Jacob Zuma

A Zulu Chief Reminisces

The madness that swept America’s great cities in the wake of the death of George Floyd has been estimated to have caused around two billion dollars in damage to property. The loss of life and the hundreds of people injured cannot be valued in mere dollars. Similar outrages have recently occurred in South Africa, albeit […]

President Ramaphosa inspires in maiden State of the Nation Address

“Send me” is his call as he invokes the legacies of South African icons Nelson Mandela, Albertina Sisulu and Hugh Masikela
Ceremonial parade ahead of the State of the Nation Address in South Africa, February 16, 2018 [GCIS]
As analysts told The BRICS Post in mid-December, the recall of President Jacob Zuma by the African National Congress (ANC) will be the first test of its new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Afrikan Liberation Day and the Commitment to an Anti-imperialist Pan-Afrikan Solidarity

May 25, 2014 is the 56th anniversary of Afrikan Liberation Day (ALD) and it should be observed as more than a commemorative event. ALD was institutionalized by the emerging independent states in Afrika to give focus, direction and resources to the struggle against colonial domination. However, the work of emancipating Afrika and Afrikans from exploitation and domination is still a work-in-progress during this post-colonial or flag independence moment.