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Trump's Anti-Blackness Takes Centre Stage in Global Discourse
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (532+ words) A protestor displays a sign reading "Reparations Now!" during a rally billed as a Day of Resistance held in honour of George Floyd on May 21, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Spearheaded by Ghana and co-sponsored by more than 65 countries largely from'Africa,…...
Is MKP's Bid to Delay Local Government Elections a Threat to Democracy?
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (819+ words) The Star Newspaper displaying the logos of political parties contesting the 2024 national and provincial elections. In the context of the stand-off between the IEC and the MKP the onus is on the IEC to demonstrate to the nation that nothing…...
Pope Leo XIV's Complex Peace and Development Crusade in Africa
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (930+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd as he arrives to lead a Holy Rosary Prayer on the esplanade in front of the "Mama Muxima" Shrine in Muxima, Angola on the seventh day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa,…...
Breaking From Their Past A Daunting Task For The DA's New Leadership
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (743+ words) The newly elected leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) Geordin Hill-Lewis, Federal Chairperson Solly Msimanga and Johannesburg Mayoral Candidate Helen Zille tuck into a meal while campaigningfor the local government elections in Pimville, Soweto on April 13. The Democratic Alliance (DA)…...
The Scars of History: Navigating White Privilege and Black Pain in Democratic South Africa
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1041+ words) The cover of author and political analyst Kim Heller's latest book. If Heller intended to spark animated debates and discussions, then'White Privilege. Black Pain: The Power of Race in Democratic South Africais certainly going to achieve that, says the writer....
Collapse of ANC, SACP Alliance A Betrayal of Revolutionary Ideals
2+ week, 2+ day ago (941+ words) Cosatu and SACP members display their support for the ANC at a May Day rally held in Mamelodi on May 1, 2016. Today, the ANC leadership treats its longstanding alliance partner, the SACP, as enemy number one while embracing neoliberal and right-wing…...
Trump and Netanyahu: Two Madmen Playing God
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1766+ words) Activists and supporters hold a poster of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US and Israel protest in Peshawar, Pakistan on March 2, 2026 after the murder of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid US-Israel strikes. Here is Donald Trump's'Easter message…...
Power and Pressure: Ramaphosa's G7 Disinvitation and Its Impact on South Africa
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1176+ words) Dr. Clyde N. S. Ramalaine South Africa's unexpected removal from France's 2026 G7 guest list is more than a diplomatic embarrassment; it exposes a misreading of influence, alliances, and the limits of middle power status under President Cyril Ramaphosa. Understanding this requires a brief…...
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Navigating Political Change: The ANC, DA, and Emerging Forces in South Africa
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1003+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing the 2024 national and provincial election results at the IEC's Results Operations Centre in Midrand on June 2, 2024. It must be remembered that the 2024 elections marked a historic inflexion point, as the ANC fell below majority governance for…...