They say old folk tend to behave like children. In recent weeks, South Africa as a nation had a front seat in this theatrical and toxic tantrum of South Africa’s oldest serving parliamentarian and nonagenarian. This soap opera of politics, draped in bitter entitlement, better understood in a tantrum, spares no one. It invokes the… Continue reading Buthelezi’s Public Tantrum Over Ingonyama Trust Is Littered With Bullying Tactics And Innuendo That King Misuzulu Is Captured
Category: Opinion
Column: China’s Poverty Eradication And Its Implications For Global Human Rights Governance
BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) — With more than 40 years of reform and opening-up, China has eradicated extreme poverty, lifted about 800 million people out of poverty, and brought over 400 million people into the middle-income group. This is a miracle in the history of human civilization and has far-reaching implications for global human rights… Continue reading Column: China’s Poverty Eradication And Its Implications For Global Human Rights Governance
There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Model Of Human Rights Protection – Countries Must Find Their Owns Solutions
At the height of human rights abuses globally, the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna, Austria, adopted the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA) in 1993. This is a significant human rights document aimed to address the state of human rights globally and set a framework for promoting and protecting human rights… Continue reading There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Model Of Human Rights Protection – Countries Must Find Their Owns Solutions
Indifferent SARB Undermines The Transformative Agenda Necessary For Fostering Inclusive Economic Growth
The implications of South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decisions on workers and black South Africans are significant, considering the history of financial exclusion and discrimination that has affected the majority black population in South Africa. The lingering effects of apartheid-era policies continue to impede the economic advancement of black individuals and businesses. Of particular concern is the… Continue reading Indifferent SARB Undermines The Transformative Agenda Necessary For Fostering Inclusive Economic Growth
Helping The Vulnerable: South-South Cooperation Can Greatly Contribute To Addressing Food Security Issues
A seminar on knowledge sharing in South-South cooperation was held at the UN premises in Beijing on 15 May. ChinAfrica sat down with one of the speakers David Kaatrud, director of Programme – Humanitarian & Development Programme & Policy Department, World Food Programme (WFP), to hear his opinion on global food security situation and the role of South-South cooperation… Continue reading Helping The Vulnerable: South-South Cooperation Can Greatly Contribute To Addressing Food Security Issues
The ANC Integrity Commission’s Statement Disowning Leaked Phala Phala Progress Update Is A Hollow Bark In The Dark, Shows It’s Open To Manipulation For Political Agendas
The ANC Integrity Commission (IC) released a statement condemning the media, opinion makers, and commentators for seeing it as “toothless.” This statement issued by the Chairperson of the Integrity Commission, George Mashamba, warrants a closer examination. The statement citing its Terms of Reference reiterates that “it is the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson who are authorised… Continue reading The ANC Integrity Commission’s Statement Disowning Leaked Phala Phala Progress Update Is A Hollow Bark In The Dark, Shows It’s Open To Manipulation For Political Agendas
South Africa Has No Legal, Nor Economic, Alternative But To Implement Strict Border Control And Deport All Illegal Foreigners
There are instances when it is a matter of semantics, and a waste of time, to argue about how a certain situation should be defined. One such instance is the useless debate about whether South Africa is a failed State, or whether it is on the verge of becoming a failed State. Recently that windbag,… Continue reading South Africa Has No Legal, Nor Economic, Alternative But To Implement Strict Border Control And Deport All Illegal Foreigners
Amid A Growing Trend Of De-Dollarisation, The Currencies Of BRICS Countries Are Rising In Prominence
China and Brazil have agreed to trade in the Chinese currency renminbi and Brazilian real before the visit of Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to China. This shift away from the US dollar is regarded as pragmatic and rational in the face of the current global financial fiasco. Reports suggest that the BRICS… Continue reading Amid A Growing Trend Of De-Dollarisation, The Currencies Of BRICS Countries Are Rising In Prominence
NPA won’t prosecute State Capture cases because the Zondo Commission has achieved its political end of demonising the RET policy and hounding the Gupta family
The white-owned media begrudgingly reported recently that; “the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s first state capture case to go to trial has been dismissed – with almost all the accused cleared of fraud and money laundering charges.” So the state capture mantra coming out of the Zondo Commission at the cost of one billion rand was… Continue reading NPA won’t prosecute State Capture cases because the Zondo Commission has achieved its political end of demonising the RET policy and hounding the Gupta family
UNISA Independent Assessor’s Report: Is It Another Tool In The Toxic Battle For Power and Resources In The Higher Education Sector?
Professor Puleng LenKabula, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa), reminds me of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Lenkabula and Rousseff, for different reasons, epitomise the pain of being an outsider and the consequences of not being a candidate for the establishment in any race. The establishment is the dominant social group, the… Continue reading UNISA Independent Assessor’s Report: Is It Another Tool In The Toxic Battle For Power and Resources In The Higher Education Sector?