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 Some amongst us may dismiss this as an outdated approach.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…
USE THE POWER OF THE VOTE It is completely understandable why many South Africans would support the idea of a total shutdown as proposed by one of the political parties represented in parliament. Already one of the major trade union federations, the South African…
THE PEOPLE ARE THE SOLUTION TO THE COUNTRY’S MESS It is correct to blame the government for the current political and economic crisis in the country. Yes, the government should take the blame for load-shedding as it appears that some within their ranks are…
