RECONFIGURING SA’S FOREIGN POLICY: A NEGRITUDE ANALYSIS FROM NON-ALIGNMENT TO BRICS
South Africa’s foreign policy configuration since the twilight of apartheid has been characterised by an evolving commitment to “active non-alignment” and an increasingly strategic engagement within the BRICS coalition. Popular analytical frameworks predominantly interpret such shifts in terms of geopolitical pragmatism or economic strategyaimed at positioning South Africa favourably within the global order. However, to […]
TRAFFICKED, TORTURED AND FORGOTTEN: THE MODERN ENSLAVEMENT OF HUNDREDS OF SOUTH AFRICANS
A mere month ago, it was reported that over 200 South Africans are currently stranded in Thailand, after having been lured into a sophisticated human trafficking ring with the false promise of employment in Myanmar. This comes after 23 South Africans were rescued, following their initial trafficking back in March 2025. They are among thousands […]
“ABSURD FOR ANYONE IN ANC TO EQUATE SACP’S ELECTION CONTESTATION TO THE MKP – A PARTY FOUNDED ON ETHNIC MOBILIZATION AND CHAUVINISM” – SAMBATHA
A few days ago, I read with distraught an article in one of the country’s leading newspapers titled: “Consider the implications’: ANC officials warn SACP against contesting elections”. The opening sequence of the article goes further proclaiming the following: “The ANC’s national officials have warned the SACP it could suffer the same fate as former […]
SPIRITUAL MATHEMATICS: THE UNSPOKEN LOGIC OF AFRICA’S SACRED SCIENCE
There is a mathematics that cannot be taught in any classroom. A precise arithmetic of the soul, the body, the past, and the future. One I have witnessed unfold countless times in the fireside shadows of our homesteads, in the subtle gestures of old women in rural villages, and in the haunting, rhythmic chants of […]
AFRICA DAY 2025: INDEPENDENCE WITHOUT JUSTICE IS A FALLACY
On this year’s May 25th, Africa stands at a crossroads. As we mark Africa Day, we honor the historic formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, now the African Union (AU). We must be earnest, however, in reflecting not only on the past, but also the present and future of Africa. It […]
STELLIES SQUATTER: A SYSTEM BENDING TO EXPLOITATION
In a scandal that has pierced the peaceful facade of SA’s wine country, Stellenbosch, a local man has been ordered by the High Court to repay nearly R1 million after years of slyly dodging rent and housing payments.Kevin Brown, once seen as an unassuming tenant, has cunningly exploited various legal loopholes for his own benefit. […]
“ZANZOU TORTURE” REFLECTS OUR FAILED PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM
The “illegal” Zanzou Bar Lounge in Pretoria is under siege after horrific acts of sexual abuse, assault, and torture of patrons were recently captured on several viral videos. In the shocking videos, several young black men can be seen subjected to severe beatings, stabbed, waterboarded and sexually assaulted – amongst other grotesque forms of torture […]