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Africa Shows Interest In China’s Latest Planning Model
11Aug By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Africa Shows Interest In China’s Latest Planning Model

By Thobile Jiwulane: There is an ongoing discussion among experts and decision-makers in Africa regarding whether China's development planning and implementation model should be applied to address Africa's development challenges. The debate is not about whether the Chinese model is suitable or not; it is about how it should adopted and remodelled to suit Africa's needs and circumstances, considering the continent's challenges of underdevelopment and stagnant growth. There is consensus about the need to act with urgency and consistency, if the continent is to be rescued from its quagmire An estimated 100 people comprising academics, senior politicians from the majority African National Congress party, state functionaries, Universi...
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Synergistic Revolutionary Attributes: Lessons from Revolutionary Leadership of Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela
20Jul By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Synergistic Revolutionary Attributes: Lessons from Revolutionary Leadership of Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela

By Dr. Zamani Saul: This video clip recounts the thrilling moment of the 1991 ANC 48th National Conference, the first conference after the unbanning of the ANC. Depicted in the video clip is the leadership triad of Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela. This triad constituted one of the most durable collective synergies in the history of liberation politics. Their partnership, sustained across more than fifty years, was forged in the radical politics of the 1944 ANC Youth League driven by a shared ideological imperative of "freedom in our lifetime". That imperative was not merely rhetorical. It was the organising logic through which the ANC was re-engineered, radicalised, and transformed from a deputations-based and elitist politic...
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Mao Zedong on Contradictions and the Contemporary Situation of the SACP and the National Democratic Revolution
29May By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Mao Zedong on Contradictions and the Contemporary Situation of the SACP and the National Democratic Revolution

By Fumene George Tsibani: Mao Zedong, China's revolutionary champion. IMAGE: History.com The quotation from Mao Zedong’s 1957 address “On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People” provides a methodological lens through which to assess the current political moment in South Africa, particularly the conduct and strategic orientation of the South African Communist Party under General Secretary Solly Mapaila. Mao’s central contribution is the insistence that contradictions are universal and permanent, but their character is not fixed. He distinguishes between antagonistic contradictions, which exist between ourselves and the enemy and can only be resolved through struggle that removes the opposing force, and non-antagonistic contradic...
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“I Will Not Resign” — Ramaphosa Stands Firm After Phala Phala Judgment
12May By News SANo Comments
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“I Will Not Resign” — Ramaphosa Stands Firm After Phala Phala Judgment

By Rorisang Rampheteng: The President of The Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa (Image: Rich Malome) PRETORIA — President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not resign following the Constitutional Court judgment linked to the controversial Phala Phala scandal, insisting that the ruling does not require him to step down. Ramaphosa addressed the nation during a media briefing at the Union Buildings on Monday evening after the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment process was flawed and unconstitutional in certain aspects. The case was brought by the Economic Freedom Fighters, which challenged the National Assembly’s decision not to proceed with impeachment proceedings against the President in 2022.“I therefore...
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BREAKING NEWS: Ramaphosa to Address Nation Following Phala Phala Judgment; Will He Resign?
11May By News SANo Comments
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BREAKING NEWS: Ramaphosa to Address Nation Following Phala Phala Judgment; Will He Resign?

By Rorisang Rampheteng: The President of The Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa (Image: Rich Malome) President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation tonight at 20h00 following a major judgment by the Constitutional Court of South Africa in the case brought by the Economic Freedom Fighters over the Section 89 parliamentary process linked to the controversial Phala Phala scandal. The address will take place at the Union Buildings and comes amid growing political pressure and public scrutiny over the President’s future. The Constitutional Court judgment has once again placed the Phala Phala matter at the centre of South Africa’s political landscape, raising questions about accountability, transparency and leadership at the...
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Counter-Revolutionary Strategy and Alliance Stability: 2026 Local Government Elections, 2027 ANC National Conference, and 2029 National Elections
29Apr By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Counter-Revolutionary Strategy and Alliance Stability: 2026 Local Government Elections, 2027 ANC National Conference, and 2029 National Elections

By George Tsibani: An observation of local politics suggests that the principal threat to South Africa’s incomplete National Democratic Revolution (NDR) is twofold: external substitution and internal fragmentation. The substitution strategy seeks to replace the African National Congress (ANC) with emergent black political parties characterised by ideological incoherence and organisational ephemerality (ANC 2012: 7). The fragmentation strategy cultivates chaos within the ANC by privileging parochial and self-interested agendas. This dynamic is captured by the isiXhosa proverb sizelelwe yinja endlini, loosely translated as “we have fed the dog inside the house”, denoting betrayal from within (Nyembezi 1992: 84). The proverb finds resonanc...
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ANC Confident of Regaining Full Control of Free State Municipalities
17Mar By News SANo Comments
Politics

ANC Confident of Regaining Full Control of Free State Municipalities

By Rorisang Rampheteng: The African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State says it is strengthening its election machinery and focusing on service delivery as it prepares for the upcoming local government elections. Speaking during an interview at the party’s provincial headquarters, Kaizer Sebothelo House in Bloemfontein, ANC Free State provincial secretary Polediso Motsoeneng said the party is confident it can regain full control of municipalities across the province. Motsoeneng said the party has already established a comprehensive election structure that stretches from the provincial leadership down to the grassroots level. “The ANC has put in place one of its effective subcommittees led by Comrade Saki Mokoena as a provincial election structure, which is re...
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Protesting Councillors and Residents Demanding an End to Corruption and Nepotism
10Mar By News SANo Comments
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Protesting Councillors and Residents Demanding an End to Corruption and Nepotism

By NewsSA Reporter: Police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters, including ANC councillors, who gathered in Brits, North West, on Tuesday afternoon, demanding service delivery and the resignation of Madibeng Local Municipality executive mayor Douglas Maimane. Police officials were not immediately available to confirm whether anyone was injured or arrested. Clad in ANC colours, the protesters spent the day singing, chanting and toyi‑toying outside the municipal offices. Councillors joined residents to denounce alleged corruption, nepotism and irregular appointments under Maimane’s administration. They demanded both Maimane’s resignation and the removal of municipal manager Quiet Kgatla, whom they accused of being unlawfully appoi...
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Community Body Calls for Mangaung Mayor and MMC to Resign Immediately
9Mar By News SANo Comments
Politics

Community Body Calls for Mangaung Mayor and MMC to Resign Immediately

By Becker Semela:  031: Mangaung Metro Mayor Gregory Nthatisi whom his office denied vehemently all allegations. (Image by Mangaung Metro Facebook) Mangaung Concerned Communities (MCC) has called on Mangaung Metro Executive Mayor, Gregory Nthatisi, and the MMC for Community and Social Services, Nthabiseng Jonas, to resign from their positions over allegations of political interference in the municipal administration. Numerous complaints received from residents According to MCC spokesperson Senotli Gaba, the organisation believes the duo have violated the Code of Conduct for Councillors, which prohibits councillors from interfering in the administration of municipal departments. Gaba said MCC has received numerous complaints from residents claiming that new people are...
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ANC must reject racial theories
28Feb By News SANo Comments
Opinion

ANC must reject racial theories

By George Tsibani: ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula and National Chair, Gwede Mantashe. (Image: MyANC /Fikile Mbalula Facebook page) 1. Purpose The purpose of this analysis is to critically examine the African National Congress's (ANC) trajectory and its implications for South Africa's future, with a focus on the persistence of colonial narratives and racial capitalism. 2. Introduction and Background The ANC, once a champion of non-racialism and non-sexism, appears to have deviated from its foundational ethos, values, and principles. The party's shift towards regionalism, cronyism, factionalism, greed, corruption, and male chauvinism is reminiscent of Nkrumah's National Liberation Political Party in Ghana. This trend risks vindicating colonial narrat...
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