BOTSWANA’S DRUG CONVICT LESEDI MOLAPISI WINS STAY OF EXECUTION IN BANGLADESH
The convicted Botswana national, Ms Lesedi Molapisi, who was due to be hanged by the Bangladeshi authorities on Friday March 21, has been granted a last-minute stay of execution. The Ambassador of Botswana to India, Gilbert Mangole, announced in a radio interview that the government of Botswana has appealed Ms Molapisi’s conviction and sentence. The […]
KIRSTY COVENTRY MAKES MULTIPLE HISTORY AS SHE BECOMES IOC PRESIDENT
The campaign and endorsement by Global South Media Network (GSMN) of Kirsty Coventry to become the new IOC boss has come to fruition. Zimbabwean Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry has made history after she was elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After defeating six male competitors for the position, Coventry becomes the first ever […]
IT IS TIME FOR A WOMAN TO LEAD THE IOC
In a matter of days, from the 18th to 23rd March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) holds presidential elections of great significance in that in one of the rarest moments, an African candidate has raised a hand to contest. She is Ms Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, an IOC Executive Board member with impeccable credentials. In my view, […]
SA GOVT BEMOANS THE SHOCK EXPULSION OF ITS US ENVOY, AMB RASOOL
The SA government has bemoaned the shock expulsion of its top envoy to Washington, Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool. The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a social media post yesterday that Amb Rasool has been declared a persona non grata. The state department accused Amb Rasool of being a “race-baiting politician who hates America”. […]
SA’S RELOCATION OF TAIWAN’S OFFICE OUT OF THE CAPITAL IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW
Earlier this month, on March 5 to be specific, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) officially updated its website, renaming the “Taipei Liaison Office” to the “Taipei Commercial Office”. The significance of this move in light of bilateral relations between Pretoria and Beijing cannot be overemphasized. Taiwan, autonomous part of China, cannot enjoy […]
IS BLACK CHILD NATURE’S BLUNDER? AZAPO PRESIDENT NELVIS QEKEMA ASKS
Dr GOMOLEMO MOKAE GIVEN A REVOLUTIONARY SEND-OFF DURING AN EMOTIONAL FUNERAL
Slain Black Consciousness leader Dr Gomolemo Mokae was laid to rest in a revolutionary service attended by throngs of his comrades who turned up in large numbers. The funeral service was held at the majestic Thabong lodge in Ga-Rankuwa, Dr Mokae’s lifetime township. He was later laid to rest at the local Kgabalatsane cemetery after […]
A FOND SEND-OFF BY BC ACTIVISTS FOR THE AZANIAN TOWER DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE
LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED AS DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE IS LAID TO REST
Slain Black Consciousness stalwart Dr Gomolemo Mokae will be laid to rest in a funeral ceremony to be attended by throngs of political allies and foes alike today, Tuesday March 11. Dr Mokae was found murdered in his Ga-Rankuwa Zone1 home on March 5, having been last seen alive on February 28. Police say his […]
EXCLUSIVE: KAGISO BANTUBONKE MOKAE, SON OF SLAIN DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE SPEAKS TO ABBEY MAKOE
A LIGHT EXTINGUISHED: TRIBUTE TO DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE – SA’S “PEOPLE’S DOCTOR”
Shock waves rippled through political circles this week as news broke of the brutal murder of Dr. Gomolemo Mokae, a towering figure in South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle. The discovery of his decomposed body at his Ga-Rankuwa Zone 1 home north of Pretoria has left comrades, patients, and literary admirers reeling in disbelief. At 64, the […]
FAREWELL TO A VERY SPECIAL TOWER, DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE, A CUT ABOVE THE REST
How does one pay tribute to a colossal giant – literally and figuratively – who has met his tragic demise in one of the most horrific ways? Let me try: The slain Dr Gomolemo Mokae was a larger-than-life figure. I know this is a cliché. But if truth be told, the firebrand Black Consciousness political […]