At the turn of the millennium, there was much talk of a political and economic renaissance in Africa south of the Sahara amid a general optimism that the fortunes of the continent were witnessing an upturn, after three decades of economic decline and political upheaval. The West enthusiastically welcomed the demise of the old, corrupt, [...]

Mbeki ban shows broadcaster still a pawn of ruling party Justice Malala: All South Africans who love this country should march on the South African Broadcasting Corporation and demand that former president Thabo Mbeki be put on air. We should not do it because we love Mbeki. We should do it because we love our [...]

“What?! On the record?” I asked news editor Japhet Ncube on Saturday night as he briefed us after a conversation with journalist Piet Rampedi who had just spoken to ANC Youth League president Julius Malema. Malema, in a jovial mood at his ally deputy police minister Fikile Mbalula’s anniversary celebration in the Free State, told [...]

I recently emailed the questions posed here to Magdalene Moonsammy of the ANCYL. I wanted to try to understand the recent activities of the ANCYL prior to passing final judgment on both these activities and the league, and hoped that as a spokesperson for the league, she may be able to shed some light on [...]

No doubt, the elevation of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan from that of Vice-President to the status of an Acting President, has stabilised the polity. The lull in the polity which was created by the absence of his boss, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who on Monday, November 23, last year, travelled to Saudi Arabia on a medical [...]

Terre Blanche and Malema both destructive aberrations There were 5000 people gathered in and outside the Ventersdorp Afrikaner Protestant Church on Friday at AWB leader Eugene Terre Blanche’s funeral. But make no mistake about it – not a single one of them was a real Afrikaner. Current Font Size: quote We are failing to deal [...]

“Muslims, had no right under the law to question or review any judgment given by the Sharia Court as doing so would be tantamount to questioning the laws of Allah.” ( Tuesday, March 30, 2010) ~ Mallam Ibrahim Lawal, Sharia Court Judge, Kaduna Nigeria. A Sharia Court Judge called Mallam Ibrahim Lawal, in Magajin Gari, [...]