Opinion: Chieftaincy is not African culture but inherited rule with impunity By Prince Mashele

 
The execution of the last French monarch Louis XVI, in 1793. The writer says rule by birthright is an outdated form of government which has over the years held humankind back. /UIG/Getty Images 


Is it not better to be ruled by an idiot you have elected than by one you had no hand in installing?
Such is the question raised by the disconcerting state of the institution of traditional leadership in South Africa today. Kings and chiefs in our country are generally treated with a sensitivity not dissimilar to that accorded to religion. Yet none of these men has ever been coronated by a deity.
This undue elevation of mere mortals to a kind of spiritual position is in fact a product of history, a deliberately constructed history of dominance by the strong over the weak.
Karl Marx was right to paint a picture of modern man as a victim of a history that weighs heavily like a nightmare upon him.

Music: VELLIE P WELCOMES YOU TO HIS WORLD WITH HIS DEBUT SINGLE, “ALL I DO”

Hakeem Opeyemi, who professionally goes by the stage name “Vellie P” releases his debut single under 1806Lyfestyle titled, “All I Do.”

                                                               

Nigerian born, South Africa based hip hop artist and songwriter, Vellie P (real name Hakeem Opeyemi), has been hustling his way into music for quite some time now as he started recording his own music at the tender age of 15. Through that, he has released a collaborative mixtape which he put together while with his boyhood label, RapCity Nation in 2015.

Now signed to South African record label, 1806Lyfestyle, Vellie P’s music is slowly gaining momentum in the South African market which takes us to the release of his first official single, “All I Do.” More pics after cut....

The Life and Career of Meklit Hadero

Photos: Madam Ajayi Elizabeth, Mama Yoruba Surprise Birthday Celebration At Fountain of Fire Ministry Johannesburg.

 On the 22nd April 2018, The Fountain of Fire Ministry, Johannesburg, South Africa held a surprise birthday celebration for one of its own, Madam Ajayi Elizabeth, popularly known as Iya Yoruba of South Africa. We at FOB are wishing Iya Yoruba many more years of fruitfulness. More pics after cut...