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Thirty years of Black rule has seen South Africa degenerate from the beacon of Africa into just another basket case on the Dark Continent. And I have decried and chronicled each distressing milestone of its patented descent into the heart of darkness. Chronicling South’s squandered freedom I joined the anti-Apartheid movement in the early 1980s. In the grand scheme… Read more.
The accusation of genocide is credible Israel appears guilty as accused. The US is Israel’s most committed defender in the international community. Yet, even President Biden has warned Israel that it is losing international support because of its indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. But nothing betrays Israel’s genocidal intent quite like Israeli government ministers threatening to drop a nuclear bomb on Gaza. Furthermore, discussions about resettling displaced… Read more.
Israel is withdrawing from the occupied city of Jenin in the West Bank today. On Monday, Israel launched the biggest military operation in the Palestinian Territories in 20 years. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims the mission was to cull terrorists from safe havens in the Jenin refugee camp. And he’s hailing it as “mission accomplished.” Israel invaded Jenin… Read more.
South Africa is sending arms to Russia because the world is at war. For now, Ukraine is the battlefield. And, for now, Russians and Ukrainians are the combatants. But countries are taking sides. They are siding with Ukraine and the forces of democracy, or with Russia and the forces of autocracy. Some countries are hedging… Read more.
The world is at war in Ukraine – by proxy. Many countries are taking sides. Others are hedging their bets. Exhibit A is South Africa. It claims it remains non-aligned. Yet it’s conducting war games with Russia and China. That belies its claim. Ukraine is pitting democracies against autocracies President Biden has framed this as… Read more.
Nelson Mandela International Day is all about mobilizing people, governments, NGOs, and corporations to take steps every day to make this world a better place. The United Nations sent out a clarion call today for everyone to redouble efforts to meet the Mandela Day organization’s 2030 goals. Mandela Day goals Goal 1 – Provision of… Read more.
Like me, you have probably wondered why so few Africans blame Vladimir Putin for what so many know is his own war in Ukraine. But now we know… Of course, this is the same president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, who is aping other world leaders by playing mediator between Russia and Ukraine just for… Read more.
The world watched in restrained shock and resigned dismay this week as South Africans looted and pillaged in the name, and arguably at the behest, of their disgraced former president, Jacob Zuma. The defiant 79-year-old was finally convicted of contempt of court last month for refusing to attend an inquiry into state-capture corruption during his… Read more.
Nadya Suleman became a global phenomenon when she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009. This came complete with the tabloid moniker, Octomom. It was as if she were suddenly the 8th natural wonder of the world. But I did not join the maddening crowd in marveling at her fecundity. Instead, I stood back and… Read more.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a Black commentator who criticized late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s land reforms of the early 2000s more than I did. However, the backlash from other Black commentators was such that, if I didn’t know better, I would’ve thought I was betraying my race. Meanwhile, it was plain for all to… Read more.
