By Kufa Magwaza During the days of the cold war, in fact the very reasons why there was cold war in the first place, was because of the influence of the Soviet bloc which exerted an Eastern influence, and later to Western influence, giving effect to an alternative. Russia led this Eastern ideological push through …
By Sthembiso KaShandu This article was submitted for the Think For Yourself competition. The question, who is the enemy of black liberation in South Africa between Jacob Zuma , the Guptas and/or White Monopoly Capital/those who stole land of blacks is tricky but rather we must seek to understand who is the enemy of the …
By Yerushka Chetty All important decisions relating to governing South Africa (S.A.) to exploit our labour as well as our mineral and natural resources, take place in London under the guise of #LondonRoadShows. This is evident from the fact that all of our politicians are called to London just before important political and economic decisions …
By Ignacio Ramonet In early 2016,Venezuela’s authorities had very difficult problems to solve. Namely, 1) the neoliberal opposition had won the legislative elections of 2015 and controlled the National Assembly, 2) the price of oil, the main export of Venezuela, had fallen to its lowest point in decades, and 3) US President Barack Obama had …
By Andile Mngxitama On the 10th of November 2016, the fifth “Motion of No Confidence” against President Jacob Zuma was debated in the National Assembly. In this intervention we shall seek to critically examine one of the most important speeches which was given by Minister Malusi Gigaba in defense of President Zuma. The motion was …
By BO Staff Writer On 12 December 2016 the National Convener of the black conscious movement Black First Land First (BLF), Andile Mngxitama, officially opened the movement’s first National Strategic Planning (NSP) meeting by delivering this political report. The speech provides political insight on everything from the USA elections, imperialism to the Fees Must Fall …
By Andre Vltchek There is a sense of change in those narrow and desperate alleys of the Baseco slum in the Philippines’ capital Manila. For the first time in many years a beautiful, noble lady visited; against all odds she decided to stay. Her name is Hope. Baseco is a tough, crime-ridden region built from …
Media Statement: “Before, in order to obtain credit from the IMF, we were forced to give up a part of our country, but we have liberated ourselves economically and politically and we are no longer dependent on other countries or institutions.” – Evo Morales In the context of the global war currently being waged by …
By BO Staff Writer Yesterday was the official send off of the Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro. Today we republish his great speech on Cuba’s achievements during its revolutionary struggle. This speech was delivered at the May Day rally held in Revolution Square, Havana, May 1, 2003. This speech was originally published on the Marxists.org website. …
By Arminio Savioli Former Cuban President and leader of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro, passed away on 26 November 2019 at the age of 90 years. The following interview was conducted in February 1961 in Cuba. Havana, January — “Do you really want to write that this is socialist revolution? All right, write it. We …
