The just ended SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) summit made commitments to regional economic integration. This means progressive efforts in harmonising regulations and progressively removing barriers to trade. Given the potential of regional economic integration to the strategic interests of South Africa, one hopes that the currently political dispensation will be […]
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Mbalula Must Not Distort Magaqa
By Rhulani Thembi Siweya Despite being a militant revolutionary, Cde Sindiso Magaqa was always restraint by the spirit of discipline and loyalty to the revolution. Unqualified to speak for him it wound be fair to suggest that in his demise previous generations of the youth league would honour him for […]
The Young Lion That Roars No More
Tribute to the former Secretary General of the African National Congress Youth League By Rhulani Thembi Siweya, ANCYL NEC Memeber Last night as I was about to retire to bed, I received the sad news of the passing away of our former ANC YL Secretary General, Comrade Sindiso Magaqa. Once […]
Why African Leaders Must Be Cautious Of Morocco And Israel
In 1984 Morocco left the Organization of African Unity in protest of the organization’s recognition of Western Sahara as an independent state. This is a country which has a history of several failed attempts of European Union (EU) membership applications. Together with Tunisia and Algeria, these are North African countries that belong to […]
Celebrate Africa, Bridge The Borders
We are a sad people today because amidst the positive strides we have achieved, yet we wake up to be reminded that domestic violence is still a reality. A reality that there are still women use as suicide bombers, women denied the right to an education just like the recently […]
Year Of Poor African Working Class!
In the book “Africa un-slaved; Volume I: The Chains of Modern-day African Slavery and The Steps to Our Liberation,” author Teekay Akin (Akinyemi Adeseye) asks the question ―Why can’t we break free from this mentality that has got us down this destructive road? Economic systems are defined through various stages […]
Burundi Men Get Laid But Women Get Screwed!
The call that opposing views must be managed by impregnating the women and torturing the males must be rejected with the contempt it deserves. This call reminds me of Quentin Crisp who once said “Men get laid, but women get screwed”. The call is a perpetuation of serious male chauvinistic tendencies. […]
Zimbabwe Must Provide Free Education
In Zimbabwe today, parents are encouraged to give the state their cows to secure education for their children, another clear confirmation that President Robert Mugabe is yet again failing to lead his people. This reminds me of an African Proverb that “If you close your eyes to facts you will […]
Africans Also Deserve Immediate Total Liberation
Many European countries have constructed their economies on the base of resources looted from Africa as a result of many years of unbalanced trade and colonial conquests. Some former colonizers have strong economies because they continue to benefit from Africa’s natural and intellectual resources. These countries have these resources in […]
Africa Is The Source Of All Wisdom
As there are divergent views on branches of knowledge which preside over men’s conception of perspectives and realities, Africa Unmasked is engaged in a programme to educate an African child. This is done at the backdrop of the low levels of literacy and innovations in the continent. These maladies are […]
Inculcate A Culture Of Reading Amongst The Youth
Writers like Leopold Senghor, Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Chinua Achebe are just but a few of the greatest writers the continent has produced so far. Their materials have and continue to influence a political discourse in the continent and the world at large. In honouring their great work Africa must […]
Sudanese Have Had Enough!
The controversial government of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has pardoned jailed fighters from Darfur who have been in prison for many years through exchange deal with rebel groups that have been engaging on a protracted battle for decades. President al-Bashir and his government are cited for committing war crimes […]