I remain close to the places where ordinary black life meets the police, the farmer, the mine and the state face to face. That ground has no patience for fashionable radicalism.…
Tensions have risen between King MisuZulu and the ITB, and the land reform minister recently overturned the monarch’s attempt to dissolve the board
This is an edited extract from the book Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Sobukwe
It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn
Mcebo Dlamini suggests the equality court took the slogan too literally, but the BLF itself has not provided any ideological justification for it
The equality court ruling that the slogan ‘Land or Death’ is hate speech sets a dangerous precedent
While some political old-timers claw at relevance, David Mabuza is rewriting the rules of engagement
South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters
The Durban mayor charged with corruption may, for once, not be at Jacob Zuma’s next court appearance
African Content Movement leader Hlaudi Motsoeneg and Black First Land First leader Andile Mngxitama address the media.
Social media has made us obsess about the behaviour of others and ignore our own
The former president’s comment saying people should vote for BLF leader Andile Mngxitama need to be “understood in context” says ANC KZN
No answer is simple in our complex society, which is why the ‘obvious’ solutions are so often wrong
Andile Mngxitama confirmed that the BLF will contest the elections nationally for the first time next year.
The former president has told his supporters that he is being targeting because of his stance on radical economic transformation
The Ramaphosa faction is invested in accumulation through the market and has no vision for the impoverished masses
The social unpacking of interracial friendships is a winding, complex and often dense undertaking.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been accused of a conspiracy with the spy agency and presidency
Readers write in about anti-Semitism, sexism, and corruption
“I wanted to show the hypocrisy and double standard that black suffering is totally disregarded and in fact it’s encouraged,” he told The Daily Vox.
