Azanian People’s Organisation
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…
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…
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 Some amongst us may dismiss this as an outdated approach.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…
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…
LESSONS FROM PETER CYRIL JONES As we bid farewell to Comrade Peter Cyril Jones, it is perhaps opportune to reflect on his life and that of his friend and close comrade, Bantu Steve Biko. In AZAPO circles, Peter Jones, who is affectionately referred to…
WE SALUTE MABENA AND HIS COMRADES IN UNIFORM FOR EXPORTING PEACE TO THE DRC A member of the South African National Defence Force, Vusi Mabena, was shot and killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week. Mabena was part of the United Nations-led…
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS – DO NOT RAISE YOUR HOPES UP On Thursday this week President Cyril Ramaphosa will open Parliament and deliver what has become parochially known as the State of the Nation Address (SONA). As expected, he will gloss over the…
