Continued……. Craig wants to pressure its Democratic Alliance (DA)-led provincial government to hold a referendum on the issue. So far, the DA has rejected the idea, but he continues to push his divisive views.
The Economic Freedom Fighters party has labelled him a ‘White supremacist’ who’s ‘running the dog of imperialism’. A petition to get Mr Craig deported has nearly 45,000 signatures at change.org. After watching this clip, you may want to sign it.
The Economic Freedom Fighters party has labelled him a ‘White supremacist’ who’s ‘running the dog of imperialism’. A petition to get Mr Craig deported has nearly 45,000 signatures at change.org. After watching this clip, you may want to sign it.
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HOW IMF SPARKED KENYA’S BIGGEST PROTEST IN YEARS
In our end-of-year review, William Sakawa takes us through the Kenyan protests against William Ruto’s government.
The June-July protests in Kenya traced back to reforms the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pushed. In January, the IMF advised the Kenyan government to raise taxes, openly admitting that such measures would likely incite social unrest but urging the government to push ahead regardless. Pressured by the need to raise $2.7 billion for the fiscal year, President William Ruto proposed a Finance Bill introducing taxes on essential goods such as bread, diapers and sanitary products and increasing the cost of medical equipment. These measures disproportionately affected the most vulnerable, fuelling widespread anger.
In our end-of-year review, William Sakawa takes us through the Kenyan protests against William Ruto’s government.
The June-July protests in Kenya traced back to reforms the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pushed. In January, the IMF advised the Kenyan government to raise taxes, openly admitting that such measures would likely incite social unrest but urging the government to push ahead regardless. Pressured by the need to raise $2.7 billion for the fiscal year, President William Ruto proposed a Finance Bill introducing taxes on essential goods such as bread, diapers and sanitary products and increasing the cost of medical equipment. These measures disproportionately affected the most vulnerable, fuelling widespread anger.
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Continued…….. Kenya’s severe corruption problem exacerbates public frustration. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta estimated the country loses some KES 2 billion (around $15.5 million) daily to corruption, while the country’s anti-corruption chief put it at a third of Kenya’s budget.
Meanwhile, debt repayment consumes seven out of every ten shillings collected in taxes, yet much of this borrowed money ends up in offshore accounts rather than benefiting the public. Kenyans’ anger is not just about taxes but also the misuse of funds and unfulfilled promises that have left citizens to shoulder the burden of corruption and mismanagement.
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Meanwhile, debt repayment consumes seven out of every ten shillings collected in taxes, yet much of this borrowed money ends up in offshore accounts rather than benefiting the public. Kenyans’ anger is not just about taxes but also the misuse of funds and unfulfilled promises that have left citizens to shoulder the burden of corruption and mismanagement.
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UAE’S AFRICAN LAND GRAB
There’s a new scramble for Africa few are talking about. Countries are buying up huge swathes of the continent’s forests to off-set their own carbon footprints. And UAE is one of the biggest buyers. The Middle East petrostate aims to be a net-zero nation by 2050 and has snapped up African forests covering the size of Great Britain. But this sell-off comes at a huge cost for local populations.
According to NGO, Fern, millions of people depending on Africa’s wildlife havens for their livelihood, are having their rights violated and sold off to a foreign entity. Meanwhile, major oil and gas producers of the world get to ‘whitewash’ their image as polluters. They can also make millions by selling their stake in forests to other polluting nations in the form of ‘carbon credits’. Ahmed Ghoneim looks at the dirty game being played in Africa as the world strives to go green.
There’s a new scramble for Africa few are talking about. Countries are buying up huge swathes of the continent’s forests to off-set their own carbon footprints. And UAE is one of the biggest buyers. The Middle East petrostate aims to be a net-zero nation by 2050 and has snapped up African forests covering the size of Great Britain. But this sell-off comes at a huge cost for local populations.
According to NGO, Fern, millions of people depending on Africa’s wildlife havens for their livelihood, are having their rights violated and sold off to a foreign entity. Meanwhile, major oil and gas producers of the world get to ‘whitewash’ their image as polluters. They can also make millions by selling their stake in forests to other polluting nations in the form of ‘carbon credits’. Ahmed Ghoneim looks at the dirty game being played in Africa as the world strives to go green.
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ZIONISM’S GRIP ON AFRICAN LIBERATION
Many African people are shocked by the number of African politicians, celebrities, and friends coming out in support of Israel on social media. But African support for Israel is just as old as the Zionist manipulation of African freedom dreams and liberation struggles around the world. African Stream takes a look at just one of those histories of manipulation that took place in the United States.
Let us know if your friends, relatives and favourite celebrities have surprised you.
Many African people are shocked by the number of African politicians, celebrities, and friends coming out in support of Israel on social media. But African support for Israel is just as old as the Zionist manipulation of African freedom dreams and liberation struggles around the world. African Stream takes a look at just one of those histories of manipulation that took place in the United States.
Let us know if your friends, relatives and favourite celebrities have surprised you.
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$10K TOILET SEAT? PENTAGON’S BLOATED BUDGET
If you had to guess which country’s military has splashed out $10-thousand on a toilet seat, what would you say? Well, it’s not a ‘corrupt’ African nation, it’s the United States.
News that the Pentagon failed its 7th audit in a row reveals that galactic levels of corruption pervade the US Department of Defence, (DOD).
Its defence budget is set to top $1-trillion for the first time in 2027, or thereabouts. And its massively inflated deals with contractors helps explain why.
African Stream’s Kenneth Kaigua looks at the eye-watering prices being paid for low-end goods. And he also exposes the revolving door connecting politicians and weapons manufacturers.
Washington’s $824-billion defence budget is more than the next 10 biggest spending countries combined.
Maybe it’s time to call the US military HQ the Penta-con!
If you had to guess which country’s military has splashed out $10-thousand on a toilet seat, what would you say? Well, it’s not a ‘corrupt’ African nation, it’s the United States.
News that the Pentagon failed its 7th audit in a row reveals that galactic levels of corruption pervade the US Department of Defence, (DOD).
Its defence budget is set to top $1-trillion for the first time in 2027, or thereabouts. And its massively inflated deals with contractors helps explain why.
African Stream’s Kenneth Kaigua looks at the eye-watering prices being paid for low-end goods. And he also exposes the revolving door connecting politicians and weapons manufacturers.
Washington’s $824-billion defence budget is more than the next 10 biggest spending countries combined.
Maybe it’s time to call the US military HQ the Penta-con!
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Continued……Sources:
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/exclusive-inside-secret-world-us-commandos-africa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-air-forces-10000-toilet-cover/2018/07/14/c33d325a-85df-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html
https://insidedefense.com/insider/austin-discloses-financial-ties-defense-contractors
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/us/politics/lloyd-austin-private-public.html
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/08/cheneys-multi-million-dollar-revolving-door/
https://www.wired.com/2008/09/dumb-as-a-bag-o/
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/exclusive-inside-secret-world-us-commandos-africa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-air-forces-10000-toilet-cover/2018/07/14/c33d325a-85df-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html
https://insidedefense.com/insider/austin-discloses-financial-ties-defense-contractors
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/us/politics/lloyd-austin-private-public.html
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/08/cheneys-multi-million-dollar-revolving-door/
https://www.wired.com/2008/09/dumb-as-a-bag-o/
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Exclusive: Inside the Secret World of US Commandos in Africa
United States Special Operations forces (SOF) — including Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets and Marine Corps Raiders — are the US military’s most highly trained soldiers, specialising in counterterrorism...
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WEAPONISING ANTI-SEMITISM
Accusations of ‘anti-Semitism’ lodged against revolutionary African people have been plentiful in the last century. Listen to the breakdown in this 6 November 2018 video by Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. You might be surprised by some of the names on the list. We know we were.
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Accusations of ‘anti-Semitism’ lodged against revolutionary African people have been plentiful in the last century. Listen to the breakdown in this 6 November 2018 video by Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. You might be surprised by some of the names on the list. We know we were.
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LIBYA: NATO’S FAILED STATE
Libya gained independence from Italy on December 24, 1951, becoming the first country to do so through the United Nations. Yet many analysts argue that it only became genuinely sovereign on September 1 1969, when a group of Libyan Army officers under the leadership of Gaddafi launched a coup from Benghazi and quickly established control over the country. The coup was bloodless and received enthusiastic support from the public.
We look back at a figure who is controversial in the West but respected in many parts of the Global South, particularly in Africa. Putting aside the varying opinions, we objectively examine what Libya looked like before, during and after Nato-backed rebels toppled him in 2011. It brought to an end Gaddafi’s 42-year reign as president.
Libya gained independence from Italy on December 24, 1951, becoming the first country to do so through the United Nations. Yet many analysts argue that it only became genuinely sovereign on September 1 1969, when a group of Libyan Army officers under the leadership of Gaddafi launched a coup from Benghazi and quickly established control over the country. The coup was bloodless and received enthusiastic support from the public.
We look back at a figure who is controversial in the West but respected in many parts of the Global South, particularly in Africa. Putting aside the varying opinions, we objectively examine what Libya looked like before, during and after Nato-backed rebels toppled him in 2011. It brought to an end Gaddafi’s 42-year reign as president.
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WHITE JESUS MUST PACK HIS BAGS AND GO
It’s time for Africans to start asking uncomfortable questions, according to renowned Pan-Africanist Joshua Maponga. And that includes scrutinising what warped interpretation European Christianity has brought to our continent. In his view, ‘White Jesus should pack his bags and go home’.
Mr Maponga was speaking on the Zimbabwean podcast The Denny J Show. To back up his line of thinking, he said if the Chinese colonised Africa, we would be Buddhists. Therefore, Africans proclaiming they’re Christians, even though it’s the ‘colonisers’ religion, doesn’t make sense, especially as very few Africans follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (328 AD). That predates the European Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Church founded in 590 AD, which the colonisers brought and weaponised.
Is Mr Maponga talking sense, or is he taking things too far? Let us know in the comments.
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It’s time for Africans to start asking uncomfortable questions, according to renowned Pan-Africanist Joshua Maponga. And that includes scrutinising what warped interpretation European Christianity has brought to our continent. In his view, ‘White Jesus should pack his bags and go home’.
Mr Maponga was speaking on the Zimbabwean podcast The Denny J Show. To back up his line of thinking, he said if the Chinese colonised Africa, we would be Buddhists. Therefore, Africans proclaiming they’re Christians, even though it’s the ‘colonisers’ religion, doesn’t make sense, especially as very few Africans follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (328 AD). That predates the European Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Church founded in 590 AD, which the colonisers brought and weaponised.
Is Mr Maponga talking sense, or is he taking things too far? Let us know in the comments.
Video credit
@MapongaJQuotes
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THE TRUTH ABOUT LIBYA
As Libya today celebrates 73 years since its independence from Italy, it is important to remember how this once uniquely thriving African country ended up in its current turbulence.
Libya, a land of ancient civilisations and vast stretches of Sahara Desert landscape, enjoyed the best fortunes in Africa after nationalising natural resources, such as oil. This was all before factional violence, competing governments and external interventions were engineered after the 2011 NATO-led bombardment. That led to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi being overthrown and killed that year.
As Libya today celebrates 73 years since its independence from Italy, it is important to remember how this once uniquely thriving African country ended up in its current turbulence.
Libya, a land of ancient civilisations and vast stretches of Sahara Desert landscape, enjoyed the best fortunes in Africa after nationalising natural resources, such as oil. This was all before factional violence, competing governments and external interventions were engineered after the 2011 NATO-led bombardment. That led to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi being overthrown and killed that year.
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