WESTERN SAHARA PEACE TALKS – HOW DIRCO LET DOWN PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 2nd State of the Nation (SONA) address under the auspices of the Government of National Unity (GNU). The significance of this was overwhelming. This was only the second time since the dawn of democracy in April 1994 that Mandela’s party, the ANC, has not enjoyed a monopoly on determining the country’s […]
THE ETERNAL FLAME: A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT DR EDUARDO CHIVAMBO MONDLANE
“My brothers and sisters stand up and sing, Eduardo Mondlane is not gone Frelimo, Frelimo, your eternal flame has shown us the light of dawn” This a line from Mama Zenzile Makeba’s song, ‘Aluta Continua’. A song that she had asked her daughter, Sibongile, to write. This was after she was captivated by what she […]
SA MUST JOIN US, MOROCCO AND OTHERS IN SECURING WESTERN SAHARA PEACE DEAL
The Trump administration is moving with turbo-charged speed to settle the Western Sahara conflict. In that expeditious US adventure, there is bound to be winners and losers. South Africa, a long-standing backer of the Western Sahara people’s fight for independence, appears to be caught between a rock and a hard place. SA has historically aligned […]
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 […]
“FLUENT IN EVERYTHING BUT OURSELVES” – THE SILENT EXTINCTION OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES
Every year, hundreds of African languages move closer to extinction, not because they are forgotten, but because they are systematically erased. Across our continent, languages that once carried our wisdom, history, humour, and heritages are disappearing. They are being replaced — not by natural evolution, but by a system that rewards foreign tongues and punishes […]
WHY WE MUST FORGET THE PAST
No one really talks about the messy situation following the dawn of freedom and democracy. The conversation is mostly nostalgic and about the renewal of the liberation movement. This is flogging a dead horse. Something happened after the unbanning, the return and release of political prisoners. Over the last 32 years or so, it has […]