SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE AZANIAN LIONESS, MANI MOLEFE – RIP
Mani Molefe will be laid to rest in Soweto on Wednesday October 22. Mani could easily have resigned herself to live in the shadow of her sister Mmagauta Molefe. Instead, she cast her own shade. She took to community development enrolling for a six-month Ubuntu Social Development Institute (USDI) Course at Wilgespruit Fellowship Centre (WFC) […]
BRING BACK THE BLACK “LOST SHEEP” BACK TO ITS BLACK SHEPHERDS
I think it is about time we asked white people to bring back to us, black people. I’m talking about the black people White society, globally, has used and no longer has use of. Active observation has shown that there’s plenty of such. They’ve gone beyond expiry date. The Black folks could, I bet, find […]
BLACK TIE, BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS
There’s a certain magic that occurs when a room full of Black people gathers in grace, power, and purpose. Cloaked in tuxedos, evening gowns, pride, and legacy. It’s not simply a soirée. It’s not just another awards dinner. It’s a reclamation. A declaration. A spiritual conversation carried out in silk and basslines, laughter and remembered […]
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 […]
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 […]
PRESIDENT PUTIN’S CALLS TO RAMAPHOSA SIGNIFIES THE IMPORTANCE OF SA-RUSSIA RELATIONS
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa. The purpose of the telephone call was crystal clear and straight to the point. The Kremlin sought to brief Pretoria – first hand – about President Putin’s views over his recent globally publicized face-to-face talks with the US President Donald Trump […]
SCORES OF BC ADHERENTS HONOUR THE MEMORY OF MYEZA
Leading theologian, Professor Mamabolo Raphesu, led tributes to honor BCM founder, Muntu ka Myeza in Soweto on Saturday. He decried the poor leadership characterised by looting that has become synonymous with the country since the dawn of democracy. The meeting was organized by the Black Consciousness Movement – United to observe the 35th anniversary of […]
ANC CHIEF SPEAKS ON THE PASSING OF EX-DEPUTY PRESIDENT DAVID MABUZA
“It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that we learn of the passing of former Deputy President of the Republic and stalwart of our movement, Comrade David Dabede Mabuza. Comrade Mabuza dedicated his life to the service of the people of South Africa. From his days in the struggle against apartheid to his […]
REMEMBERING STRUGGLE HERO MUNTU KA MYEZA – THE SPIRIT OF THE MARTYR LIVES ON
On this solemn day, we raise our fists, bow our hearts, and lower our voices in honour of Muntu ka Myeza – the courageous, articulate, and sagacious torchbearer of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), who, on 3 July 1990, transcended the limits of this world and ascended to the highest realm of existence. He was […]
MAMA ABIGAIL KUBEKA TO BE HONOURED IN STAR-STUDDED VAN TOEKA AF TRIBUTE CONCERT
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, under the banner of the Van Toeka Af Living Legends Recognition Series, will host a powerful tribute concert in honour of Mama Abigail Kubeka, celebrating her 68 years of excellence in the South African music, arts, and cultural industry. Taking place on Friday, 5 July 2025 at 18:00 […]
CURRENT POLITICAL BICKERING MISSES STEVE BIKO’S HISTORIC MISSION TO UNITE LIBERATION FORCES
From his arrest at a roadblock with Peter Jones, on August 18, 1977 in Grahamstown, Steve Biko was on a mission he described as forming one liberation movement. That was the last detention that Biko, the founding father of Black Consciousness, would be seen alive. He would only emerge weeks later when his mortal remains […]
THE WORLD IS A LIBRARY: LEARNING TO READ LIFE’S PAGES
She said it lightly, as though commenting on the weather. We were standing in the doorway, hugging and kissing goodbyes and time pressing forward, when her eyes lit with that old fire that comes from a life fully lived. Her words slipped between the goodbyes like a bookmark placed at just the right place in […]