A collection of opinion and book review posts
Afrikan Bank placed under curatorship
In his autobiography, A Testament of Hope, Dr. Sam Motsuenyane tells the story of how…
Browsing: Opinion and Book Reviews
The dilemma of the Afrikan Intellectual
In his autobiography, ‘Sometimes there is a Void’, prolific South Afrikan author, playwright and academic,…
Sometimes there is a Void – Zakes Mda
A review by Smart M. Maqubela Reading Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni (popularly known as Zakes) Mda’s…
Court gallery yoke and insults
I am Rithuli Orleyn, a freelance writer of black conscious thought and a former student…
Are Israeli lives worthier than those of Nigerians? An economic vs moral response
By; Khomotso Ntuli In appreciating the outrage over the abducted Nigerian girls and the #BringBackOurGirls…
It’s About Time: The Rise And Imminent Fall of Barça
Deprivation. Desire. Underachievement. Self-respect. Glory. These are some of the ingredients that fuel progress and…
Viva Gabo!!
“And the only thing I ever wanted to do in life was write” So declared…
As A Giant Takes His Bow
The philosopher and author of the renowned of “As A Man Thinketh”, James Allen, writes…
What was the 1994 expectation of the man, woman and the homosexual? A contemporary view of Human Rights
Was Bob Marley merely talking about racial justice when he said “You can fool some…
20 years in: Where do we even begin?
by Vangi Gantsho and Sarah Godsell (http://ungatsho.wordpress.com/) Whenever I listen to black people complain about…
Skin
by Letlhogonolo Ndhlovu It is disappointing to still find that no matter how liberated we…
Multinationals are businesses and don’t have to care
My friends are concerned about the immoral nature of some big companies that are commonly…
Goodbye Tata Madiba 1918 – 2013
5 December 2013 sees the death of the great icon: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, father of…
Where the revolutionary sistahs at?
Some Brothers claim there are no (or few) conscious Afrikan women out there…. But, quite…
The Weaker Sex
Some Black Men are scared senseless when they meet Strong Black Women (I’m talking grounded…
The Afrikan Calendar – What is that all about?
As South Afrika celebrates “Heritage Month” (a dangerous month that is said to make everyone…
The war in your mind
Most Afrikan Women and Men find themselves “thinking too much”. We think so deep, so…
TO BE OR NEVER BE: There is a difference between Doubting your Something-ness and Knowing Your Nothing-ness.
Elaboration: When you doubt your somethingness, you keep asking questions about your abilities of Self,…
Literary Gatherings Galore
The first weekend of September, spring weekend as it’s affectionately called, has been known to…
The Effeminization of Afrikan Men
I am aware that some Afrikans are under the illusion that Black oppression is over.…