SPECIAL “WOMEN’S DAY” MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
“Today is no ordinary commemoration. It is one of the most important days on our national calendar. Women’s Day is a day on which we honour the women of South Africa. But it is also a day of profound significance for our entire country. This is because the Women’s March of 1956 was not a […]
CHINA’S “GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT” MODEL IS A CATALYST FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC GOOD
This year marks five years since the founding by Chinese President Xi Jinping of the much-heralded Global Development Initiative (GDI). Five years ago, addressing the thorny issue of global development, President Xi came up with the idea of the GDI during the general debate of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly. In only […]
WOMENS DAY: REMEMBER THE MARCH, BUT FINISH THE MISSION
This August marks the 70th anniversary of our National Women’s Day, when over 20 000 women stood shoulder to shoulder outside the Union Buildings in defiance of apartheid’s barbaric pass laws. They did not march for applause, annual commemorations or symbolic gestures. They marched because injustice had become unbearable. Seventy years later, the uncomfortable question […]
CHINA-SA YOUTH FEDERATION’S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT XI JINPING’S CONGRATS MESSAGE ON AU SUMMIT
The China South Africa Youth Federation warmly welcomes and highly commends the congratulatory message delivered by His Excellency President Xi Jinping to the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. President Xi’s message to His Excellency João Lourenço, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of Angola, and His […]
PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA DELIVERS THE 2026 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
“Seventy years ago, thousands of women of all races marched to the Union Buildings, their hearts beating with a common purpose. Armed with extraordinary cunning and resolve, these women braved police checkpoints and harassment. In a voice loud and clear, they said: “We shall not rest until we have won for our children their fundamental […]
SOUTH AFRICA’S STATEMENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS MEETING ON VENEZUELA
“Integral to the maintenance of international peace and security since the establishment of the United Nations is the understanding that no nation can claim to be legally or morally superior to another. We are all nations born out of different histories and contexts ascribing to the common values and principles enshrined in the Charter of […]
PRETORIA’S GREAT BETRAYAL: HOW SOUTH AFRICA BECAME THE WEAKEST LINK IN BRICS
In global geopolitics, alliances are not just about friendship. They revolve around power, trust, and principle. South Africa’s recent actions raise uncomfortable questions about its true loyalties. Once a strong voice of the Global South and a strategic pillar in BRICS, South Africa now seems the weakest link in a bloc meant to challenge Western […]
“SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION” (SCO) IS A NEW WORLD POWER RISING TO REPLACE THE OBSOLETE UN SYSTEM
In a week in which the US vetoed a UN Security Council (UNSC) binding resolution aimed at ordering the immediate ceasefire in Gaza, let aid into the starving population and release the hostages held by Hamas, the relevance of UN was inadvertently put in the dock. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian representative to the UN, summed […]
WHY PRIDE MONTH IS STILL A PROTEST, NOT A CELEBRATION
In South Africa, the month of June is not only Youth Month, it is also the international Pride Month. This is a commemorative month-long observance dedicated to the celebration of LGBTQ+ pride, celebrating the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in local and international cultures and communities. South Africa is not only […]
AFRICA MONTH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AFRICA TO REWRITE ITS FUTURE
The commemoration of Africa Month in May, and particularly Africa Day on 25 May, remains a pivotal moment for the African continent to showcase its cultural heritage, economic potential, and pan-African spirit to the world. Africa Month commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now known as the African Union (AU). Its […]
THE “AFRIKANER REFUGEES” FALLACY EXPOSES THE MALADY IN SA-US RELATIONS
Never in the history of democratic South Africa has so few caused so much pain to so many and with impunity. The preposterous saga of a very tiny minority of Afrikaners who this week flew to the US under the utterly false pretense of escaping persecution has pooh-poohed Mandela’s dream of a South Africa for […]
LAUNCH OF THE AZANIAN VETERANS’ CONVENTION (AZAVEC)
Azanian Veterans Convention (AZAVEC) Launched: Empowering a New Era of Liberation and Black Consciousness. The Azanian Veterans Convention (AZAVEC) was launched in Soweto on Saturday 03rd May 2025 as an autonomous national formation composed of distinguished veterans who were involved in the anti-colonial liberation struggle under the banner of Black Consciousness. A non-sectarian home of […]