Continued……For instance, in this interview with Newzroom Afrika (@newzroomafrika5914 on YouTube), renowned South African lawyer Tembeka Ngcukaitobi (Ngcukaitobi1 on X) highlights that the act will most likely not result in any active settler-owned land taken away by the state without compensation.
Ngcukaitobi explains that, despite right-wing elements portraying the act as radical, it is actually mild, as the nil compensation part will only apply to idle and abandoned land, implying that most settler farmers whose land is in active use will not be affected.

This explanation aligns with arguments that have been put forward by progressive organisations such as the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), who say the law does not go far enough to address the land dispossession that Black South Africans were subjected to during centuries of European settler colonialism, which ramped up into apartheid between 1948 and 1994.
They argue that the act will not alter the country's current land ownership structure, where white settlers own more than 72 per cent of the land according to a 2017 government land audit, despite making up only about 7 per cent of the population as per the 2022 national census.

Credit: Newzroom Afrika/YouTube

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https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=16716

Continued….. African Lion exercises also took place in Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia.

This US military exercise comes despite the United States doing more harm than good by destabilising the Sahel region. Following the 2011 US-led NATO invasion in Libya that backed 'rebels' who murdered Pan-Africanist Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011), t*rrorist violence surged dramatically in the region, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Subsequent Western military occupations failed to curb this violence, contributing instead to growing instability and prompting the three Sahelian states to expel Western forces following recent people-backed coups d’état that ousted Western-aligned leaders.

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https://www.army.mil/article/285824/african_lion_2025_concludes_showcases_us_ability_to_project_power_with_allies_and_partners_across_africa

ROBBED IN FRANCE, BUT LOOK AT THE HEADLINE

A British man on his way to Africa by skateboard got robbed in France, but where does the headline focus? Africa. Why doesn’t it mention France, the site of the robbery? 

Intentional or not, it is not difficult to see how readers skimming headlines might assume an African robbed the Brit.

The key detail was stashed in the BBC article. Sam Allison, who is attempting to skate from Brighton, England, to Tangier, Morocco, was robbed, leaving him with only his phone and wallet while camping in France. BBC reports he is attempting to raise money for a charity to support wellness in the skateboarding community.

BBC’s headline framing isn’t just misleading. It subtly reinforces existing biases that associate Africa with danger or misfortune, even when it has nothing to do with the event in question.

Continued……. Sources
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-how-media-language-manipulated-justify-killing-palestinians-and-used-dehumanise-them

https://institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article/sharp-contrast-how-israeli-and-western-media-cover-war-gaza

DID EUROPE EDUCATE AFRICA?

Reacting to unfactual claims from a GB News panel about how colonisation improved Africa, African Stream Editor-in-Chief Ahmed Kaballo breaks down one of their false points that European colonisers imparted education to uncivilised Africans.

That's hard to believe, considering countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo had only 16 university graduates after decades of Belgian colonisation.

While we don’t defend the Moors’ occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, their 800 years in modern-day Spain and Portugal improved hygiene, sanitation and introduced mathematical concepts, among other technologies, when much of Europe lacked such things. 

Have a watch, and please share your thoughts.

Continued……You can view the whole reaction on Kaballo’s YouTube channel (@ahmedkaballo4170). 

Soundbite credit: @GBNEWS on X

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RAMAPHOSA EMBARRASSES AFRICA | WE REACT

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa boarded an aeroplane to embarrass the entire continent during his 21 May meeting with his US counterpart, Donald Trump. 

Trump repeated the same tired lie centred on allegations of ‘white g*nocide’ against settler farmers in South Africa, a claim that has been repeatedly debunked, including by its alleged victims. Unfortunately, he barely got any pushback from Ramaphosa.

Join us as we break down the disastrous White House press conference, and please share your thoughts.

Soundbite credit: @AP (YouTube)

TULSA RACE MASSACRE WAS 'MILITARY-STYLE ATTACK' - U.S. JUSTICE DEPT.

Today, we honour the memory of those who lost their lives as a mob of white people murdered hundreds of Black residents 104 years ago in the US city of Tulsa in the state of Oklahoma.

In early January 2025, the US Department of Justice released a report on what is often referred to as the ‘Tulsa Race Massacre,’ calling it a ‘coordinated, military-style attack' that involved law enforcement's support.

Kristen Clarke, who served as the US assistant attorney general for civil rights (2021-25), shared the findings of an investigation into a mob of 10,000 white people k*lling as many as 300 Black people and destroying properties along 35 city blocks in the Greenwood neighbourhood of Tulsa from 31 May to 1 June in 1921.

Continued……. While false allegations of a Black teenager assaulting a white woman in an elevator sparked the massacre, many have alternatively argued the prosperous Black community drew the envy of white neighbours in a society built on racial capitalism.

The US Justice Department said none of the assailants were alive.

The repercussions of this tragedy continue to resonate through generations. In June 2024, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the last two known survivors, Lessie Benningfield Randle, 110, and Viola Ford Fletcher, 111, who seek reparations.

A paper in the American Journal of Economics and Sociology estimated that the loss of homes, businesses, churches, public buildings, personal belongings, and cash amounted to $1.8 million in 1921 dollars, or over $200 million in 2018 dollars. 

No one has ever been held accountable or prosecuted for these heinous acts, and no Black survivors received compensation for their immense losses.

Will there ever be justice for the victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre?

Video credit: @TheJusticeDept (X)

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NGUGI ON HAITI-THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH SUCH A LEADER!

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was a giant of African literature whose books reflected his anti-imperialist ideology and the fight for African sovereignty. He joined the ancestors on the 28 May in the US state of Georgia. His literature, spanning six decades, challenged colonial rule in Kenya and the post-independence era that followed. Thiong’o wrote in both English and Gikuyu and was a vocal advocate for the use of indigenous languages in literature. 

In this now-resurfaced clip, Thiong’o criticises President William Ruto’s decision to deploy 1,000 Kenyan policemen to Haiti for a US-sponsored occupation.

Continued…….. He shares his disbelief and disapproval of Kenya’s decision to do so, knowing the history of Haiti as a nation and its ddestabilization by external influences. In his words, Ngũgĩ said, “I felt teary, I didn’t believe that Kenya is doing this!” During a UN general assembly in September 2023, Ruto passionately spoke about the Haiti intervention as a gesture of “Africanism”. Despite the High Court ruling the deployment as unconstitutional, Ruto defiantly sent 1000 officers to Haiti. The deployment was met with staunch opposition not only in Kenya but also from Haitians, who vehemently refused foreign intervention of any sort. 

Earlier this month, following the usual playbook of grovelling before the West, Kenya’s Foreign Minister, Musalia Mudavadi, pleaded for more funds to shore up the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti, led by Nairobi at the behest of Washington. In his argument, he says that the deployed forces are struggling to tackle escalating gang violence because of a lack of money and logistical help. Two police officers have reportedly been killed in confrontations with the gangs.

Upon the passing of Thiong’o, his family emphasized that Ngũgĩ wished for his life and work to be celebrated rather than mourned.

Rest in Power, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Video credits - @AdipoSidang

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'TULSA RACE MASSACRE SURVIVORS DESERVE RESTITUTION'

The last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre - Viola Ford Fletcher, 111, and Lessie Benningfield Randle, 110 - are still waiting for justice more than a century after one of the worst racial crimes in the US.

In this clip, Nehemiah Frank, a descendant of victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre, reacted to the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissing a compensation claim in June 2024 on the grounds that ‘simply being connected to a historical event does not provide a person with unlimited rights to seek compensation’ under the city’s public nuisance statute. 

However, the court acknowledged the ‘grievance with the social and economic inequities created by the Tulsa Race Massacre is legitimate and worthy of merit.’

In early January 2025, the US Department of Justice released a report, calling the massacre a ‘coordinated, military-style attack' that involved law enforcement's support.