By Mandla Mbuyisa The KwaZulu-Natal provincial convenor of the Black First Land First (BLF) movement Thobani Zikalala usually says, “People are not obliged to comment on everything”, and today I dedicate these words to Malesela Steve Lebelo. In the South African politics, recycling has become a norm – where people take serious platforms and say …
By BO Staff Writer After the Long March, when the Chinese Red Army had arrived in Northern Shensi, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee met in December 1935 to interrogate the various problems regarding tactics against imperialism. Subsequent to this meeting Mao Zedong delivered a report containing an analysis of these problems at the …
By Andile Mngxitama Yesterday, 1 October 2016, I did the mandatory trip to Bloemfontein to see my uncle who is incarcerated there. In my family there is always at least one of us in the white man’s jail at any given time. I’m not ashamed of this at all because I know what it means …
Featured Image: Randle Irwin. Photo: Randle Irwin/Facebook By BO Staff Writer In April 1917 Mao Zedong in “A study of physical education” pointedly indicated that, “(p)hysical education not only strengthens the body but also enhances our knowledge”. In this context he invoked the saying: “Civilize the mind and make savage the body”. Now listen very …
