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MALEMA: EFF WILL NOT STOP EXPOSING THE TRUTH
In this clip from a recent Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) press conference, EFF President Julius Malema said white people ‘hate’ him because he tells the truth about South Africa’s apartheid past and unequal present.
The official end of apartheid in 1994 did not transform the unequal system as the disparity between South Africa’s white and Black people is so severe that in 2022, the World Bank ranked the country as the most unequal in the world. The average Black household owns only about 5 per cent of the average white household’s wealth, while white South Africans earn three times as much as the average Black South African. Further, white South Africans are three times more likely to attain higher education than Black and coloured South Africans.
In this clip from a recent Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) press conference, EFF President Julius Malema said white people ‘hate’ him because he tells the truth about South Africa’s apartheid past and unequal present.
The official end of apartheid in 1994 did not transform the unequal system as the disparity between South Africa’s white and Black people is so severe that in 2022, the World Bank ranked the country as the most unequal in the world. The average Black household owns only about 5 per cent of the average white household’s wealth, while white South Africans earn three times as much as the average Black South African. Further, white South Africans are three times more likely to attain higher education than Black and coloured South Africans.
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Continued........‘There is no evidence that wealth inequality has decreased since the end of apartheid,’ the Thomas Piketty-backed World Inequality Lab reported in 2021. ‘Asset allocations before 1993 still continue to shape wealth inequality.’
Some white South Africans call Malema—and, by extension, the EFF—hateful because he does not censor the truth to appease settlers. This is an interesting phenomenon, whereby settlers feel ennoscriptd to dictate the means through which a disenfranchised oppressed people should resist.
Malema declared that the EFF will not stop exposing the truth until marginalised African people are no longer economically marginalised.
Video credit: Economic Freedom Fighters (@effsouthafrica)
SOURCES:
https://www.youtube.com/live/CDfTaG0Dp08?t=9158s
https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099125303072236903/p1649270c02a1f06b0a3ae02e57eadd7a82
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1468-4446.13115
https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2024/04/30-years-south-africa-still-dismantling-racism-and-apartheids-legacy#:~:text=The%20scars%20of%20Apartheid%20run,unequal%20country%20in%20the%20world.
https://time.com/6087699/south-africa-wealth-gap-unchanged-since-apartheid/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09538259.2024.2318962
Some white South Africans call Malema—and, by extension, the EFF—hateful because he does not censor the truth to appease settlers. This is an interesting phenomenon, whereby settlers feel ennoscriptd to dictate the means through which a disenfranchised oppressed people should resist.
Malema declared that the EFF will not stop exposing the truth until marginalised African people are no longer economically marginalised.
Video credit: Economic Freedom Fighters (@effsouthafrica)
SOURCES:
https://www.youtube.com/live/CDfTaG0Dp08?t=9158s
https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099125303072236903/p1649270c02a1f06b0a3ae02e57eadd7a82
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1468-4446.13115
https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2024/04/30-years-south-africa-still-dismantling-racism-and-apartheids-legacy#:~:text=The%20scars%20of%20Apartheid%20run,unequal%20country%20in%20the%20world.
https://time.com/6087699/south-africa-wealth-gap-unchanged-since-apartheid/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09538259.2024.2318962
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CIC President Julius S Malema Addresses The #EFFPresser
The EFF President Julius S Malema Addresses The #EFFPresser | Thursday, 10 October 2024 at 12H00 | Winnie Madikizela Mandela House, Johannesburg
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In another outlandish post, US-based billionaire (who comes from a settler colonial family in South Africa) and X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk did a quote retweet endorsing the claim that the 'British Empire was, in some ways, a force for good' concerning the European slave trade inappropriately and cleverly referred to as transatlantic slave trade.
Musk added in his retweet that 'the British Empire was the driving force behind ending the vast majority of global slavery.'
Given Musk's well-known and documented political views, his claim is not surprising but still factually wrong.
Firstly, while it is true that the British did play a role in ending slavery, they were not the driving force, and secondly, the act was not out of benevolence but driven by various external factors. The real driving force was the enslaved African people themselves.
From the day that the first enslaved people were forcibly loaded onto boats to be taken across the Atlantic, they resisted and fought against the enslavers.
Musk added in his retweet that 'the British Empire was the driving force behind ending the vast majority of global slavery.'
Given Musk's well-known and documented political views, his claim is not surprising but still factually wrong.
Firstly, while it is true that the British did play a role in ending slavery, they were not the driving force, and secondly, the act was not out of benevolence but driven by various external factors. The real driving force was the enslaved African people themselves.
From the day that the first enslaved people were forcibly loaded onto boats to be taken across the Atlantic, they resisted and fought against the enslavers.
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Continued.......The rebellions against slavery continued aboard the ships; there were numerous incidents of revolts by enslaved Africans against their captors and tormentors. Some estimates suggest that about 8 to 10 per cent of boats carrying enslaved people experienced some form of revolt.
Even after arriving on the plantations on the other side of the Atlantic, the resistance against slavery continued. Some of the most notable rebellions include the 1760 Tacky's revolt in Jamaica, the largest uprising of enslaved people against the British empire in the 18th century.
The most significant revolts occurred in the then-French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 when enslaved people rose and defeated French government forces. The revolt's success led to establishing the first Black republic in the world, Haiti.
Similar rebellions raged across the Americas. These revolts planted fear in the hearts of the plantation owners and the British Empire, making them think twice about slavery.
The second factor that made the British Empire abandon slavery was economic and not moral reasons.
By the 1800s, the sugar industry, which was one of the most significant users of slave labour, especially in the Caribbean, became unprofitable due to overproduction, which resulted in higher supply than demand. In simple terms, slavery was no longer making economic sense.
Also, the rapid colonialisation drive in Africa meant that Britain and other colonisers wanted Africans to stay on the continent so that they could be exploited there.
The empire found it cheaper and less cumbersome to use indentured labour from India on the Caribbean plantations than using enslaved Africans.
If morality were the driving reason, then the British government would have compensated the formerly enslaved people instead of paying millions of pounds to the enslavers. In fact, the Africans did not only walk away empty-handed; they had to raise £27 million of the 47 million pounds that was paid to the enslavers by working for an additional four years after the British parliament had abolished slavery. Is this the 'driving force' Musk wants more people to know?
SOURCES:
https://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0032
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z732pv4/revision/5
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/11/lets-end-delusion-britain-abolished-slavery
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/20/gladstone-wellington-peel-britain-pro-slavery-british-history-abolition
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/lj8jik/did_the_british_empire_really_outlaw_slavery_for/
https://x.com/jasonhickel/status/1533092897213583366?lang=en
https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Slavery/articles/walvin.html
https://www.historyhit.com/reasons-why-britain-abolished-slavery/
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/06/myth-britain-slavery-clean-break-afua-hirsch-british
Even after arriving on the plantations on the other side of the Atlantic, the resistance against slavery continued. Some of the most notable rebellions include the 1760 Tacky's revolt in Jamaica, the largest uprising of enslaved people against the British empire in the 18th century.
The most significant revolts occurred in the then-French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 when enslaved people rose and defeated French government forces. The revolt's success led to establishing the first Black republic in the world, Haiti.
Similar rebellions raged across the Americas. These revolts planted fear in the hearts of the plantation owners and the British Empire, making them think twice about slavery.
The second factor that made the British Empire abandon slavery was economic and not moral reasons.
By the 1800s, the sugar industry, which was one of the most significant users of slave labour, especially in the Caribbean, became unprofitable due to overproduction, which resulted in higher supply than demand. In simple terms, slavery was no longer making economic sense.
Also, the rapid colonialisation drive in Africa meant that Britain and other colonisers wanted Africans to stay on the continent so that they could be exploited there.
The empire found it cheaper and less cumbersome to use indentured labour from India on the Caribbean plantations than using enslaved Africans.
If morality were the driving reason, then the British government would have compensated the formerly enslaved people instead of paying millions of pounds to the enslavers. In fact, the Africans did not only walk away empty-handed; they had to raise £27 million of the 47 million pounds that was paid to the enslavers by working for an additional four years after the British parliament had abolished slavery. Is this the 'driving force' Musk wants more people to know?
SOURCES:
https://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0032
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z732pv4/revision/5
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/11/lets-end-delusion-britain-abolished-slavery
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/20/gladstone-wellington-peel-britain-pro-slavery-british-history-abolition
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/lj8jik/did_the_british_empire_really_outlaw_slavery_for/
https://x.com/jasonhickel/status/1533092897213583366?lang=en
https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Slavery/articles/walvin.html
https://www.historyhit.com/reasons-why-britain-abolished-slavery/
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/06/myth-britain-slavery-clean-break-afua-hirsch-british
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Middle Passage | Slavery and Remembrance
Through sites and objects from across the globe, Slavery and Remembrance aims to broaden our understandings of a shared and painful past, the ways in which we collectively remember and forget, and the power of legacies to shape our present and future.
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UNIFY UNDER THE BANNER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AFRICA
It's an intergenerational struggle that goes back at least one century: The fight for Africa's total unification. Long understood to be the key to Africa's freedom and the emancipation of Africans everywhere, the goal of creating a 'United States of Africa' was articulated as early as 1887 by the Kansas African Emigration Association. This would influence great Pan-African leaders from Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) to Kwame Nkrumah (1909-72).
The understanding that unification is the pathway towards Africa's freedom led countries such as Mali to state in their constitution, 'For the achievement of African Unity (XV), the Republic of Mali may conclude with any African state agreements of association or of a community comprising the partial or total abandonment of sovereignty of Mali (Article 117).' It led Tanganyika to unite with Zanzibar to establish Tanzania and Mali to temporarily unite with Senegal.
It's an intergenerational struggle that goes back at least one century: The fight for Africa's total unification. Long understood to be the key to Africa's freedom and the emancipation of Africans everywhere, the goal of creating a 'United States of Africa' was articulated as early as 1887 by the Kansas African Emigration Association. This would influence great Pan-African leaders from Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) to Kwame Nkrumah (1909-72).
The understanding that unification is the pathway towards Africa's freedom led countries such as Mali to state in their constitution, 'For the achievement of African Unity (XV), the Republic of Mali may conclude with any African state agreements of association or of a community comprising the partial or total abandonment of sovereignty of Mali (Article 117).' It led Tanganyika to unite with Zanzibar to establish Tanzania and Mali to temporarily unite with Senegal.
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Continued......Today, the struggle continues, as the countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, fight for unification under a Pan-African federation. Civilians and government officials within the bloc have been clear that their end goal is total African unity.
To some, this might sound unrealistic. How can a continent that is so vast and so diverse possibly unite? To understand this, we leave you with two book recommendations: 1) Africa Must Unite (1963) by Kwame Nkrumah and 2) Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis for a Federated State (1978) by Cheikh Anta Diop.
What do you think about unifying the African continent into one superstate? Let us know in the comments.
SOURCES:
https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC128393
https://www.blackagendareport.com/essay-why-africa-must-unite-kwame-nkrumah-1963
https://aaregistry.org/poem/hail-united-states-of-africa-by-marcus-garvey
https://dailynews.co.tz/a-shared-pan-african-success-story-60-years-of-unity-leadership-and-commitment
https://stichproben.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/p_stichproben/Artikel/Nummer38/04_Text_on_Mali_Federation_WURZER_doi.pdf
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9NUJwYt0OT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNz_t0HzWLXezy9Hy5gB4OON2hFbLrwT/view?usp=sharing
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Africa-Economic-Cultural-Federated/dp/1556520611
https://rutgers.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01RUT_INST:01RUT&docid=alma991006912539704646
To some, this might sound unrealistic. How can a continent that is so vast and so diverse possibly unite? To understand this, we leave you with two book recommendations: 1) Africa Must Unite (1963) by Kwame Nkrumah and 2) Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis for a Federated State (1978) by Cheikh Anta Diop.
What do you think about unifying the African continent into one superstate? Let us know in the comments.
SOURCES:
https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC128393
https://www.blackagendareport.com/essay-why-africa-must-unite-kwame-nkrumah-1963
https://aaregistry.org/poem/hail-united-states-of-africa-by-marcus-garvey
https://dailynews.co.tz/a-shared-pan-african-success-story-60-years-of-unity-leadership-and-commitment
https://stichproben.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/p_stichproben/Artikel/Nummer38/04_Text_on_Mali_Federation_WURZER_doi.pdf
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9NUJwYt0OT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNz_t0HzWLXezy9Hy5gB4OON2hFbLrwT/view?usp=sharing
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Africa-Economic-Cultural-Federated/dp/1556520611
https://rutgers.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01RUT_INST:01RUT&docid=alma991006912539704646
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ESSAY: Why Africa Must Unite, Kwame Nkrumah, 1963 | Black Agenda Report
Sixty years ago, Nkrumah told us why it was important that Africa unite. Today, his message and roadmap for Pan-African unity is needed more than ever.
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WHO IS ISRAEL FIGHTING? COMEDIAN ON PALESTINE
In his February tour of London comedy clubs, stand-up comedian Aamer Rahman emphasised that Israel's actions in Gaza are not directed against militant group H*mas, but constitute the destruction of the Palestinian people. To justify the violence, they resort to gaslighting, deflection and blaming the occupied Palestinians for their actions.
A year after the 7 October escalation in the 76-year Israeli occupation of Palestine, the military onslaught continues, with no ceasefire or arms embargo in sight.
So far, Israel has k*lled more than 42,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. However, according to the Lancet medical journal, the death toll as of early July may have already topped 186,000. Plus, by September, University of Edinburgh global health chair Devi Sridhar estimated deaths at 335,000.
In his February tour of London comedy clubs, stand-up comedian Aamer Rahman emphasised that Israel's actions in Gaza are not directed against militant group H*mas, but constitute the destruction of the Palestinian people. To justify the violence, they resort to gaslighting, deflection and blaming the occupied Palestinians for their actions.
A year after the 7 October escalation in the 76-year Israeli occupation of Palestine, the military onslaught continues, with no ceasefire or arms embargo in sight.
So far, Israel has k*lled more than 42,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. However, according to the Lancet medical journal, the death toll as of early July may have already topped 186,000. Plus, by September, University of Edinburgh global health chair Devi Sridhar estimated deaths at 335,000.
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Continued.......Recently, Israel extended its offensive into Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran, raising fears of another world war.
Rahman pointed out that all colonised people can relate to the struggles of the Palestinian people. For example, post-apartheid South Africa has been in solidarity with Palestinians, including providing material support. 'Our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians,' said South African freedom fighter and first post-apartheid President Nelson Mandela. Meanwhile, during apartheid, the white supremacist regime aided Israel, a white supremacist settler colony.
Rahman added that Israel has been testing out tactics and sophisticated weaponry, which oppressive governments can deploy against marginalised populations, as has been done in the past. Thoughts?
Video credit: @aamer_rahman on X
SOURCES:
Gaza death toll
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gaza-health-ministry-palestinian-death-130322598.html
Lancet figure
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext
Devi Sridhar figure
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/05/scientists-death-disease-gaza-polio-vaccinations-israel
Israel bombardments
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2024/10/8/one-year-of-israels-war-on-gaza-by-the-numbers
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/4/23/photos-200-days-of-israels-war-on-gaza
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/amount-of-israeli-bombs-dropped-on-gaza-surpasses-that-of-world-war-ii/3239665
Mandela quote
http://www.mandela.gov.za/mandela_speeches/1997/971204_palestinian.htm
South African apartheid regime and Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/07/southafrica.israel
Rahman pointed out that all colonised people can relate to the struggles of the Palestinian people. For example, post-apartheid South Africa has been in solidarity with Palestinians, including providing material support. 'Our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians,' said South African freedom fighter and first post-apartheid President Nelson Mandela. Meanwhile, during apartheid, the white supremacist regime aided Israel, a white supremacist settler colony.
Rahman added that Israel has been testing out tactics and sophisticated weaponry, which oppressive governments can deploy against marginalised populations, as has been done in the past. Thoughts?
Video credit: @aamer_rahman on X
SOURCES:
Gaza death toll
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gaza-health-ministry-palestinian-death-130322598.html
Lancet figure
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext
Devi Sridhar figure
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/05/scientists-death-disease-gaza-polio-vaccinations-israel
Israel bombardments
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2024/10/8/one-year-of-israels-war-on-gaza-by-the-numbers
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/4/23/photos-200-days-of-israels-war-on-gaza
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/amount-of-israeli-bombs-dropped-on-gaza-surpasses-that-of-world-war-ii/3239665
Mandela quote
http://www.mandela.gov.za/mandela_speeches/1997/971204_palestinian.htm
South African apartheid regime and Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/07/southafrica.israel
Yahoo News
Gaza Health Ministry: Palestinian death toll passes 42,000
The number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Gaza war over a year ago has risen to 42,010, according to figures released by the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza on Wednesday. A further 97,720 Palestinians have been injured since October 7…
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FRENCH ORANO SQUEEZED OUT OF PRODUCTION IN NIGER
French mining company Orano has announced it will suspend uranium production in Niger from October 31, opting to perform only maintenance activities. The company cited strained relations with the new military government, financial challenges, and difficulties obtaining export licenses as reasons for the halt. Additionally, Niger’s closed border with Benin has impacted logistics, as the landlocked nation depends on Benin’s ports for export routes. Orano had proposed using air transport via Namibia for uranium exports, but Nigerien authorities did not respond. For years, the firm has benefited from favorable treatment, including tax breaks and exemptions from export and customs duties.
French mining company Orano has announced it will suspend uranium production in Niger from October 31, opting to perform only maintenance activities. The company cited strained relations with the new military government, financial challenges, and difficulties obtaining export licenses as reasons for the halt. Additionally, Niger’s closed border with Benin has impacted logistics, as the landlocked nation depends on Benin’s ports for export routes. Orano had proposed using air transport via Namibia for uranium exports, but Nigerien authorities did not respond. For years, the firm has benefited from favorable treatment, including tax breaks and exemptions from export and customs duties.
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Continued......Niger’s government has been moving toward revising foreign mining regulations. In June, it revoked Orano’s license to mine the Imouraren site, one of the largest uranium deposits globally, with reserves estimated at 200,000 tons. Niger ranks as the world’s seventh-largest uranium producer and holds Africa’s highest-grade uranium ores. On September 19, Niger’s government passed a draft decree to establish the Timersoi National Uranium Company, signaling a shift toward greater national control over its resources.
While French interests have long dominated Nigerien uranium, fueling Europe for decades, Niger itself has seen little economic benefit. Although uranium comprises 80% of Niger’s exports, it accounts for only 5% of its economy, and only 10-20% of urban Niger has access to electricity.
While French interests have long dominated Nigerien uranium, fueling Europe for decades, Niger itself has seen little economic benefit. Although uranium comprises 80% of Niger’s exports, it accounts for only 5% of its economy, and only 10-20% of urban Niger has access to electricity.
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Continued....... This reality also manifested in Niger being one of the world’s poorest nations, with a GDP per capita of $1,550 (PPP) in 2023. Under General Tchiani’s administration, Niger has seen impressive economic growth, with projections indicating a leap to 9.9% growth in 2024 from 2.4% in 2023, according to the IMF.
Sources:
News
https://www.barrons.com/news/nuclear-energy-firm-orano-halts-niger-uranium-production-ed2fd6b6
Niger GDP PPP
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-poorest-countries-in-the-world.html
Nothing to show for uranium exports
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214790X17301429
7th largest producer
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/nigers-uranium-remains-focus-of-international-interest/
IMF projections on Niger
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2024/10/22/world-economic-outlook-october-2024
Sources:
News
https://www.barrons.com/news/nuclear-energy-firm-orano-halts-niger-uranium-production-ed2fd6b6
Niger GDP PPP
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-poorest-countries-in-the-world.html
Nothing to show for uranium exports
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214790X17301429
7th largest producer
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/nigers-uranium-remains-focus-of-international-interest/
IMF projections on Niger
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2024/10/22/world-economic-outlook-october-2024
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Opposition supporters took to the streets of the Mozambican capital, Maputo, to protest against the government's alleged electoral fraud shortly after the country's National Electoral Commission (CNE) announced that Daniel Chapo of the ruling democratic-socialist Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) won the 9 October election.
According to the CNE, Chapo garnered 71 per cent of the votes, way ahead of his closest opponent, Venâncio Mondlane, who ran on the ticket of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS).
Since the day of voting, Mondlane has accused FRELIMO of tampering with the results. This has led to nearly daily protests in the capital and other major urban cities where the opposition leader enjoys significant support.
Mondlane accused security forces of orchestrating the 19 October double murder of his lawyer, Elvino Dias, and PODEMOS official Paulo Guambe, a charge that the government has denied. However, Mondlane's accusation has added fuel to the volatile situation.
According to the CNE, Chapo garnered 71 per cent of the votes, way ahead of his closest opponent, Venâncio Mondlane, who ran on the ticket of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS).
Since the day of voting, Mondlane has accused FRELIMO of tampering with the results. This has led to nearly daily protests in the capital and other major urban cities where the opposition leader enjoys significant support.
Mondlane accused security forces of orchestrating the 19 October double murder of his lawyer, Elvino Dias, and PODEMOS official Paulo Guambe, a charge that the government has denied. However, Mondlane's accusation has added fuel to the volatile situation.
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Continued......More protests are expected in the coming days despite warnings from Filipe Nyusi, the outgoing president who served a maximum of two terms who is also a FRELIMO leader, of stern action against protesters who engage in acts of violence.
SOURCES:
https://www.enca.com/news/mozambique-warns-protesters-ahead-election-results
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-elections-police-fire-tear-gas-in-maputo-to-disperse-marchers-who-were-beginning-to-gather-269171/
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-elections-venancio-mondlane-confirms-general-strike-for-monday-aim-269142/
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2576463/amp
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c14lzy75355o
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-two-mozambique-opposition-figures-ahead-election-protests-2024-10-19
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/article/2001505104/mozambican-opposition-leader-says-security-forces-killed-his-lawyer
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-nyusi-demands-speedy-action-over-murders-of-elvino-dias-and-paulo-guambe-watch-269414
SOURCES:
https://www.enca.com/news/mozambique-warns-protesters-ahead-election-results
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Mozambique warns protesters ahead of election results
Earlier on Wednesday, thousands of people gathered outside Mozambique's capital to bury lawyer Elvino Dias.
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Continued..... thereby making it illegal for it to operate openly. Tambo ended up spending three decades abroad.
Tambo is credited with holding the liberation movement together during a difficult time when it was facing an onslaught from the apartheid regime. In the late '80s, the regime reluctantly came to the negotiating table after losses on the battlefield in Angola and under the pressure of international sanctions. Tambo led the talks, which ultimately resulted in the unbanning of the ANC and the release of political prisoners - including Mandela, in 1990. That year, Tambo returned to his homeland.
Unfortunately, Tambo did not live to see the 'promised land.'
A year after returning to South Africa, he suffered a stroke, the second one in two years. This led him to hand over the leadership of the party to Mandela. He died on 24th April 1993 - one year before the country's first full democratic elections that brought the ANC to power.
Long live the revolutionary spirit of Oliver Tambo!
Tambo is credited with holding the liberation movement together during a difficult time when it was facing an onslaught from the apartheid regime. In the late '80s, the regime reluctantly came to the negotiating table after losses on the battlefield in Angola and under the pressure of international sanctions. Tambo led the talks, which ultimately resulted in the unbanning of the ANC and the release of political prisoners - including Mandela, in 1990. That year, Tambo returned to his homeland.
Unfortunately, Tambo did not live to see the 'promised land.'
A year after returning to South Africa, he suffered a stroke, the second one in two years. This led him to hand over the leadership of the party to Mandela. He died on 24th April 1993 - one year before the country's first full democratic elections that brought the ANC to power.
Long live the revolutionary spirit of Oliver Tambo!
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Oliver Reginald Tambo, a man sometimes referred to as the 'other half' of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) party, was born on this day in 1917 in today's Eastern Cape province in South Africa.
As a child, Tambo excelled academically and received a scholarship to study sciences and teaching at the University of Fort Hare - the only tertiary institution that admitted Black students. There he met and befriended a certain Nelson Mandela. The two set up South Africa's first Black-owned law firm and also helped set up the ANC's Youth League.
The 1950s saw Tambo rise through the ranks of the ANC. In 1957, he became its vice president.
In the aftermath of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, which saw 69 protesters gunned down by the police as they peacefully protested against the draconian Pass Laws, the ANC asked Tambo to go into exile and set up operations there. The main reason was that, shortly after the massacre, the apartheid regime banned the ANC,
As a child, Tambo excelled academically and received a scholarship to study sciences and teaching at the University of Fort Hare - the only tertiary institution that admitted Black students. There he met and befriended a certain Nelson Mandela. The two set up South Africa's first Black-owned law firm and also helped set up the ANC's Youth League.
The 1950s saw Tambo rise through the ranks of the ANC. In 1957, he became its vice president.
In the aftermath of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, which saw 69 protesters gunned down by the police as they peacefully protested against the draconian Pass Laws, the ANC asked Tambo to go into exile and set up operations there. The main reason was that, shortly after the massacre, the apartheid regime banned the ANC,
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MOROCCO’S FADING INDIGENOUS TATTOOS
The women of Morocco's Amazigh community - the largest in North Africa - have tattooed their faces for centuries. However, this tradition is slowly fading due to changing religious attitudes in recent decades. Many attribute the fading of facial tattoos to Morocco's changing religious attitudes in recent decades, with interpretations of Islam where inked skin and other body modifications like piercings are seen as against Islamic teachings. Some challenge this perception and argue the claim that it is haram has no basis in the Koran.
The designs of the tattoos vary among the different tribes and were originally used to symbolise the wearer's origins, fertility, and protection.
The women of Morocco's Amazigh community - the largest in North Africa - have tattooed their faces for centuries. However, this tradition is slowly fading due to changing religious attitudes in recent decades. Many attribute the fading of facial tattoos to Morocco's changing religious attitudes in recent decades, with interpretations of Islam where inked skin and other body modifications like piercings are seen as against Islamic teachings. Some challenge this perception and argue the claim that it is haram has no basis in the Koran.
The designs of the tattoos vary among the different tribes and were originally used to symbolise the wearer's origins, fertility, and protection.
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In September 2023, DRC President Tshisekedi officially requested the gradual withdrawal of MONUSCO (the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC]) troops, marking the beginning of the end of the UN's mission following decades of operations in the country.
Despite its presence since 1999, violence has continued unabated, with armed groups repeatedly attacking the country's mineral-rich east in a global quest involving foreign states and militias for the DRC's estimated $24 trillion in resources.
The withdrawal is scheduled to be completed in December 2024. However, the country's foreign minister, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, told Reuters on 14 July that the pullout of some 11,000 peacekeepers is now difficult to imagine because of Rwanda's aggression.
This week's Facts of the Week explains what led the DRC to move towards expel one of the world's most controversial UN peacekeeping operations.
Despite its presence since 1999, violence has continued unabated, with armed groups repeatedly attacking the country's mineral-rich east in a global quest involving foreign states and militias for the DRC's estimated $24 trillion in resources.
The withdrawal is scheduled to be completed in December 2024. However, the country's foreign minister, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, told Reuters on 14 July that the pullout of some 11,000 peacekeepers is now difficult to imagine because of Rwanda's aggression.
This week's Facts of the Week explains what led the DRC to move towards expel one of the world's most controversial UN peacekeeping operations.
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