STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA DURING THE HIGH-LEVEL ON TWO-STATE SOLUTION UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEW YORK, USA 22 SEPTEMBER 2025 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Co-Chairs, Excellencies, Thank you for convening this crucial meeting. This is a matter of great significance, not only for the people of Palestine, not only for the people of Israel, […]
BLACK THEOLOGY: THE SACRED PULSE OF LIBERATION
The Spiritual Dimension of Struggle If Black Consciousness (BC) was the philosophical spark that ignited dignity in the face of apartheid’s dehumanization, then Black Theology was its sacred echo, the spiritual language that gave the oppressed permission to see God in their own image. Just as September invites us to revisit Steve Biko’s legacy, it […]
AGOA EXPIRATION RAISES ALARMS ACROSS AFRICAN EXPORT MARKETS
The United States government has proposed a last-minute, one-year reprieve for a key trade deal that has underpinned economic ties between the U.S. and dozens of African nations for over two decades. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a policy that allows numerous African exports into U.S. markets without tariffs, officially expired on Tuesday […]
NEW CITIES? OLD INEQUALITIES AND MORE FOOLISH PRIORITIES
Across South Africa, glossy promotional videos celebrate the rise of “smart cities” — gleaming skylines, manicured sidewalks, and futuristic visions of progress. They speak of innovative skyscrapers, of pristine streets humming with electric vehicles, of a country boldly stepping into tomorrow. On the surface, these futuristic enclaves look like symbols of hope for a nation […]
G20 CULTURE WORKING GROUP MINISTERS ADOPT KWADUKUZA DECLARATION
Today marks the successful conclusion of the 4th G20 Culture Working Group Ministerial Meeting held at Zimbali around KwaDukuza in KwaZulu Natal province. The meeting culminated in the adoption of the KwaDukuza Declaration on Culture, which outlines a collective framework for cooperation in preserving cultural heritage, promoting creative industries, and fostering cultural diversity and dialogue […]
NUCLEAR WAR OR PEAE? THE FUTURE MUST DETERMINE THE PRESENT
In times such as these, when current events seem to ricochet wildly between the trajectories of war and peace, sometimes moving toward both at once, true leadership—and that includes you, the citizen—must orient not to the day-to-day changes, but to the deep, historic currents which underlie and drive the drama playing out on the stage […]
ANC REACTS TO FALSE, RACIALISED AND IMPERIALIST REMARKS BY US PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA
The African National Congress (ANC) condemns in the strongest possible terms the false, inflammatory, and racially charged remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump about South Africa. His unfounded claims of “genocide” and “persecution” of white South Africans, together with his boycott of the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, are part of a long […]
AMB WU PENG’S ADDRESS DURING THE CMG YOUTH IN ACTION EVENT
IT’S TIME TO BAR DUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR OUR PUBLIC OFFCE-BEARERS
Very little has been said about holistic reasons behind this week’s cabinet reshuffle within the Government of National Unity (GNU). Although many across various media platforms have described the occurrence as a consequence of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s prerogative, the hand of the DA leader John Steenhuisen loomed ever so large over the reshuffle. In fact, […]
THIS YEAR, RESOLVE TO WIN THE FIGHT FOR CIVILIZATION
One hundred—or one thousand—years from now, what will human society say of us and our time? Will we be unrecognizable to them? In a sense, one can only hope that today’s societies that are gripped by the inhuman ideology of geopolitics will seem strange and primitive, a relic of an underdeveloped mode of civilization. What […]