Latest articles on Andile Mngxitama

‘Land or Death’: BLF fails to defend slogan

Article Buhle Kunene - 12 Jun 2019

Mcebo Dlamini suggests the equality court took the slogan too literally, but the BLF itself has not provided any ideological justification for it

Black people must be free to articulate their anger at the theft of their land

Article Mcebo Dlamini - 10 Jun 2019

The equality court ruling that the slogan ‘Land or Death’ is hate speech sets a dangerous precedent

The Cat trades one life for 2024

Article Paddy Harper - 24 May 2019

While some political old-timers claw at relevance, David Mabuza is rewriting the rules of engagement

Why South Africa needs Democratic Socialism

Article Benjamin Fogel & Sean Jacobs - 21 May 2019

South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters

uBaba fails to show up for Mama

Article Paddy Harper - 17 May 2019

The Durban mayor charged with corruption may, for once, not be at Jacob Zuma’s next court appearance

Hlaudi and Mngxitama speak out

Videos Staff Reporter - 10 May 2019

African Content Movement leader Hlaudi Motsoeneg and Black First Land First leader Andile Mngxitama address the media.

Take a long, hard look in the mirror

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 14 Dec 2018

Social media has made us obsess about the behaviour of others and ignore our own

ANC KZN defends Zuma for BLF comments

Article Paddy Harper - 1 Aug 2018

The former president’s comment saying people should vote for BLF leader Andile Mngxitama need to be “understood in context” says ANC KZN

Race debate elicits fatal fallacies

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 6 Jul 2018

No answer is simple in our complex society, which is why the ‘obvious’ solutions are so often wrong

BLF wants the ANC’s pro-Zuma votes for 2019

Article Govan Whittles - 18 May 2018

Andile Mngxitama confirmed that the BLF will contest the elections nationally for the first time next year.

Zuma: ‘Innocent until proven otherwise’

Article Paddy Harper - 6 Apr 2018

The former president has told his supporters that he is being targeting because of his stance on radical economic transformation

Cyril’s ANC won’t save South Africa

Article Richard Pithouse - 9 Feb 2018

The Ramaphosa faction is invested in accumulation through the market and has no vision for the impoverished masses

Some of my best friends are

Article Sarah Smit - 19 Oct 2017

The social unpacking of interracial friendships is a winding, complex and often dense undertaking.

Reserve Bank, Absa slam protector

Article Phillip De Wet - 15 Sep 2017

Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been accused of a conspiracy with the spy agency and presidency

Letters to the editor: September 8 to 14 2017

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Sep 2017

Readers write in about anti-Semitism, sexism, and corruption

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