Musk and Trump’s Broken Alliance: What’s next for South Africa?
By Bafana Phalane In a dramatic twist of global politics, the once solid alliance between tech billionaire Elon Musk and the U.S. President Donald Trump has shattered, sending ripples far beyond American borders and into the heart of South Africa. What began as a seemingly strategic partnership turned sour over policy disagreements and economic interests,…
MK Party’s Leadership Turmoil: A Deepening Crisis Amidst Internal Strife
By Bafana Phalane The recent removal of Floyd Shivambu as the Secretary-General of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) marks a significant chapter in the party’s tumultuous journey. Once considered the intellectual cornerstone of the party, Shivambu’s redeployment to Parliament shows the deepening instability within MKP. This development raises pressing questions about the party’s future and its ability…
Against Colonialism? Only When Convenient France, the Sahel Junta Alliance, and the Betrayal of Western Sahara
By Isabel Lourenço “God save Blacks from France,” writes Nigerian journalist Owei Lakemfa in a recent and unflinching account of France’s historical and ongoing violence in Africa (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/god-save-blacks-from-france-as-it-invests-in-violence-by-owei-lakemfa/) He details France’s bloody role in the slave trade, colonial massacres, nuclear testing on African soil, and economic stranglehold over former colonies. From Thiaroye to Sétif, from…