BLF condemns Ramaphosa police for violence against Artists

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Black First Land First

BLF condemns in the strongest possible terms the police brutality against peaceful protestors in KZN. Artists have been starved by Ramaphosa as he has awarded all the covid19 relief funds to his White Monopoly Capital friends. What must the artists eat?

Community leaders in black communities across SA have highlighted the increasing heavy-handed approach adopted by police under the Ramaphosa administration towards black protesters. BLF notes that while Ramaphosa has allowed white farmers to close national roads without shooting them with rubber bullets, protesting black artists are attacked by the police just like the Marikana workers.

BLF stands with the artists. We ask where is the R500 billion?

Issued by Black First Land First
National Coordinating Committee (BLF NCC)
2 September 2020

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Zanele Lwana (BLF Deputy President)
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BLF starts CLOSE THE GRAVES campaign with petition

Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 by Black First Land First

Black First Land First (BLF) will be engaged in numerous activities to highlight the failure of government to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic effectively. The consequence of this failure is that South Africa (SA) is now amongst the top 10 countries in the world with the worst record of infections. The government is digging graves instead of stopping mass death. The plan to dig mass graves is an indication of the government‘s attitude to the pandemic.

BLF is engaged in a campaign to #CloseTheGraves and has kickstarted the process with a petition to government. We demand that government stops digging mass graves and saves lives instead. The petition aims to gather 10 000 signatures after which it will be delivered to the president. Furthermore BLF together with other stakeholders will perform a prayer service and undertake a cleansing ceremony at a cemetery on Mandela Day. Details to be provided on a virtual press conference coming this Thursday.

The people are starving and neglected. We say CLOSE THE GRAVES NOW, NO to death and YES to life!

CLOSE THE PLANNED 1 MILLION GRAVES NOW! SAVE LIVES!!!.Sign the petition: http://chng.it/HvjWqpG8

#CloseTheGraves

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

12 July 2020

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Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225

Government is lying about 1 million Covid-19 graves

Posted on July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 by Black First Land First

BLF President Andile Mngxitama inspecting a cemetery in Gauteng

Black First Land First (BLF) can confirm that the government is lying about the over 1 million Covid-19 mass graves.

On Wednesday the Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku told the nation, “[w]e are preparing over 1.5 million grave sites, it is an uncomfortable discussion as a medical practitioner.”

He also emphasized that the Covid-19 pandemic is a “reality we need to deal with, and we need to be prepared”. There is no ambiguity as to the fact that the MEC was referring to the mass graves being prepared for Covid-19 victims.

As a consequence of the backlash from society the Gauteng Government (GP) tried to spin this mass graves mess with a statement that seeks to cause confusion. They now say that “[t]he province does not have over a million already open dug graves, the over a million graves refers to the collective capacity municipalities can take.” The truth is that the GP government is digging Covid-19 graves all over the province‘s cemeteries. BLF can confirm that cemeteries in GP have been instructed to dig extra mass graves for Covid-19 victims. The government is lying.

We reiterate our call for the graves to be closed and all focus to be in saving lives. The mass death policy of the government is killing too many. Seven children, under the age of 10 years, have died in Gauteng in one week.

BLF will continue to investigate these mass graves as part of its #closegraves campaign. A letter will be written to the GP MEC of Health and the Minister of Health to ask them to close the graves and focus on saving lives

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

11 July 2020

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Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225

BLF calls on government to close graves!

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Black First Land First

Image credit: Thapelo Morebudi/Sunday Times

The South African government has shown its utter disregard for life with its 1.5 million graves program in response to the Covid-19 crisis. There is no excuse or explanation that can wash away this fact.

Instead of building hospitals; paying and protecting our frontline health workers; and shutting down schools and building and repairing others, government has exposed our children and educators to death. Instead of giving the poor the promised relief of R350, the government is digging graves.

The government has insulted us as citizens and undermined our ancestors. We call on the government to close those graves without any further delay. We demand that government apologizes to the nation and does the right thing for a change by saving the people.

We say close the graves! No we won’t allow the government to kill us.

Now its time for action

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

10 July 2020

Contact Details

Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225