NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSIONER FANNIE MASEMOLA HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG
I heard over one of the public broadcasting TV stations that the Acting Minister of Police, Professor Cachalia, has criticised the National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, for returning 121 dockets that were under investigations to KwaZulu-Natal, where they originated. These are dockets on political and other killings that are reported to have been removed […]
THE DETERIORATING US-EU RELATIONS HERALDS THE DAWN OF A NEW INTERNATIONAL WORLD ORDER
The flurry of geopolitical activities, and the turbo-charged speed at which the reconfiguration of the international world order is taking place, signals the demise of Europe as a sphere of significant influence in world politics. In the same vein, the rapid changes in international relations are characterized by the reawakening of the Global South as […]
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 […]
KENYA MOURNS TOP SA ENVOY
“Your Excellency and Dear Brother, It is with deep sorrow that I learnt of the untimely demise of H.E. Mr. Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Kenya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Somalia, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON). On […]
DIRCO MOURNS HIGH COMMISSIONER TO KENYA, AMB MNINWA MJ MAHLANGU
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Mr Ronald Lamola, announces the untimely passing of a dedicated family man and public servant, Mr Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, who passed away on 24 August 2025, on his way to a South African hospital after a short illness. […]
AZAPO’S OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
Greetings Mr President, To act in this uncharacteristic manner is a desperate attempt to grab your highly contested and congested attention and redirect it to the voice of the voiceless. The fact that you cut your political teeth in the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), of which I remain an activist, gives me the assurance that […]
OPERATION DUDULA, DO NOT CROSS THE LINE
I write this post with my heart very sore. Firstly, very hurt, that fellow South Africans, under Operation Dudula have had to take a huge and necessary responsibility normally a function of the country’s law enforcement cluster, to protect our children and vulnerable communities from drug peddlers, criminals and rapists. Secondly, because law enforcement entities […]
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 […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA HOLD TALKS WITH CAR-MAKER ISUZU IN JAPAN
His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa holds a bilateral meeting with President and Chief Operating Officer of Isuzu Motor Corporation, Mr Shinsuke Minami on the margins of the 9th TICAD Summit held at Yokohama, Japan. The Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSA) has a manufacturing base in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape which produces the 7th-generation D-MAX after a R1.2 […]
THE VISIBLE COUNCIL, GUIDED BY THE INVISIBLE
For three days and two nights, tucked away in the quiet embrace of a farm, I sat with men who have lived more than half a century of South Africa’s unspoken histories. It was less a gathering than a council. Visible in our laughter, debate, and storytelling, yet guided always by an invisible hand of […]
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 […]
SPEECH BY CHINESE AMB WU PENG, MARKING 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY OVER JAPANESE AGGRESSION AND WORLD ANTI-FASCIST WAR
“Good afternoon! Welcome to today’s reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. 80 years ago, the peace-loving people from all over the world stood in solidarity against our common enemy. […]