A collection of opinion and book review posts
Precious Talent – The Red Case Series
by Nthulane Makgato Founder and Director Red Case (http://redcase.co.za) I recently finished a book titled…
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STOP BLAMING WHITES: NOBODY OWES BLACKS ANYTHING by Dr. CHIKA ONYEANI
Taken from: https://www.utexas.edu STOP BLAMING WHITES: NOBODY OWES BLACKS ANYTHING BY DR. CHIKA ONYEANI TOPIC:…
Afrikans, heroes and public holidays
A year or two ago, the South Afrikan government set up a commission to convene…
Adv. Thuli Madonsela, under fire for doing her job!
At its core, the struggle against apartheid was for the restoration of the humanity of…
Afrikan Bank placed under curatorship
In his autobiography, A Testament of Hope, Dr. Sam Motsuenyane tells the story of how…
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…