Vol 1: Issue 30 28 April 2023 27 APRIL – A DAY OF PROTEST “27 April” marked the 29th anniversary of the advent of democracy in South Africa. While it is a Day of Celebration for some people in this country, it remains a…
Vol 1: Issue 29 21 April 2023 THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM PROMOTES A SINGLE-PARTY DOMINATED DEMOCRACY There is no doubt that the Electoral Amendment Bill assented into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 17 April may still be the subject of litigation. This Amendment is…
NO REASON TO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF BETRAYAL This Thursday marks the 29th anniversary of the dawn of democracy. Note that we make an effort to resist the temptation of referring to April 27 as Freedom Day because we are of the view that…
BLACK SKIN, WHITE SOUL: OPPOSITION PARTIES ON THE PAYROLL OF WHITE DONORS The cat is out of the bag. The secret is out. Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has threatened parties refusing to join his coalition against the ruling party with withdrawal of funding…
Vol 1: Issue 28 14 April 2023 THE POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE WORKING CLASS MUST BE RESTORED Not for the first time, and not for the last time, the SACP has done what it does on the eve of every General Elections in this…
BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD STOP HATING THEMSELVES Imagine a white woman cutting her European hair to a scalp. Imagine further, she then covers her bald head with a fake Afro hair. Imagine the same woman using skin-darkening chemicals in order to look Black. Imagine Mr…
Vol 1: Issue 27 07 April 2023 RELIGION AS A WEAPON OF LIBERATION In the Black Consciousness context, the road to emancipation combines the paths of both Psychological Liberation and Physical Liberation. The former is critical and fundamental to the preparation and attainment of…
GOVERNMENT IS TIMID TO FORCE TRANSFORMATION Addressing a gathering of mining companies, Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe encouraged mining houses to develop communities that live in areas where they are mining. On the face of it, it sounds fair and reasonable. The plea…
Vol 1: Issue 26 31 March 2023 OVERHAUL THE WHITE MINORITY RIGHTS CONSTITUTION It is now the 26th year since the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 200 of 1996 was signed into law by former President Nelson Mandela. It came into…
OURS IS BASICALLY A STRUGGLE AGAINST COLONIALISM We have repeatedly stated that our liberation struggle is a struggle against colonialism. Some amongst us may dismiss this as an outdated approach. They are quick to say that the current government uses colonialism and apartheid as…
Vol 1: Issue 25 24 March 2023 THE DOUBLE STANDARDS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT In a move that has the signs of joining the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the side of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the International Criminal Court (ICC) has last…
WE REMEMBER SHARPEVILLE March 21, 1960 is the date that marked a turning point in our struggle against colonialism and apartheid. Until then, leaders of the liberation movement believed that the settler-colonial regime could be persuaded to abandon its racist and oppressive policies through…
REMARKS BY AZAPO PRESIDENT NELVIS QEKEMA AT THE FUNERAL OF CDE PC JONES HELD AT THE ST GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL IN CAPE TOWN ON 10 MARCH 2023 On behalf of AZAPO, I thank both the National and Provincial Governments for honouring Cde Peter Cyril Jones…
