When the time to go back to Zimbabwe from Mozambique at the end of the Zimbabwean war of liberation arrived, the militant Edgar Tekere is said to have expressed his profound fear of governance. He was secretary-general of ZANU-PF that waged its armed struggle…
“…Xhosas want their Transkei, the Zulus their Zululand etc. Coloured people harbour secret hopes of being classified as ‘brown Afrikaners’ and therefore meriting admittance into the white laager while Indian people might be given a vote to swell the buffer zone between whites and…
Chatting to a Cuban mathematics teacher several years ago, she casually observed that South Africans have a tendency to call large meetings and talk about issues that should just be attended to as a matter of course. She was seconded to our country by…
It is one of the most basic instincts of adults to protect their children against harm. In fact, almost all animals are at their fiercest and most dangerous when trying to protect their young against any real or perceived danger. What kind of adults…
By Mosibudi Mangena That “silly” season of campaigning is upon the South African population once more. Thousands of politicians will be burning the soles of their shoes walking the streets, knocking at doors, kissing unsuspecting babies, engaging citizens and telling their stories. Rallies will…
AZAPO welcomes the Constitutional Court judgement. We are excited that there is still a semblance of hope in the other arms of the state other than the Executive. Our judiciary has proved beyond any reasonable doubt that South Africa still has women and men…
Commenting on the tendency of many African leaders to sell their people and countries to the highest bidder shortly after the freedom struggle, an African American fellow once remarked that if he had to do that, he would demand billions of dollars from the…
Makhwenkwe Jonathan Mathe, a former Robben Islander and AZANLA soldier, who was popularly known around Pretoria as Fastback, passed away on Wednesday, the 17th February 2016 in Atteridgeville after a long illness. His death has robbed AZAPO of a veteran and a community leader…
