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Blood Money: How Zuma’s Daughter Enabled Putin’s African Body Count

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

They promised training but delivered trenches. Jacob Zuma’s family lurches from personal scandals to the recruitment of Africans as cannon fodder in Ukraine. iPINIONS decries how his daughter weaponized historical comradeship into blood tribute, and how African governments across the continent remain complicit. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/blood-money-how-zumas-daughter-enabled Read more.

From Muslim Ban to ‘Third World’ Ban: Trump Expands Racist Immigration Policies

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump is banning Black and Brown migrants while granting a VIP asylum lane for white South Africans. He calls it security. iPINIONS calls it apartheid… Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/from-muslim-ban-to-third-world-ban Read more.

On South Africa, Nigeria, and Venezuela, Trump Makes George W. Bush Look Like George F. Kennan

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump’s foreign policy has become a grotesque mix of Musk’s ego, Fox’s fiction, and white grievance. iPINIONS chronicles who, from South Africa to Venezuela, it’s ignorance on parade and power without principle. What could go wrong… Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/on-foreign-policy-trump-makes-george Read more.

South Africa: 30 Years of Freedom but Little Progress

Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Thirty years of Black rule has seen South Africa degenerate from the beacon of Africa into just another basket case on the Dark Continent. And I have decried and chronicled each distressing milestone of its patented descent into the heart of darkness. Chronicling South’s squandered freedom I joined the anti-Apartheid movement in the early 1980s. In the grand scheme… Read more.

South Africa Accuses Israel of Genocide at ICJ

Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The accusation of genocide is credible Israel appears guilty as accused. The US is Israel’s most committed defender in the international community. Yet, even President Biden has warned Israel that it is losing international support because of its indiscriminate bombing of Gaza.  But nothing betrays Israel’s genocidal intent quite like Israeli government ministers threatening to drop a nuclear bomb on Gaza. Furthermore, discussions about resettling displaced… Read more.

Israel Invaded Jenin on a Wag-the-Dog Mission for Netanyahu

Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 11:07 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Israel is withdrawing from the occupied city of Jenin in the West Bank today. On Monday, Israel launched the biggest military operation in the Palestinian Territories in 20 years.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims the mission was to cull terrorists from safe havens in the Jenin refugee camp. And he’s hailing it as “mission accomplished.” Israel invaded Jenin… Read more.

South Africa Is Sending Arms to Russia – Because China Ordered It To

Friday, May 12, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

South Africa is sending arms to Russia because the world is at war. For now, Ukraine is the battlefield. And for now, Russians and Ukrainians are the combatants. But countries are taking sides. They are siding with Ukraine and the forces of democracy, or with Russia and the forces of autocracy. Some countries are hedging… Read more.

Ukraine Is Pitting Democracies Against Autocracies. So Why Is South Africa Conducting War Games with Russia and China?

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 7:22 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Why Is South Africa Conducting War Games with Russia and China? South Africa is conducting military exercises with Russia and China because of economic dependency and historical ties, despite claiming neutrality in the Ukraine conflict. The country owes significant debt to China for infrastructure projects and maintains Cold War-era relationships with Russia, making it politically… Read more.

Nelson Mandela International Day Finds South Africa Lost

Monday, July 18, 2022 at 9:33 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Nelson Mandela International Day is all about mobilizing people, governments, NGOs, and corporations to take steps every day to make this world a better place. The United Nations sent out a clarion call today for everyone to redouble efforts to meet the Mandela Day organization’s 2030 goals. Mandela Day goals Goal 1 – Provision of… Read more.

Few Africans Blame Putin for His War. Now We Know Why…

Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 6:58 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Like me, you have probably wondered why so few Africans blame Vladimir Putin for what so many know is his own war in Ukraine. But now we know… Of course, this is the same president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, who is aping other world leaders by playing mediator between Russia and Ukraine just for… Read more.