Democracy & Governance

From the look of things, another long, tortuous trek looms in South Africa. The ‘long trek’ has been primed by what many expected would be a honey-coated story but which has now left a bitter taste in the mouth of South Africans!

BRICS leaders often state their vision of establishing alternatives to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

The US president’s job is to run the American system. It is variously called ‘Capitalism’, ‘Democracy’, ‘Free market enterprises’ and others (the label used dependents upon the crowd being addressed and the theme of the talk).

Author’s Note: In my March 19, 2017 commentary,  I indicated that I will be contacting the President and Board Chairman of the Tampere University of Technology to withdraw or rescind the offer of an honorary doctoral degree to Hailemariam Desalegn, the putative leader

The state ceremony that took place last week at uMgcina’s grave ( Steve Bantu Biko) predictably ignited endless and emotionally-charged conversations, particularly within the Black Consciousness and Pan Afrikanist circles, with some going as far as describing what happened at Biko’s grave as a ‘d

The “Igbo question” is intrinsically linked to the Igbo strategic goal, presently, which is to end the occupation of their Biafra homeland by genocidist Nigeria – imposed since 13 January 1970. This is a structural facet of phase-IV of the genocide, launched by 

Honorable Secretary General,

Visitors to “the land of wide open spaces”, as Namibia is successfully promoted to tourists, will be impressed by what they see.

Because we were also a colonized people.

Because Hamas is Palestine's Mau Mau.

Because East Africa was also proposed as a location for a "Zionist Homeland."

Because Africans, like Palestinians, were non-people.

Co-Programme Directors, Cdes Bradley Frolick and Lulama Mabude; 
The First Secretary of the Embassy of the State of Palestine;
Representatives of the Rectors Management Team;