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Zuluboy Arthur Molefe, the fearless African Warrior

Zuluboy Arthur Molefe, the fearless African Warrior

Jun 25, 2019

January 5 1944 – May 31 2019

Zuluboy was the fearless African warrior who made me feel proud to be an African journalist and revel at being in his company.
It’s Monday morning in Toronto and Zuluboy “ZB” Arthur Molefe’s funeral was three days ago. There’s been no mention of my painstakingly prepared eulogy/tribute to my fellow journalist anywhere or by anyone. I don’t even care to know why it was excluded but I figure it’s OK to post it on Facebook essentially for his nephew,

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Youth take to the streets but stay away from the polls

Youth take to the streets but stay away from the polls

May 28, 2019

Political system excludes young people

But millions of young South Africans, who are eligible to vote, refused to register for their hard-won right. According to a GroundUp report, the number of 18 and 19-year-olds who registered to vote was down by almost half from the 2014 general election. Five years ago, 646 313 voters in this age category registered to vote. This year the number had dropped to 341 236 people. Why is this? Can it simply be put down to apathy?

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