POPULISM – A TACTIC FOR VOTES The call by the Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi that the debt of R4.7 billion owed to ESKOM by residents of Soweto should be scrapped should have created excitement to many in the township. The news should receive endless…
E-TOLLS SCRAPPED Considering the public excitement about the announcement by the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana that effectively scrapped the e-toll system, it is tempting to shower the minister and the government with praises. But any accolades to the government on this issue would be…
THE DIS-CHEM SAGA Our founding father, Bantu Steve Biko, once said: “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” This is profoundly true. Last week, Dis-chem made headlines when it announced that it would no longer…
Vol 1: Issue 2 14 October 2022 THE HIGHJACKING OF AZANIAN POLITICS The liberation movement took off where the Afrikan indigenous monarchy left off with regards to the politics of land repossession and anti-colonialism. Though there was no unanimity in terms of the approach…
THE EROSION OF THE LEGITIMACY OF THE STATE Over the past few years there have been countless developments that support the assertion that the legitimacy of the State is being eroded. Acts of civil disobedience or sustained acts of rebellion by citizens against the…
Vol 1: Issue 1 7 October 2022 FROM SERVICE DELIVERY TO LIBERATION PROMISE So much social engineering has taken place in the era of electoral democracy that the people find themselves elevating the concept of “service delivery” over and above the demands of the…
THE UNIFYING SPIRIT OF BANTU BIKO By Mosibudi Mangena14 September 2022 I spent the whole weekend in Ginsberg, Bantu Biko’s township, on what I will call a pilgrimage. I left Polokwane on Friday the 9th September 2022 and returned on Monday the 12th. This…
