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Trump's Anti-Blackness Takes Centre Stage in Global Discourse
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (532+ words) A protestor displays a sign reading "Reparations Now!" during a rally billed as a Day of Resistance held in honour of George Floyd on May 21, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Spearheaded by Ghana and co-sponsored by more than 65 countries largely from'Africa,…...
Is MKP's Bid to Delay Local Government Elections a Threat to Democracy?
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (819+ words) The Star Newspaper displaying the logos of political parties contesting the 2024 national and provincial elections. In the context of the stand-off between the IEC and the MKP the onus is on the IEC to demonstrate to the nation that nothing…...
From Hope to Betrayal: The Lost Promise of SA's Liberation Dividend
10+ hour, 49+ min ago (838+ words) African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela greets party supporters atop a billboard ahead of him addressing an election rally in Durban on April 16, 1994. The promise of equality and dignity remains central to the national vision, yet its realisation depends…...
Pope Leo XIV's Complex Peace and Development Crusade in Africa
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (930+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd as he arrives to lead a Holy Rosary Prayer on the esplanade in front of the "Mama Muxima" Shrine in Muxima, Angola on the seventh day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa,…...
Breaking From Their Past A Daunting Task For The DA's New Leadership
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (743+ words) The newly elected leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) Geordin Hill-Lewis, Federal Chairperson Solly Msimanga and Johannesburg Mayoral Candidate Helen Zille tuck into a meal while campaigningfor the local government elections in Pimville, Soweto on April 13. The Democratic Alliance (DA)…...
Pope Leo XIV's Historic Tour of Africa: A Focus On Peace and Migration
1+ week, 5+ day ago (674+ words) Pope Leo XIV meets with Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Presidential Palace on April 13. Vatican coverage of the trip has also stressed coexistence, migration, and the Church's attention to countries facing instability and inequality. Pope Leo XIV has begun…...
Reversing SA's Neoliberal Agenda for Economic Reconstruction
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (746+ words) NEWLY elected Secretary General of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Chris Hani salutes delegates at the closure of their first congress inside South Africa in 41 years, in Soweto on December 8, 1991. This year, let us not commemorate Chris Hani as…...
The Scars of History: Navigating White Privilege and Black Pain in Democratic South Africa
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1041+ words) The cover of author and political analyst Kim Heller's latest book. If Heller intended to spark animated debates and discussions, then'White Privilege. Black Pain: The Power of Race in Democratic South Africais certainly going to achieve that, says the writer....
Collapse of ANC, SACP Alliance A Betrayal of Revolutionary Ideals
2+ week, 2+ day ago (941+ words) Cosatu and SACP members display their support for the ANC at a May Day rally held in Mamelodi on May 1, 2016. Today, the ANC leadership treats its longstanding alliance partner, the SACP, as enemy number one while embracing neoliberal and right-wing…...
Is Masemola's Prosecution a Game Changer for Public Sector Accountability?
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (806+ words) National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola at media briefing held in Pretoria on February 02. The prosecution of Masemola for dereliction of duty in relation to PFMA compliance is both significant and instructive. It signals a potential shift in the accountability…...