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04/06/2026

Africa has a leader that is the opposite of corrupt Chatarist system 🤞🏾
Why must we accept leaders like Museveni, Biya, Mnagangwa, and many more of them? 🤔

04/06/2026

Russia and China say the expanded BRICS group is making significant progress in reducing its reliance on the US dollar for international trade. Both countries are increasingly using national currencies and alternative payment systems to settle cross-border transactions. Officials noted that more than 95% of trade payments between Moscow and Beijing are now conducted in Russian rubles and Chinese yuan, marking a major step toward greater financial independence and a more diversified global economic system.

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04/06/2026

04/06/2026

This should be inspiring to 🌍 AUDA NEPAD member states who would like to be practical than theoretical if they want to achieve and goals in our lifetime 🤞🏾

How many countries can stop hunger within 5 years if they can just stop looking for handouts from the west and start partnering with North Korea? This is not some new dawn dream 🤔

22/05/2026

🌍 🌄 🤘🏾
, Azania

Thank you, , for taking patriotic steps to reclaim what the has broken. You are becoming an inspiration to many young who have been victims of a failed political order across the continent since 1963.

Africa can no longer blame , , or for everything when, since 1994, political leaders have been entrusted with the mandate to govern. Act 108 of 1996, promulgated under former President Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela, has often been used by authorities to protect the powerful rather than law-abiding citizens. The judicial system, too, is widely seen as captured by that protect criminality instead of victims.

Questions we must ask

- Where in the world does the first discussion after an arrest with evidence center on bail, not accountability?

- Where is a state that declares “the country belongs to all who live in it” while bona fide citizens are under attack by criminal syndicates who entered with intent to destroy the future?
Where do natural resources enrich the same remnants of apartheid-era while the owners of those resources live in poverty?

- Why has the continued when the and now the have exposed that the state and its institutions have been captured?

- Why are immigrants allowed to operate outside the law, damaging infrastructure and social cohesion, while human rights groups are quick to defend them but silent on the rule of law for citizens?

- Why is it normal for to operate freely while the courts fail to send criminals to jail?

- Why have moral values, ethics, and the rule of law collapsed under a system that claims to have the world’s best constitution yet continues to fail society?

A continental problem.

It is a lot to absorb in 32 years. What of countries that gained independence 60 years ago but face similar conditions? Why does Africa remain poor when every country has natural resources, yet those resources are exploited by syndicates that arrive as “investors” and collude with corrupt politicians?

Why should Azania host large populations from , , , , , and others, while citizens have no say because politicians prioritize a narrow reading of “human rights” over national interest? Azania is a young democracy, true. Why has it become the de facto without demanding that neighboring states take responsibility for their own citizens?

Why would Zimbabwe replace a (Mugabe) with a (Mnagangwa) in this lifetime and leaders see nothing wrong, while allowing citizens to cross borders and commit crime with impunity? Why would a foreign drug dealer kill a host community’s livestock while law enforcement looks away? Azania must revisit its history and negotiate a system that works for its citizens.

Reading history as a barometer.

Let us look back through the epochs: before European arrival, the , , , Industrial Revolution, and now the .

Many agree the first three ships did not come to colonize, but the did. The community initially fled persecution under the system of the Justinian codes.

Fast-forward: Anglo-Boer War; 1910 Union of South Africa; 1912 ANC formation; 1913 Land Act; 1948 apartheid; 1955 Charterist system; 1959 PAC formation; 1960 Republic of South Africa; 1961 Rand replaces Pound; 1961 Sharpeville Massacre; 1976-1986 ungovernable apartheid; 1990-1994 negotiated settlement; 1996 Act 108 as supreme law; 1999 open borders formalize the Charterist system; 2000 influx of undocumented migrants; 2007 state capture; 2009 paralysis of institutions; 2019 “New Dawn” dream that's a nightmare to citizens; 2026 reconfiguration, reset, and collapse of the Charterist system.

The path forward.

Azania’s story can inspire other African countries to remove injustices of the past. United citizens and active participation are key to democratic development, especially to remove systems that act entitled to rule.

Africa cannot allow politicians to keep blaming colonialism or imperialism for governance failure when the electorate gave them the mandate. They remain dependent on the same imperial remnants and conglomerates that extract national interest and natural resources for themselves and politically connected families. This pattern has held since 1963 and must end if we are serious about achieving Agenda 2063 in our lifetime.

If Azania cleans itself of this mess, it will give other African nations a model to emulate.

Happy Africa Day, Africa. 👊🏾

04/05/2026

Threats of conflict and constitutional crisis overshadow Ethiopian election.

Ethiopia will hold its general election countrywide on 1 June; the electoral campaign period is already underway and is set to formally end on 27 May. However, the upcoming elections are threatened by ethnonationalist conflicts and an impending constitutional crisis. Collectively, these threats, combined with the elevated political environment over the elections, will test Ethiopia’s unity and stability in the coming months.

Under Ethiopia’s electoral system, members of the House of People’s Representatives (the lower legislative house) are elected in single-member constituencies via a first-past-the-post system. The 547-member chamber then elects a prime minister who goes on to form the government. In Ethiopia, the prime minister is the main political power, while the president holds a more constitutional and ceremonial role. The actual outcome of the election is not in question as the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) is expected to retain its commanding majority, and current prime minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, is expected to be returned to office. The PP currently holds 457 of the 547 parliamentary seats. Opposition parties are not expected to present a meaningful challenge to Abiy’s party despite the fact that they have formed new coalitions ahead of the election in order to launch a unified, better-resourced campaign.

The real threat to the election comes from Ethiopia’s existing security challenges. The country is currently experiencing numerous ethnonationalist conflicts of varying intensity. Nearly every region in the country is impacted by these conflicts in some way. The largest of these are in the Oromia and Amhara regions, while worsening political tensions in the Tigray region threaten to revive war in that province.

Presently, the worst conflict is being fought against Amhara nationalist militias, known locally as Fano. These militant groups have unified under the Amhara Fano National Movement ( ), which is successfully waging an insurgency in much of the Amhara region, the second largest in the country. Ethiopian officials have sought to restrict media access and reporting on this conflict, but information that has emerged indicates that the Fano fighters have been able to capture some territory and inflict casualties on the Ethiopian National Defense Force ( ) units deployed to combat them. These militia groups gained prominence during the 2020-2022 Tigray War when they fought on the side of the government. However, this conflict animated nationalistic sentiment and the desire among these forces for greater autonomy and even independence. Thus, once the ended, these newly armed militant groups began fighting government forces. leaders have expressed their opposition to the upcoming election; as such, authorities will struggle to hold elections in much of the Amhara region without risking voting stations being targeted by Fano militants.

Similarly, the Oromo Liberation Army ( ) militant group has also denounced the upcoming elections. The OLA is an Oromo nationalist militant group that seeks greater autonomy for the Oromia region (Ethiopia’s largest). Although the OLA does not present the same level of threat as AFNM, it still has the capacity to carry out attacks across Oromia and its neighbouring regions. Its opposition to the election presents a serious threat to any electoral activities in the Oromia region, especially outside of major urban areas.

The Amhara and Oromia insurgencies present the most significant security concern ahead of and on election day. These militants will view voting stations as legitimate targets and could seek to disrupt electoral preparations and voting. However, the most significant post-election threat is from the Tigray People's Liberation Front/TPLF/ (TPLF), the erstwhile ruling party in the Tigray region and former power within the PP’s predecessor, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front ( ). The power shifts in 2018 that brought Abiy to power sidelined the TPLF within the EPRDF and ultimately led to the outbreak of the Tigray War in 2020. This civil conflict resulted in as many as 378,000 deaths and displaced over 3 million people. The war ended with a negotiated settlement in 2022.

Tensions between the TPLF and the federal government are currently rising, in large part due to the fact that the TPLF has been excluded from the 1 June general election. National Election Board of Ethiopia ( ) revoked the TPLF’s formal status as a political party over a dispute regarding the party’s contested 2023 elective conference and the TPLF’s refusal to re-register as a new party after the 2022 peace accords. As such, the TPLF will not be appearing on the 1 June ballot. However, the party will not accept another political entity assuming control of the Tigray region.

Since the 2022 peace accords, Tigray has been overseen by an interim administration largely led by TPLF-aligned figures. However, the party has also considered itself the rightful rulers of the Tigray region; on 19 April, it formally rejected Abiy’s decision to extend the interim government’s mandate and indicated that it would reestablish the pre-war government. This is a direct challenge to Abiy’s authority and is further confirmation that the TPLF will not accept the 1 June election result. The party’s refusal to accept the election result and its likely forced return as the regional government will trigger a constitutional crisis. Abiy will be compelled to deploy the ENDF to enforce the election result, leading to a showdown with the TPLF and a potential resumption of the Tigray War.

A conflict in the Tigray region has the potential to rapidly escalate. It will exacerbate the conflict in neighbouring Amhara region as ENDF forces will need to be redeployed to Tigray region, alleviating pressure on the Fano fighters. In addition, the TPLF has been strengthening its ties with Eritrea (which also has a worsening relationship with Ethiopia) and the possibility of the northern neighbour being pulled into such a conflict cannot be discounted.

There are limited options available to Ethiopia to avoid a deterioration in its security environment over the election period. Additional security forces are expected to be deployed across the country to protect voting stations and suppress militant activity. Federal troops in the Tigray region will be bolstered to discourage the from taking any antagonistic action. However, the various actors, including Abiy himself, appear to be resigned to these tensions coming to a head. As such, some form of new security crisis is expected in the Tigray region in the coming months while the conflicts in the Amhara and Oromia regions deteriorate.

updates as The Beacon of Hope for Africa looks at Addis Ababa University 2026 Elections. Opinion piece Zolisa Memani

09/04/2026

🤔 Memories 📝

What lessons have we drawn from the past few years about and dynamics of global political leaders? The truth behind chapter places as the main instigator, why has , and not used to advance envisaged by our founding fathers?

Some food for thought 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

10/03/2026

South Africa faces a fuel cliff amid the Middle East crisis.

The ongoing war between the United States (US), Israel and Iran in the Middle East has continued into its second week, raising the economic threat this conflict poses to South Africa. Iran has responded to the 28 February US/Israel attack by targeting oil-producing states in the Persian Gulf that are allied with the US and host American forces. These include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, which have all been subject to attacks on their oil infrastructure. Iran’s response has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, suspending the majority of Gulf oil exports. The continued disruption to oil production and refining in the Gulf is set to deliver a sharp shock to South Africa’s economy and potentially threatens a fuel cliff, leading to severe fuel shortages in the economy.

South Africa is heavily dependent on fuel imports; the country imports approximately 90% of its crude oil and petroleum products. Fortunately, Nigeria is the country’s largest source of crude oil, contributing 47% of crude oil imports; Saudi Arabia is the second largest provider, accounting for 17% if imports. However, the majority of South Africa’s refined petroleum products are imported from Persian Gulf countries, which are experiencing conflict-related disruptions. Oman, the UAE, and Bahrain provide 34%, 12%, and 11% of South Africa’s diesel imports for a combined 57%; notably, diesel makes up around 66% of total fuel imports. The UAE and Saudi Arabia provide 46% of South Africa’s petrol imports (35% and 11% respectively), while around 93% of jet fuel imports come from Gulf countries, most notably the UAE (47%) and Saudi Arabia (24%).

The current conflict has disrupted shipments to South Africa as tankers are unable to safely leave the Strait of Hormuz, and oil wells and refineries have been shut down in several Gulf States after being targeted by missile and drone strikes. At present, Saudi Arabia is still able to export via its southern coast on the Red Sea, but this is potentially short-lived as the Iranian-affiliated Houthi Movement militant group in Yemen are still expected to enter the war. The Houthi Movement has the proven capacity to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea, especially the Bab-el-Mandeb strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (through which any exports to South Africa will travel).

South Africa is ill-prepared to weather a sustained disruption to its oil and petroleum supplies. The country’s Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF), which manages the state’s strategic oil reserves, only maintains around 21 days’ worth of oil. Furthermore, this is primarily crude oil that still needs to be refined. South Africa’s refining capabilities have nearly halved in recent years due to three of the country’s six refineries either closing or suspending operations. As such, South Africa is unable to refine sufficient quantities of petroleum products to meet its demand. This is particularly unfortunate as crude oil imports from Nigeria remain unaffected.

A sharp economic shock in the coming weeks is unavoidable. The price of Brent crude oil has spiked from around US$87.44 on 26 February to US$108.18 on 9 March. Prices have moderated on reports that major global economies are considering releasing their substantial strategic reserves onto the global market. However, this is a short-term solution, and the possibility of oil prices exceeding US$150 cannot be discounted. Even at the current price levels, South Africa is set to experience a surge in inflation related to the oil price that will last several weeks, if not months. This will undermine consumer spending and economic growth and could even stall the country’s economic recovery and lead to an economic recession or stagflation.

However, that is arguably the best-case scenario. In the worst-case scenario, the continued deterioration of the situation in the Persian Gulf could lead to a fuel supply cliff. The lack of sufficient refining capacity, combined with the suspended imports from the Gulf and South Africa’s limited strategic reserves, could result in fuel shortages in the economy. Such shortages will be exacerbated by panic buying as consumers seek to store up reserves in preparation for expected shortfalls.

Diesel shortages are particularly possible given South Africa’s dependence on diesel from Oman, the UAE, and Bahrain. This is a critical economic threat given that the country’s economy runs on diesel. In addition to the reliance on diesel by major industries such as mining and manufacturing, South Africa’s logistics sector is primarily dependent on road freight. Furthermore, the state-owned power utility Eskom is still procuring electricity from two diesel-powered open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT). Consequently, any diesel shortages will increase the threat of the reintroduction of loadshedding.

Such a catastrophic economic situation will likely be avoided due to the planned intervention by major economies in the short term. This should allow time for the realignment of global supply chains; South Africa will likely seek to increase its diesel and petroleum imports from India and scale up domestic synthetic fuel production. However, this will still result in a steep and prolonged increase in fuel costs in the country, which will present an existential threat to numerous economic sectors, including the mining, aviation, and logistics industries. The current threat of a catastrophic fuel supply shortfall has further underscored the governance failures that allowed the country’s domestic refinery capabilities to decline. The failure to address this will leave South Africa vulnerable to future such shocks, especially given the rising geopolitical instability.

If we had visionary legislator that thinks of millions of ordinary people that continue to go to bed without any food on their tables, they would negotiate that shipping companies to donate food to NGOs. These legislators would be on the ground and taking advantage of this for their advantage in delivery of those containers to the people they serve instead of reacting to uncontrollable situations such as these, but unfortunately they're clueless and have no intention of serving people but their own big bellies. Many of these containers will have to waist food instead of employing strategies and tactics aimed at serving the people they serve, but "you know who" only do what only benefit their interest instead of people they serve that are starving from a corrupted Chatarist system. They're only focusing on their mandatory visionary objectives of BEE beneficiaries as it was the case when they betrayed the 1949 ANC Program of Action and replaced it with a Chatarist system that is becoming exposed today at the Madlanga Commission and was exposed in the Zondo Commission.

Let me drink my coffee ☕

08/02/2026

Big thanks to Papiki Mbele

for all your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

11/11/2025

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"I very much regret that some members take and occasionally damaging decisions when exercising their , but that is not my responsibility. In future, the electorate will have to use their discretion in admitting that, the ANC has dismally failed the and only served a few individuals who keeps on milking state . These include elected to serve the nation, /officials that are also beneficiaries of a introduced . The responsibilities for success or failure are far too grave and far-reaching to permit quixotic gestures for their own sake, my observation since watching the . Stop dancing with their dysfunction, reflect back on what former cautioned us to do to the ANC if it does what the did to us." 🤔

~ Zolisa Memani 🕵🏾

I drink my coffee ☕️