Sierra Leone suffered a brutal decade long civil war between 1991 and 2002. At the wake of the civil war there were child soldiers, mass rapes, torture, cutting of limbs and up to 300 000 people killed. The main actor in the …
by BO staff writer date: 15 April 2016 The South African media has taken sides in the Gupta versus white capital battle for the control of the economy. There are notable exceptions but our media in general has chosen the side of white capital. Whilst this is not surprising it’s effects after the campaign …
By BO Staff Writer Shocking evidence has emerged that Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) may be working with bankers and powerful white businessmen to destabilise South Africa in the quest to replace President Zuma before his term ends. President Zuma has fallen out of favour with white business, more so those who …
By BO Staff Writer What is “State Capture?” There is an assumption that we all know what these words mean. We all repeat these words and the media uses them as short hand to refer to the controversial relationship between the State President, Preasident Jacob Zuma, and the Gupta family. It has come to pass that, “State …
by Lerato Lephatsa date: 10 April 2016 Recently the country that is South Africa has found itself immersed in what the mainstream media calls “state capture” by a wealthy family called the Guptas, through it’s purported relationship with President Jacob Zuma. It has been alleged that they have huge influence in Cabinet appointments which is …
By BO staff writer The call for #ZumaMustFall, which was condemned last year for being racist by progressive organisations such as National Union of Metal Workers Union of South Africa (NUMSA) and Black First Land First (BLF), seem to be part of a world wide strategy for regime change in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, …
By Xolani Xala Dear Mcebisi Jonas, Whilst I commend you for breaking your silence I strongly believe that we should allow space for people with concerns to come forward without fear of victimisation. I feel obliged to bring to the attention of the nation the troubling incidents involving you as a leader entrusted with public finances. …
By BO staff writer Like Chinua Achebe used to say, “the world is like a mask dancing, if you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place”. Ever since the media frenzy surrounding former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor’s bizarre claims of the Gupta family offering her a ministerial job, it has become somewhat contrite …
By BO Staff Writer Don’t you love how the notion of black people making money from government or with the assistance of government is almost criminalized and the black recipients of government businesses are called “BEE fat cats”? It has been automatically programmed in the minds of people that being black “economically empowered” is suggestive …