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Cyril Ramaphosa was never fit to be president, fumes political analyst Sandile Swana. He argues the government's poor planning and weak strategies have caused soaring unemployment which could top 15M by 2029. He also slams the leader's failure to revitalise Eskom, the state-owned electricity giant. Despite reducing blackouts, Swana warns it can’t reliably fuel South Africa's industrialisation. Support for Ramaphosa’s ANC slumped during recent local elections. How do you view his performance since coming to power? 📹 Credit (YouTube) - Kind David Studio #CyrilRamaphosa #SandileSwana #Unemployment #SAJobs #PublicTrust #Eskom

Cyril Ramaphosa was never fit to be president, fumes political analyst Sandile Swana. He argues the government's poor planning and weak strategies have caused soaring unemployment which could top 15M by 2029. He also slams the leader's failure to revitalise Eskom, the state-owned electricity giant. Despite reducing blackouts, Swana warns it can’t reliably fuel South Africa's industrialisation. Support for Ramaphosa’s ANC slumped during recent local elections. How do you view his performance since coming to power? 📹 Credit (YouTube) - Kind David Studio #CyrilRamaphosa #SandileSwana #Unemployment #SAJobs #PublicTrust #Eskom

48,199 views • 1 day ago

IShowSpeed spent weeks showing the world a different side of Africa. Now critics are asking whether his Apple association contradicts that message. After a 20-country tour praised for challenging stereotypes about Africa, Speed is being questioned over promoting a tech giant that has faced scrutiny over mineral supply chains linked to the DRC. Apple denies using c*nflict minerals. But the question remains: if you use your platform to uplift Africa, should you also question how global brands profit from its resources? #IShowSpeed #DRCongo #sanews #RDC #Coltan #AfricanMinerals #CriticalMinerals #AfricaNews

IShowSpeed spent weeks showing the world a different side of Africa. Now critics are asking whether his Apple association contradicts that message. After a 20-country tour praised for challenging stereotypes about Africa, Speed is being questioned over promoting a tech giant that has faced scrutiny over mineral supply chains linked to the DRC. Apple denies using c*nflict minerals. But the question remains: if you use your platform to uplift Africa, should you also question how global brands profit from its resources? #IShowSpeed #DRCongo #sanews #RDC #Coltan #AfricanMinerals #CriticalMinerals #AfricaNews

697,654 views • 1 month ago

“Can Africans fully reconnect with their roots without reclaiming their languages? Actress Yaya DaCosta questions how colonial languages continue to shape Black identity across Africa and the diaspora. Speaking on the One54 podcast, she reveals how learning Kiswahili and studying Yoruba are helping her reconnect with her heritage and what she calls the “pre-colonial mind”. Her argument raises a deeper question: how much of our cultural identity is lost when ancestral languages are left behind? #YayaDaCosta #AfricanLanguages #AfricanIdentity #AfricanDiaspora #CulturalHeritage #PanAfricanism

“Can Africans fully reconnect with their roots without reclaiming their languages? Actress Yaya DaCosta questions how colonial languages continue to shape Black identity across Africa and the diaspora. Speaking on the One54 podcast, she reveals how learning Kiswahili and studying Yoruba are helping her reconnect with her heritage and what she calls the “pre-colonial mind”. Her argument raises a deeper question: how much of our cultural identity is lost when ancestral languages are left behind? #YayaDaCosta #AfricanLanguages #AfricanIdentity #AfricanDiaspora #CulturalHeritage #PanAfricanism

96,689 views • 11 days ago

Thambo Mbeki reveals Europe blocked an African country from partnering with South Africa. Without naming names, he shares a remarkable story from his time as SA president. An African government had asked for his help to develop a project inspired by Cape Town’s Waterfront. But the deal was torpedoed by a European nation which wanted the contract instead. Mbeki didn't elaborate on why it happened, but many argue Western leverage over Africa stems from the vast sums of foreign aid and investment the continent receives. #SouthAfrica #ThaboMbeki #News #AfricanHistory #Mbeki #WakeUpAfrica #AfricaRising

Thambo Mbeki reveals Europe blocked an African country from partnering with South Africa. Without naming names, he shares a remarkable story from his time as SA president. An African government had asked for his help to develop a project inspired by Cape Town’s Waterfront. But the deal was torpedoed by a European nation which wanted the contract instead. Mbeki didn't elaborate on why it happened, but many argue Western leverage over Africa stems from the vast sums of foreign aid and investment the continent receives. #SouthAfrica #ThaboMbeki #News #AfricanHistory #Mbeki #WakeUpAfrica #AfricaRising

150,145 views • 1 month ago

Can South Africa confront its past without reducing history to heroes and villains? Prince Mashele argues that Cecil Rhodes and Jan Smuts shaped more than racial oppression, they also helped build key institutions and infrastructure. In his view, Mandela later confronted the racial divide they left behind. It is a deeply controversial reading of history, especially given the dispossession, segregation and exclusion tied to Rhodes and Smuts. Mashele’s challenge is this: can a country acknowledge what was built without minimising who paid the price? #AfricanHistory #HistoricalDebate #ColonialLegacy #PublicDebate #Leadership #Heritage #SouthAfricanHistory

Can South Africa confront its past without reducing history to heroes and villains? Prince Mashele argues that Cecil Rhodes and Jan Smuts shaped more than racial oppression, they also helped build key institutions and infrastructure. In his view, Mandela later confronted the racial divide they left behind. It is a deeply controversial reading of history, especially given the dispossession, segregation and exclusion tied to Rhodes and Smuts. Mashele’s challenge is this: can a country acknowledge what was built without minimising who paid the price? #AfricanHistory #HistoricalDebate #ColonialLegacy #PublicDebate #Leadership #Heritage #SouthAfricanHistory

38,679 views • 17 days ago

Black people targeting Black migrants in SA are like “crabs in a barrel” scrambling for white men's crumbs. Author Marquett Burton lashes out at the illegal-migrant protests sweeping the country, calling them hate crimes against easy targets. He believes what’s happening ignores deeper systems that still shape SA’s economy, which belongs to a white minority. The clip’s gone viral, with nearly 20K comments. What’s yours? #PanAfricanism #Xenophobia #SouthAfrica #Africa #AfricanUnity #AfricaForAfricans #PutSouthAfricansFirst #OperationDudula

Black people targeting Black migrants in SA are like “crabs in a barrel” scrambling for white men's crumbs. Author Marquett Burton lashes out at the illegal-migrant protests sweeping the country, calling them hate crimes against easy targets. He believes what’s happening ignores deeper systems that still shape SA’s economy, which belongs to a white minority. The clip’s gone viral, with nearly 20K comments. What’s yours? #PanAfricanism #Xenophobia #SouthAfrica #Africa #AfricanUnity #AfricaForAfricans #PutSouthAfricansFirst #OperationDudula

169,628 views • 6 months ago

This young voice demands urgent reforms to stop big business plundering SA's resources. Economist Sthandiwe Msomi quotes US historian Michael Parenti, who famously said the Third World isn't underdeveloped, it's overexploited. And SA is no different, particularly in the mining industry. While it boasts over 80% of the world's manganese and platinum group metals, most value-added processing happens abroad, according to the Financial Mail. In fact, SA’s raw material exports are worth around $34B annually. So, you can imagine the potential revenue being lost. Africa, meanwhile, has 30% of the world’s critical minerals but processes less than 12%. #SouthAfrica #Africa #Economics #PanAfricanism #Reform #Mining #AfricanEconomy #EconomicJustice #Resources #Policy #Wealth #SocialJustice #Freedom

This young voice demands urgent reforms to stop big business plundering SA's resources. Economist Sthandiwe Msomi quotes US historian Michael Parenti, who famously said the Third World isn't underdeveloped, it's overexploited. And SA is no different, particularly in the mining industry. While it boasts over 80% of the world's manganese and platinum group metals, most value-added processing happens abroad, according to the Financial Mail. In fact, SA’s raw material exports are worth around $34B annually. So, you can imagine the potential revenue being lost. Africa, meanwhile, has 30% of the world’s critical minerals but processes less than 12%. #SouthAfrica #Africa #Economics #PanAfricanism #Reform #Mining #AfricanEconomy #EconomicJustice #Resources #Policy #Wealth #SocialJustice #Freedom

94,417 views • 3 months ago

South Africa is about to learn an expensive lesson for its anti-immigration attitude, according to Pan-African scholar P.L.O. Lumumba. He predicts growing tensions will have serious economic consequences, particularly for the country's tourism, higher education and international reputation. Lumumba reckons hostility towards fellow Africans is not only morally wrong but also economically self-destructive. He warns that if Africans increasingly feel unwelcome in South Africa, they will simply take their tourism spending, university enrolments and business investments elsewhere. #Lumumba #Politics #SApolitics #migrants #tourism #PanAfricanism #AfricaWakeUp #AfricaRise #Travel #Immigration

South Africa is about to learn an expensive lesson for its anti-immigration attitude, according to Pan-African scholar P.L.O. Lumumba. He predicts growing tensions will have serious economic consequences, particularly for the country's tourism, higher education and international reputation. Lumumba reckons hostility towards fellow Africans is not only morally wrong but also economically self-destructive. He warns that if Africans increasingly feel unwelcome in South Africa, they will simply take their tourism spending, university enrolments and business investments elsewhere. #Lumumba #Politics #SApolitics #migrants #tourism #PanAfricanism #AfricaWakeUp #AfricaRise #Travel #Immigration

117,699 views • 5 months ago

South Africa’s parliament is “useless”, blasts Floyd Shivambu who spent over ten years as an MP. He reckons you can count on one hand the number of laws it's initiated since 1994. And because the cabinet holds most of the power, parliament can’t meaningfully influence budgets or protect citizens. Even when MPs do agree on urgent interventions, party instructions can override their positions. Shivambu, who's the leader and founder of Mayibuye Afrika, now wants the political system overhauled. But will that happen? Critics point out he did nothing about it as an MP from 2014 to 2024. #FloydShivambu #SAParliament #MayibuyeAfrika #SouthAfricans #AfricaRising #WakeUpAfrica #AfricanLeaders #Panafricanism

South Africa’s parliament is “useless”, blasts Floyd Shivambu who spent over ten years as an MP. He reckons you can count on one hand the number of laws it's initiated since 1994. And because the cabinet holds most of the power, parliament can’t meaningfully influence budgets or protect citizens. Even when MPs do agree on urgent interventions, party instructions can override their positions. Shivambu, who's the leader and founder of Mayibuye Afrika, now wants the political system overhauled. But will that happen? Critics point out he did nothing about it as an MP from 2014 to 2024. #FloydShivambu #SAParliament #MayibuyeAfrika #SouthAfricans #AfricaRising #WakeUpAfrica #AfricanLeaders #Panafricanism

24,824 views • 1 month ago

Idi Amin threatens military action against the racist regimes of SA and Rhodesia (Zim) to help bring independence. The late Ugandan Prez is speaking at the Organisation of African Unity in 1975 and lobbied for a Pan-African continental army to overthrow the white-minority governments. As chairman of the OAU at the time, Amin called for African nations to each contribute 1000 soldiers. However, his efforts failed partly because some African nations saw it as a threat to their sovereignty. Leaders also boycotted Amin’s OAU events over concerns of severe human rights abuses in Uganda. #IdiAmin #SouthAfrica #Ugandanews #AfricanHistory #Liberation #PanAfricanism #History #Rhodesia #Namibia #Africanews

Idi Amin threatens military action against the racist regimes of SA and Rhodesia (Zim) to help bring independence. The late Ugandan Prez is speaking at the Organisation of African Unity in 1975 and lobbied for a Pan-African continental army to overthrow the white-minority governments. As chairman of the OAU at the time, Amin called for African nations to each contribute 1000 soldiers. However, his efforts failed partly because some African nations saw it as a threat to their sovereignty. Leaders also boycotted Amin’s OAU events over concerns of severe human rights abuses in Uganda. #IdiAmin #SouthAfrica #Ugandanews #AfricanHistory #Liberation #PanAfricanism #History #Rhodesia #Namibia #Africanews

36,945 views • 2 months ago

Unacceptable! South African broadcaster, Faith Mangope, said it out loud when others whispered. Months of public pressure exposed a department rotting from the inside, and on 14 May 2026, Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe was sacked. This is not just a South African story. Across this continent, public money meant for the poorest is swallowed by the powerful. The names change. The pattern does not. Africa needs more courageous voices. Faith Mangope used hers. Now what will you do with yours? #Africa #FreePress #Accountability #FaithMangope #Journalism #PanAfricanism #SouthAfrica #AfricaWakeUp #AfricaRise #HoldTheLine #JournalismMatters

Unacceptable! South African broadcaster, Faith Mangope, said it out loud when others whispered. Months of public pressure exposed a department rotting from the inside, and on 14 May 2026, Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe was sacked. This is not just a South African story. Across this continent, public money meant for the poorest is swallowed by the powerful. The names change. The pattern does not. Africa needs more courageous voices. Faith Mangope used hers. Now what will you do with yours? #Africa #FreePress #Accountability #FaithMangope #Journalism #PanAfricanism #SouthAfrica #AfricaWakeUp #AfricaRise #HoldTheLine #JournalismMatters

69,539 views • 5 months ago

Big retailers are the real winners from SA’s anti-migrant protests, says lawyer Brian Kagoro. Demos have closed down foreign-owned small spaza shops in townships amid claims they’re taking local jobs. But Kagoro predicts large chains, like Shoprite, will pick up the market share and profit. He also points out many Zimbabweans cross the border to buy South African goods but reckons that could be slashed if SA businesses set up in Zimbabwe and offer services there instead. Makes sense? #Zimbabweans #SouthAfrica #Immigration #Migrants #Zimbabwe #Kagoro #Trading #SmallBusiness

Big retailers are the real winners from SA’s anti-migrant protests, says lawyer Brian Kagoro. Demos have closed down foreign-owned small spaza shops in townships amid claims they’re taking local jobs. But Kagoro predicts large chains, like Shoprite, will pick up the market share and profit. He also points out many Zimbabweans cross the border to buy South African goods but reckons that could be slashed if SA businesses set up in Zimbabwe and offer services there instead. Makes sense? #Zimbabweans #SouthAfrica #Immigration #Migrants #Zimbabwe #Kagoro #Trading #SmallBusiness

59,482 views • 4 months ago

Why can Europeans move across Africa more freely than Africans? Over 90% of us need a visa to visit another African country, and it’s killing the continent’s development. That’s the message from Wamkele Mene, the head of the massive African Continental Free Trade Area. But we’re still a long way off from visa-free travel. So far, only four countries (Rwanda, Niger, Mali, and São Tomé and Príncipe) have ratified the AU Protocol on Free Movement of Persons. And major economies like Nigeria and SA are holding back over fears of unregulated migration. So, should we tear down border barriers? #AfCFTA #AfricanUnion #Immigration #PanAfricanism #AfricanYouth #AfricaNews

Why can Europeans move across Africa more freely than Africans? Over 90% of us need a visa to visit another African country, and it’s killing the continent’s development. That’s the message from Wamkele Mene, the head of the massive African Continental Free Trade Area. But we’re still a long way off from visa-free travel. So far, only four countries (Rwanda, Niger, Mali, and São Tomé and Príncipe) have ratified the AU Protocol on Free Movement of Persons. And major economies like Nigeria and SA are holding back over fears of unregulated migration. So, should we tear down border barriers? #AfCFTA #AfricanUnion #Immigration #PanAfricanism #AfricanYouth #AfricaNews

27,358 views • 2 months ago

South Africans will soon be the ones moving to Zimbabwe for jobs. Zimbabwe's former ambassador to China, Christopher Mutsvangwa, makes the bold prediction. And he reckons his country’s rapid economic growth will reverse traditional migration flows between the nations within two years. He also claims many white Zimbabweans who left the country decades ago are returning, describing it as a show of confidence in the nation's economic future. Its GDP grew over 7% last year and is expected to grow up to 5% in 2026. #Zimbabwe #Mugabe #SouthAfrica #Zimbabweans #Migrants #Jobs #Africa #Economy #Growth #ZanuPF #Mutsvangwa

South Africans will soon be the ones moving to Zimbabwe for jobs. Zimbabwe's former ambassador to China, Christopher Mutsvangwa, makes the bold prediction. And he reckons his country’s rapid economic growth will reverse traditional migration flows between the nations within two years. He also claims many white Zimbabweans who left the country decades ago are returning, describing it as a show of confidence in the nation's economic future. Its GDP grew over 7% last year and is expected to grow up to 5% in 2026. #Zimbabwe #Mugabe #SouthAfrica #Zimbabweans #Migrants #Jobs #Africa #Economy #Growth #ZanuPF #Mutsvangwa

44,968 views • 4 months ago

South Africa’s top diplomat warns the country to brace for the worst as tensions with Washington deepen. International Relations Minister RRonald Lamola says Washington is pushing Pretoria on land reform, expropriation and foreign policy, issues he insists must be decided by South Africans themselves. That pressure is no longer rhetorical. New US visa restrictions have added to an already deepening diplomatic rift between the two countries. So what happens if South Africa refuses to bend? #Lamola #SApolitics #SAnews #Trump #Musk #RonaldLamola #Sovereignty #AfricaNews #LandReform #ForeignPolicy #AfricaWakeUp #AfricaRise

South Africa’s top diplomat warns the country to brace for the worst as tensions with Washington deepen. International Relations Minister RRonald Lamola says Washington is pushing Pretoria on land reform, expropriation and foreign policy, issues he insists must be decided by South Africans themselves. That pressure is no longer rhetorical. New US visa restrictions have added to an already deepening diplomatic rift between the two countries. So what happens if South Africa refuses to bend? #Lamola #SApolitics #SAnews #Trump #Musk #RonaldLamola #Sovereignty #AfricaNews #LandReform #ForeignPolicy #AfricaWakeUp #AfricaRise

18,289 views • 1 month ago

African leaders used to keep each other in line, but SA’s former president Mbeki doubts they can now. He remembers when SADC got together to stop Zambia’s Frederick Chiluba running for an unconstitutional third term. Botwana’s Festus Mogae called him on their behalf, and Chiluba backed down. Mbeki fears this level of Pan-Africanism is disappearing fast and is one of our “big problems". #Mbeki #SADC #Democracy #PanAfricanism #AfricanLeadership #Governance #AfricanUnity #Politics #Governance #Leadership

African leaders used to keep each other in line, but SA’s former president Mbeki doubts they can now. He remembers when SADC got together to stop Zambia’s Frederick Chiluba running for an unconstitutional third term. Botwana’s Festus Mogae called him on their behalf, and Chiluba backed down. Mbeki fears this level of Pan-Africanism is disappearing fast and is one of our “big problems". #Mbeki #SADC #Democracy #PanAfricanism #AfricanLeadership #Governance #AfricanUnity #Politics #Governance #Leadership

40,672 views • 4 months ago

Right now South Africa is “our enemy”, rages US senator John Kennedy. He's upset Pretoria is “buddies” with Washington’s enemies. And he wants it dropped from the AGOA trade deal that gives African countries free access to US markets. Tensions have risen sharply over Pretoria’s foreign and domestic policies. South Africa hosted naval exercises with China, Russia and Iran. It’s also pursuing a gen*c*de case against US ally Israel at the ICJ. Meanwhile, President Trump continues to offer Afrikaners asylum over false claims there’s a “white gen*c*de” in South Africa. #SouthAfricans #Trump #economy #politics #BRICS #tariffs #trade #Kennedy #SouthAfrica #SAnews #SouthAfricanews #Ramaphosa #Mandela #decolonize #neocolonialism #liberation #AfricaWakeUp

Right now South Africa is “our enemy”, rages US senator John Kennedy. He's upset Pretoria is “buddies” with Washington’s enemies. And he wants it dropped from the AGOA trade deal that gives African countries free access to US markets. Tensions have risen sharply over Pretoria’s foreign and domestic policies. South Africa hosted naval exercises with China, Russia and Iran. It’s also pursuing a gencde case against US ally Israel at the ICJ. Meanwhile, President Trump continues to offer Afrikaners asylum over false claims there’s a “white gencde” in South Africa. #SouthAfricans #Trump #economy #politics #BRICS #tariffs #trade #Kennedy #SouthAfrica #SAnews #SouthAfricanews #Ramaphosa #Mandela #decolonize #neocolonialism #liberation #AfricaWakeUp

16,378 views • 1 month ago

South African music legend Yvonne Chaka Chaka slams migration double standards. She was denied entry to Uganda in 2019 for having the wrong visa for a concert in Kampala. But the singer can’t understand why so many undocumented foreigners are able to enter her country. This week, over 4,000 people were caught re-entering SA illegally, with close to 10,000 deported. It’s a highly contentious issue, with demos against illegal migrants sweeping parts of SA for the last four months, sparking a backlash from other African nations and the AU. #ChakaChaka #SouthAfrica #Africa #Immigration #Migrants

South African music legend Yvonne Chaka Chaka slams migration double standards. She was denied entry to Uganda in 2019 for having the wrong visa for a concert in Kampala. But the singer can’t understand why so many undocumented foreigners are able to enter her country. This week, over 4,000 people were caught re-entering SA illegally, with close to 10,000 deported. It’s a highly contentious issue, with demos against illegal migrants sweeping parts of SA for the last four months, sparking a backlash from other African nations and the AU. #ChakaChaka #SouthAfrica #Africa #Immigration #Migrants

22,405 views • 2 months ago

A South African warns Ronald Lamola the "suffering" public feels gaslighted and deluded by democracy. But although the minister admits the system is "backsliding", he insists there’s no viable alternative. His comments come as leaders of marches against illegal foreigners demand a change of government. The best option, says Lamola, is the ongoing National Dialogue, a citizen-led initiative launched to address pressing socio-economic challenges. SA is the world's most unequal country where 10% of the population owns 90% of the wealth. #SouthAfrica #Democracy #Africa #Politics #Lamola

A South African warns Ronald Lamola the "suffering" public feels gaslighted and deluded by democracy. But although the minister admits the system is "backsliding", he insists there’s no viable alternative. His comments come as leaders of marches against illegal foreigners demand a change of government. The best option, says Lamola, is the ongoing National Dialogue, a citizen-led initiative launched to address pressing socio-economic challenges. SA is the world's most unequal country where 10% of the population owns 90% of the wealth. #SouthAfrica #Democracy #Africa #Politics #Lamola

21,639 views • 2 months ago

Here’s how migrants from all over our continent support SA every day. Business executive Thabisile Phumo reels off a list, including doctors from DRC, academics from Nigeria and hairdressers from Ghana. She says these positive stories need to be headlined, not the negative Afrophobic narratives being pushed. #migrants #immigration #SAnews #SApolitics #OperationDudula #SouthAfricans #AfricaRise #AfricaUnite #refugees #Phumo

Here’s how migrants from all over our continent support SA every day. Business executive Thabisile Phumo reels off a list, including doctors from DRC, academics from Nigeria and hairdressers from Ghana. She says these positive stories need to be headlined, not the negative Afrophobic narratives being pushed. #migrants #immigration #SAnews #SApolitics #OperationDudula #SouthAfricans #AfricaRise #AfricaUnite #refugees #Phumo

34,508 views • 5 months ago