By Hloni Mashigo As a political journalist, I’m often asked if the 40 white journalists who were paid by the apartheid government to destroy Winnie Mandela are still operational. My immediate answer is Yes! and even worse, they’re not only 40 and not all white. The Stratcom project to discredit black leaders who stand against …
By BO Staff Writer The outgoing South African Airways (SAA) chaiperson, Dudu Myeni, writes a fiery and necessary response to attacks from the racist media. Read Myeni’s full statement below: I note with aversion the latest salvo directed at me in the article of September 25, 2017 by Fin 24 (headlined: Delay of SAA financials …
By BO Staff Writer As the nation celebrated the firing of former minister of education, Blade Nzimande, it was revealed that South African Airways (SAA) board chair, Dudu Myeni would be leaving the airline. Myeni’s contract was coming to an end, so for some, this came as no surprise, but for others who admired Myeni …
By Phapano Phasha Crisis towards coup Do you remember how the media and Pravin Gordhan created a crisis that social grants will not be paid? Do you also remember how they told us about some company called Cash Paymaster Services (CPS)? The Rupert owned media nearly precipitated a coup but in their maliciousness they forgot …
By BO Staff Writer This letter was published earlier today on the BLF website just after it was sent to the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Mr Yunus Carrim. In the letter Carrim is canvassed on important questions that he should guide the Committee to ask Ms Dudu Myeni, the Chairperson of SAA, …
By BO Staff Writer The board chair of the South African Airways (SAA), Dudu Myeni, answered questions at the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) today relating to SAA’s evergreen contracts, the leasing of aeroplanes, the hiring of consultants and Coleman Andrews’ role in bankrupting SAA. SCOPA did not take too kindly to the news …
By BO Staff Writer The black radical political formation, Black First Land First (BLF) has asked the parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to remove former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, from the committee and parliament. In a letter addressed to the Committee, the movement also said it plans to open a case against the Committee on …
A Facebook post by Ralph Slade We need to think deep, very deep and check all the directions. It can’t be that all the wrongs in South Africa (SA) are to be blamed on Zuma, Zuma, Zuma, ANC, ANC, ANC! Here’s another voice – Eugene van Wyk – from those of us who were born …
By BO Staff Writer A highly placed source within the South African Airways (SAA) airline has revealed that the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, will finally fire the Chairperson of the SAA Board, Dudu Myeni, at a board meeting expected to be held today. Gordhan is fed up with Myeni who has been frustrating his plan …
By BO Staff Writer State airline, South African Airways (SAA), should be investigated for corruption and lack of transformation via a Judicial Commission of Inquiry or Parliamentary Inquiry, the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) said on Thursday. In a statement, the women’s league said it noted reports which show that white businesses and individuals …
