Thami Ntenteni
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MKLWV STATEMENT: MIGRATION SOLIDARITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
South Africa’s history is rooted in continental solidarity. Neighbouring states and thebroader African community stood with us during apartheid. That debt of solidarityremains. Solidarity was never a one-way street. Africa stood with the strugglingmasses of South Africa, and we stood with Africa. That is the tradition we musthonour today.Our history records the intervention by the
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CELEBRATING AN ENDURING VOICE FOR AFRICA IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY – BY Abdul Mohammed 18 June 2026
A TIME OF DEVASTATING WARS – DEMOCRATIC UNCERTAINTY AND ECONOMIC PRESSURES At a time when Africa confronts multiple and overlapping crises—devastating wars, democratic uncertainty, economic pressures, geopolitical competition, and an increasingly fragmented international order—it is fitting to pause and celebrate one of the continent’s most consequential leaders and thinkers. The 84th birthday of President Thabo Mbeki
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SOUTH AFRICA IS IN TROUBLE – AND PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA JUST PROVED IT.
THE EDITORS OF THE RADIO FREEDOM WEBSITE HAVE TAKEN THE DECISION TO POST THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO BY MS. BOATENG. WE ARE ALSO POSTING COMMENTS BY DR. PERCY MAHLATHI AND HIS REACTIONS TO THE VIDEO. THE REASON IS SIMPLE – THE QUESTION OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA HAS PROVOKED A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND VARIOUS
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STATEMENT OF THE THABO MBEKI FOUNDATION ON THE PASSING OF THE REVERED MAESTRO, ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
THE PICTURE OF ABDULLAH IBRAHIM IS USED WITH THANKS COURTESY OF By Nomo / michael hoefner http://www.zwo5.de – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15511317 The Thabo Mbeki Foundation mourns the passing of our beloved maestroand philosopher, Abdullah Ibrahim, who has taken his place among theancestors. We have lost the man who gave our liberation its
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HOW THE NATIONALIST PARTY GOVERNMENT USED STATE RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT WHITE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SOLVE THE POOR WHITES PROBLEM
Historical evidence clearly demonstrates and substantiates the fact that when the Nationalist Party assumed power in 1948 it unashamedly, unapologetically and aggressively used the resources of the state to build and grow Afrikaner Capitalism and solve the “POOR WHITES PROBLEM.” This was the consciously adopted ideological agenda of the Nationalist Party under the supervision of
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A REFLECTION ON THE SPEECH “RECONCILIATION AND NATION BUILDING” MADE TO PARLIAMENT BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT MBEKI – 28 YEARS DOWN THE LINE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, CAPE TOWN, 29 MAY 1998 – THIS SPEECH WIDELY CAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE “TWO NATIONS SPEECH” Some may wonder why it has become necessary to revisit the speech 28 years after it was delivered by then Deputy President Mbeki. (1998) The reason and rationale from the point of view of the
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NATIONAL DIALOGUE – DETERMINING THE FUTURE WE WANT
(THESE ARE DOCUMENTS PRODUCED BY THE LEGACY FOUNDATIONS REFLECTED AT THE END – THEY ARE PRODCED HERE TO PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPT OF THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE – THE JOURNEY TRAVERSED AND THE PRINCIPLES GUIDING THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE – SUCH AS THAT IT MUST BE CITIZEN LED AND THE GOVERNMENT PLAYS A SUPPORTIVE ROLE)
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TRUST ERODED – THE CRISIS OF ACCOUTABILITY – CORRUPTION AND SERVICE DELIVERY FAILURES IN SOUTH AFRICA
During the 2024 General Election, the ANC managed to get 40% of the vote of those who voted. Twenty years earlier, in 2004, the Movement gained effectively 70% of the vote of those who voted. This massive loss of support occurred during a period of two decades when the ANC had served continuously as our
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THE STATE AND CONDITIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE RUN UP TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
As the various political parties begin to prepare themselves to participate in the local government elections later this year – it is of great significance that the people of South Africa are prepared to participate in these elections and are armed with information that would enable them to make informed decisions. That information must be