Mayihlome News

Mayihlome News
"Walking the talk"
Mayihlome News Logo
Type Political journal
Format Online
Publisher Musuku Africa (pty)ltd
Editor-in-chief Mmbara Hulisani Kevin
Deputy editor Mmbara Dzumbuluwani
Launched 2009
Political alignment Pan-Africanism
Language English
Website www.mayihlomenews.co.za
Free online archives yes
Country South Africa
City Johannesburg

Mayihlome News is an online political journal published from South Africa. Mayihlome News was launched in 2009, on a free WordPress platform with Mmbara Hulisani Kevin as Editor in Chief. On 16 February 2015, Mayihlome News moved from the free WordPress platform to a self-hosted platform and registered a unique domain.[1] Mayihlome News also rebranded introducing the Man in the Green Blanket in its branding in honour of the leader of the Marikana Miners who where massacred by South African Police Service on 16 August 2012. A news section on Mayihlome News which was aimed at encouraging community journalism was discontinued due to lack of consistent content. Articles published on Mayihlome News are submitted by "students, workers, struggle veterans, revolutionary academics, historians, cultural activists, social activists and other constituencies involved in the struggle for the emancipation of mankind from the yoke of capitalism in all its forms".[2]

History

The Launch

Mayihlome News was launched at the Inaugural Mayihlome Lecture at Hotel 224 in Pretoria, South Africa, on the 30th May 2009. The lecture was organized by the Pan Africanist Youth Congress, a youth wing of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, at the time lead by the current editor of Mayihlome News, Mmbara Hulisani Kevin. The Keynote address for the lecture was delivered by the former Pan Africanist Congress of Azania leader Philip Kgosana, popularly known for leading a 30 000 men march in Cape Town at the age of 23 on 30 March 1960.[3] The main lecture was delivered by the former Pan Africanist Youth Congress President, Matome Mashao.[4]

Mayihlome News was launched on the popular WordPress platform and used the blogging capabilities of the platform to publish feature articles whereas news articles and current affairs articles where published in pages format.

May 2009 to February 2015

Following the launch Mayihlome News published its first feature article titled "The Epic Story of June 16 Uprising" on the 12th June 2009. The article sought to provide facts regarding the 16 June 1976 students protests and the fact that Pan Africanist Congress of Azania leaders lead by Zephaniah Mothopeng were prosecuted for these uprising in secret trials known as the "Bethel Trial".[5]

On 13 February 2010 Mayihlome News was invited and participated in the "I Publish What I Like" seminar in Johannesburg hosted by Khanya College and Ebukhosini Solutions in celebration of Africa Month 2010.[6] Mayihlome News Editor Mmbara Hulisani Kevin was part of the panel discussions alongside other black South African publishers like Andile Mngxitama of Frank Talk and Rose Francis of African Perspectives Publishing.[7]

On 8 April 2010 Mayihlome published what would be its last News Article under its News section titled "CHICKENS ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST" which was issued by the Pan Africanist Youth Congress President Linda Kwame Ndebele.[8] The article followed the murder of AWB leader Eugene Terrenblanche who was 'hacked to death at home at home by workers'.[9] The articled called for "rural farm workers to stand up and defend themselves against racists and oppressors like Terreblanche."[10]

On the 13th October 2010 one of Mayihlome News contributors and struggle veteran, Khoisan X formerly Benny Alexander, passed away following a stroke.[11][12]

Initially Mayihlome News also featured an Events section and on the 16th October 2010 the last event which was the 2nd Mayihlome Lecture was published and the section was discontinued.[13]

Mayihlome News published a modest number of feature articles and news articles between June 2009 and February 2015. A report from 2012 indicated that in the year 2012 only 24 feature articles,a modest 40 000 views from around 160 countries. The number 24 on feature articles excluded news articles and current affairs articles.[14]

In 2013 Mayihlome News grew modestly with 36 feature articles, 72 000 views and visits from 171 countries.[15]

In 2014 Mayihlome News published 36 feature articles and attracted 82 000 views with visits from 175 countires.[16]

February 2015 to Present

On 16 February 2015 Mayihlome News moved to a self-hosted WordPress platform and started using the domain www.mayihlomenews.co.za. In this move sections of Mayihlome News were phased out including Events and News.[17]

At the height of the #FeesMustFall movement lead by Students from a number of Universities in South Africa, Mayihlome News published a number feature articles offering a pan-africanist perspective on the student fees and decolonization issue.[18] On the evening of 21 October 2015 Mayihlome News team joined the students at Wits University as per pictures posted on Mayihlome News Facebook Page.[19]

Political Alignment

Mayihlome News is "committed to democratic principles of self determination, equality, justice, common ownership of the means of economic production, equitable sharing of wealth creation and consumption and an end to exploitation of man by man for the benefit of the few at the expense of the sweat, toil and blood of the working class masses. Ours is a cause for the creation of a socialist society".[20] Mayihlome News is also notably Pan-African in content and also due to the fact that it was launch out of the Pan Africanist Youth Congress and Pan Africanist Congress of Azania programmes.

Top Articles

Year Article Author
2012 "The ANC of today is only 57 years not 100 years"[21] Dr. Motsoko Pheko
2013 "The Mandela Deception"[22] Yamkela Fortune Spengane
2014 "EUROPE IS BLACKMAILING AFRICA TO GO HOMOSEXUAL!"[23] Dr. Motsoko Pheko
2015 "The Mandela Deception"[24] Yamkela Fortune Spengane

Mayihlome Lectures

1st Mayihlome Lecture

Mayihlome News was launched at the 1st Mayihome Lecture on the 30th May 2009 at Hotel 224, Pretoria. The Keynote address was given by the former Pan Africanist COngress of Azania leader and struggle veteran, Philip Kgosana. The main lecture was delivered by the former Pan African youth Congress President Matome Mashao.[25]

2nd Mayihlome Lecture

The second Mayihlome Lecture was held at Central University of Technology,(Welkom Campus), Free State on the 30th October 2010 under the theme "The Struggle for Economic Liberation in Neocolonial Times”. The keynote address was delivered by renowned "Policy analyst, social entrepreneur, senior executive,thought leader and social activist",[26] Liepollo Lebohang Pheko.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Matibe, Taban. "New home of Mayihlome News", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 16 February 2015. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Mayihlome News "Welcome", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 28 May 2009, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  3. ↑ South African History Online. "Philip Ata Kgosana", South African History Online, South Africa, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Mayihlome News. "1ST MAYIHLOME ANNUAL LECTURE HELD AND DELIVERED ON THE 30TH MAY 2009 AT HOTEL 224, CITY OF TSHWANE, ARCADIA", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 01 June 2009. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Mayihlome News. "The Epic Story of June 16 Uprising", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 12 June 2012. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Books Live. "Invitation to We Write What We Like, a Publishing Seminar and Workshop in Johannesburg", South Africa, retrieved 23 January 2016
  7. ↑ Jozi Book Fair. "I Publish What I Like", South Africa, retrieved 16 January 2016]
  8. ↑ Mayihlome News. "CHICKENS ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST", Mayihlome News, South Africa, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Daily Mail . "South African white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche 'hacked to death at home at home by workers'", Daily Mail, United Kingdom, 04 April 2010, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Mayihlome News. "CHICKENS ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST", Mayihlome News, South Africa, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  11. ↑ Mayihlome News. "Khoisan X dies of stroke", Daily Maverick, South Africa, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  12. ↑ Mayihlome News. "About Us - Contributors", Mayihlome News, South Africa, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  13. ↑ Mayihlome News. "2ND MAYIHLOME ANNUAL LECTURE", Mayihlome News, South Africa, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  14. ↑ Mayihlome News. "2012 In Blogging", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 2012. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  15. ↑ Mayihlome News. "2013 In Blogging", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 2013. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Mayihlome News. "2014 In Blogging", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 2014. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  17. ↑ Mayihlome News. "New home for Mayihlome News", Mayihlome News, South Africa,16 February 2015. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  18. ↑ Yamkela Fortune Spengane. "THE FEES AND DECOLONISATION ISSUES AT WITS, UCT & OTHER VARSITIES", Mayihlome News, South Africa,18 October 2015. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  19. ↑ Mayihlome News. "Mayihlome News", Mayihlome News Facebook Page, South Africa,21 October 2015. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  20. ↑ Mayihlome News. "Mayihlome News", About Us, South Africa, Retrieved on 21 December 2015.
  21. ↑ Mayihlome News. "2012 In Blogging", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 2012. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  22. ↑ Mayihlome News. "2013 In Blogging", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 2013. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  23. ↑ Mayihlome News. "2014 In Blogging", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 2014. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  24. ↑ Twitter - Mayihlome News. "#2015Top10 #1", Twitter, 2015. Retrieved 05 January 2016
  25. ↑ Mayihlome News. "1ST MAYIHLOME ANNUAL LECTURE HELD AND DELIVERED ON THE 30TH MAY 2009 AT HOTEL 224, CITY OF TSHWANE, ARCADIA", Mayihlome News, South Africa, 01 June 2009. Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
  26. ↑ Who's Who. "LIEPOLLO L PHEKO", Who 's Who, South Africa, Retrieved on 20 December 2015.
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