On February 4, 2025, at precisely 15:43, a violent blasting session struck Leokeng. The explosions sent shockwaves that shattered windows, fractured foundations and walls and left gaping holes in rooves. In one catastrophic moment, a 70kg rock hurtled through the roof and into the bedroom of an elder, Ms. Martha Moketla’s home, while another massive stone destroyed her food pantry. Smaller rocks rained down, scattering across her bed and lodging in other parts of her home.
Category: Democracy & Governance
South Africa’s Heart of Darkness —Capitalism, Cannibalism and Cadavers
How can one rationalise punishing miners in such a manner—miners who, in many cases, are themselves economic refugees from within South Africa who are dispossessed in their own land, asks Gillian Schutte.
THE FARMGATE SCANDAL, RAMAPHOSA AND CORPORATE MEDIA – A HOUSE OF CARDS.
By: Gillian Schutte
Oscar Mabuyane’s election victory not a triumph for the poor black majority.
BY SIPHO SINGISWA Oscar Mabuyane’s Eastern Cape election victory and his self-serving support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s second term is not a triumph for the Native South African majority that is still…
Shame on Ramaphosa and his Boys’ Club for their ongoing vilification of Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
By: Sipho Singiswa The relentless legal battles waged against our current South African Public Protector, Prosecutor and Ombudsman, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, are more about the concealment of the involvement of ANC Tripartite…
President Ramaphosa Should Step Aside, not Lindiwe Sisulu.
By Gillian Schutte A copy of the Report on the ANC Integrity Commission’s (IC) engagement with Minister Lindiwe Sisulu reads like a petty and contradictory missive written by those with a vindictive agenda…
Ex Political Prisoners say that Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo should withdraw his bid for the position of Chief Justice.
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY: THE ROBBEN ISLAND EX POLITICAL PRISONERS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM. 03 FEBRUARY 2022. We, as a collective of Ex Political Prisoners, are disturbed to note that Acting Chief Justice Raymond…