NOW, DESPITE BRITAIN, WILL REAL HISTORY TAKE THE WORLD STAGE?
Although there are still tricksters among British intelligence that will madly plot, scheme and scurry on behalf of the British Crown to thwart it, as of this writing, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will be meeting in Alaska, according to a statement from the White House, on next Friday, August 15. Since Trump’s second inauguration […]
THE ARTS ARE NOT A LUXURY, THEY ARE A LIFELINE
This past week, I walked through the carefully curated spaces of Decorex Africa’s Johannesburg showcase, taking in a multitude of vibrant displays of South African designs. Decorex, an annual exhibition highlighting the ingenuity and craftsmanship of South African creatives, reminded me that design is never just surface level – behind each design and installation lies […]
ISRAEL STRIKES RUSSIAN HMEIMIM AIR BASE IN SYRIA
In a dramatic escalation of diplomatic tensions, Israel launched a series of missile and drone strikes early this morning targeting a key weapons depot near Russia’s Hmeimim Air Base in Syria. The assault, which lasted approximately 45 minutes, reportedly caused massive explosions audible across the Latakia region. Despite the activation of advanced Russian and Syrian […]
AFRICA MONTH SHOWS THAT OUR CONTINENT IS YET TO BENEFIT AFRICANS’
Revered Pan-Africanist revolutionary and former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara once firmly stated: “You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. It comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, the courage to invent the future.” These sobering words have been significantly indisputable as we swiftly conclude […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S MOVING EULOGY AT THE FUNERAL OF REV DR TSHENUWANI FARISANI, FREEDOM FIGHTER TO THE END
Fellow South Africans, batho ba Limpopo, muta wa Dean Farisani, We are to bid farewell to freedom fighter, Dean Tshenuwani Farisani. His life bears witness to the mission of Christ espoused in the Gospel of Luke chapter 4. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to […]
URGENT: DIPLOMACY AND DIALOGUE FOR UKRAINE AND GAZA
One thematic throughout the just-concluded Schiller Institute international conference, was the necessity of diplomacy and dialogue in world affairs. This was even personified in the proceedings by the participation ofveteran diplomats, including U.S. Ambassador Jack Matlock, and current world leader Dr. Naledi Pandor, former South African Minister of Foreign Affairs. The world stands in urgent […]
IDEOLOGIES WITH SIMILAR DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE OPPRESSED
It is apparent that racism, Nazism and Zionism are one and synonymous for the dehumanising and subjugating intent and purpose of all life that walks especially in black skin. All three (Racism, Nazism and Zionism) are components of white supremacy to pass as racism, and for its installation to be white supremacy to distinguish victim and beneficiary on […]
PRESIDENT EBHRAHIM TRAORE’S LETTER TO POPE LEO
“To His Holiness Pope Robert Francis, I write to you not from a palace, nor from the comforts of foreign embassies, but from the soil of my homeland, the land of Burkina Faso, where dust mingles with the blood of our martyrs, and the echoes of revolution are louder than the hum of foreign drones […]
PERIOD POVERTY NEEDS TO BE SEVERELY ADDRESSED
Approximately 7 million girls and women in South Africa lack access to menstrual products. Period Poverty, the lack of access to affordable sanitary hygiene products, adversely impacts females – who comprise of over half (51.35%) of the entire population. Sanitary hygiene products are an elemental feature for every female in the world. Yet why is […]
MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT REMARKS ON SA’S READINESS TO HOST THE AFRICA CHILDREN’S SUMMIT
“The Government of the Republic of South Africa, through the Department of Social Development takes great pride in co-hosting this landmark gathering in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund ). Let me take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the CEO, the board and management of the Nelson Mandela […]