PRE AND POST 1994 CAPE TOWN MINSTREL CARNIVAL HAS NEVER FAILED TO COLOUR STREETS IN CELEBRATION
Cape Town Minstrel Carnival or Kaapse Klopse derives from the 19th century when slaves in the Western Cape were given a day off on January 2nd. The tradition started as a form of protest to oppressive Dutch colonisation, allowing slaves to express their joy and culture. There is no present-day clarity on the key message […]
THERE’S A SENSE THAT SA’S GNU IS TEETERING ON THE EDGE COLLAPSE
By all accounts, South Africa’s conundrum that is the Government of National Unity (GNU) will likely fester into a debilitating wound before it gets healed anytime soon. The revelation of the DA and Patriotic Alliance (PA), two of the mainstay of the GNU, plus the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) – undertaking what looks like […]
OPENING OF THE AZIZ PAHAD INAUGURAL ANNUAL PEACE, SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE
Speech Delivered by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, under the theme: Constitutionalism as the Foundation of Nation Building and Social Cohesion: A Reflection of 30 Years of Freedom, Equity and Justice in a Post Apartheid South Africa. “As we gather here today and this moment in history, we must guard against the […]
“KILL THE BOER, KILL THE FARMER” CHANT FUELLED BY THE LINGERING RACIAL INEQUITIES OF THE NEW SA
On March 21, EFF leader Julius Malema – a rabble-rouser of note – disrupted SA’s national peace and comfort when he chanted the controversial political slogan “kill the boer, kill the farmer”. One thing for sure Malema knew too well that no one, not even AfriForum, could haul him before the courts. In 2022, AfriForum […]