MAXIMUM DISCLOSURE. MINIMUM CONSEQUENCE. WELCOME TO MZANSI.
From boardroom liberation to procedural democracy: the quiet making of a government fluent in process and allergic to consequence. There was a moment, not announced and not televised, when South Africa quietly changed posture. Not the moment of liberation. Not the first election. Not the swearing-in ceremonies or victory speeches. A quieter moment. A moment […]
SPOKES, A SELFLESS SERVANT OF THE STRUGGLE THROUGH THE MEDIA
We buried Theophilus Sjuja Spokes Mashiyane. He was my childhood friend, a university mate and later a media colleague. We buried the bones, flesh and blood. But his spirit lives in our memories, hearts and souls. Friends and family spoke about his life, his achievements and intentions. However, I am not too sure if the […]
CULTURE SHIFT: FROM EPSTEIN’S TRAINING CAMP OF DEPRAVITY TO A RENAISSANCE WORTH FIGHTING FOR
Every day brings new sordid and reprehensible details about the practices of Jeffrey Epstein and his collaborators and “guests.” Some speculate that the point of his operation was to compile incriminating documentation of high-powered individuals to be used to control them through blackmail. But this hypothesis misses the broader cultural point of sadistic depravity: the […]
LYNDON LAROUCHE: ‘YOU MIGHT CALL IT NEO-COLONIALISM’
On January 3rd 2026, the United States of America invaded Venezuela, kidnapped its President Nicolás Maduro, and today holds him hostage and is dictating all major policy to the blackmailed government of interim President Delcy Rodríguez. On January 29th, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, authorizing major tariffs on countries supplying oil […]
A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO BHEKI MLANGENI – LEST WE FORGET
This week, 35 years ago, my brother, friend and dependable comrade, Bheki “Mabhekza” Mlangeni, got his young life cut short by a parcel bomb. The explosive(s) that were packed into what was referred to as a “Walkman” (cassette player) detonated the minute Cde Mabhekza switched on the device upon wearing its headphones. The explosion shattered […]