united on the issue. Zuma was speaking at the opening of the National House of Traditional leaders. “This [land] is a matter, I believe the blacks in general and the Africans in …
By BO Staff Writer Yesterday, President Jacob Zuma declared South Africa’s laws would be amended to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. Zuma was speaking at the launch of Operation Phakisa on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development in Pretoria on Friday. “We must seek new ways of doing things which will change …
By Ayanda Tshazi In these rural parts of KwaZulu Natal (KZN), in the Midlands, the African National Congress (ANC) should rightfully not have uvalo for the 2019 national elections. The rural people here and in many parts of KZN have seen service delivery change their material lives for the better. My grandfather in the South …
