Dear Editor, Your article titled “Without a clear plan, SAA stood no chance’ published on 17 April 2020, was very poorly researched and hollow in its’ articulation of the issues that have led South African Airways to its current predicament. In addition, your article contained a number of untruths about me thus I write to …
The following is a transcript of the analysis by the Black First Land First President, Andile Mngxitama, on the main CR17 campaign donors and their relation to state capture which was live streamed on Facebook at 9h15 on 11 August 2019: I great you all in the name of our father, Steven Bantu Biko. I …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Profile of the main donors Maria Ramos Ramos evidentially has bought the position Public Investment Corporation board member which was announced by the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni last month. BLF …
By BO Staff Writer Recent news of Maria Ramos admitting to ABSA’s role in the manipulation of the currency is not new. She has already in February 2017 apologized for Absa’s role in rand fixing. Black First Land First (BLF) on its part has instituted action in two matters involving the criminal actions of Maria …
By Visvin Reddy The entire world looked on with bated breath as South Africa navigated its way from the dreadful and horrendous Apartheid to democracy. Doomsayers predicted a bloodbath and genocide, as has happened in other African countries, but they were proved wrong. Decades of White minority rule ended with the release of Mandela and …
By BO Staff Writer On 24 June 2017, Black First Land First (BLF) announced its intention to kickstart a new series of protest actions against ABSA that is envisaged to culminate in a total shut down of ABSA branches nationally so as to get it to pay back the money it had stolen from the …
By BO Staff Writer The black radical movement, Black First Land First (BLF), which was at the forefront of bringing the CIEX report into national consciousness, has given ABSA CEO, Maria Ramos, an ultimatum to pay back the money it looted from the reserve bank during apartheid or risk a national shutdown of ABSA. BLF …
By Khaya Sithole So I must confess – the first thing I did this morning was buy a copy of the Mail and Guardian – and I haven’t been this excited about buying a newspaper since I got my Matric results. The Public Protector’s report is much better than the State Capture Report and it …
By Yamkela Fortune Spengane In 2008 Trevor Manuel (then Minister of Finance) and Maria Ramos (Then CEO of Transnet SOC) got married at the Rupert wine farm in Stellenbosch after their long term relationship (during which they sold V&A Waterfront, which was an asset of the state through Transnet). Now, Trevor Manuel was Minister of …
By Andile Mngxitama This statement was delivered by Andile Mngxitama on 03 October 2016 during a Black First Land First (BLF) press conference at the Universal Hi-Lodge in Yeoville. This press conference is aimed at clarifying the position of our movement- Black First Land First (BLF) on the two important investigations undertaken by the Public Protector, Advocate …
