PAYCO’s Message of Support for the RMF Movement of the University of Cape Town

This letter serves as a eulogy of a historic victory to the Rhodes Must Fall Movement (students and supporting staff) of the University of Cape Town. To us, the Radical Pan Africanists, it has never occurred in our minds that a spark that can get the country talking would come from a “Liberal University”. This stems primarily from an understanding that UCT has always been hostile to transformation. Now that the students have managed to get the country talking, we would li... Read more »
by Sinethemba Mandyoli | Published 11 years ago

By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 13th, 2015

Mazibuko Not Taking Over From Helen Zille

After the sudden announcement by the current leader of the official opposition in South African politics, the Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille, on Sunday that she will not be standing for re-election when the p... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Friday, April 10th, 2015

President Zuma Declares Chris Hani’s Grave a Heritage Site

President Jacob Zuma is to honour the late struggle icon Chris Hani today in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, by declaring his grave as a heritage site. The presidency has also announced that they will unveil the Chris H... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

David Makhura’s SOPA: Big Plans but no Financial Commitment

The premier of Gauteng, Mr David Makhura presented a State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Monday in which he promised to create tens of thousands of jobs in the provincial economy but conveniently did not me... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, February 20th, 2015

President Zuma Says Malema Did Well

President Zuma has reassured the nation that he is not a racist and has also commended his biggest critic, Julius Malema while admonishing opposition parliamentary leader, Mmusi Maimane in parliament on Thursda... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

Zuma is a Hooligan: Malema

Events slowly came to a head on Tuesday in the South African parliament as the members of parliament got a chance to debate the speech of the incumbent president, Jacob Zuma in the country’s legislative c... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, February 15th, 2015

Was Mbete Right in Throwing All EFF Members Out of Parliament?

While it has been revealed that the members of the ‘security forces’ that entered parliament building in Cape Town on Thursday to remove the members of the Economic Freedom Fighters after they continued to ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, February 13th, 2015

The DA’s Take on the State of the Nation Address

In the aftermath of the State of the Nation Address, the action of the Speaker of parliament, Baleka Mbete has come under extreme fire from the other members of the opposition and the public in general. The mai... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, February 13th, 2015

SONA 2015: Zuma Reveals Plan to Help Eskom

In an attempt to allay fears of an impending crisis in the area of energy, South African President, Jacob Zuma revealed to his ‘Fellow South Africans’ that his government had its finger on things an... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, February 12th, 2015

Chaos in Parliament as Zuma Delivers SONA: EFF thrown out, DA Walks out

Cape Town – There was chaos and pandemonium in parliament on Thursday as Zuma delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA). There were several scenes that brought significant disruptions to the Presid... Read more »