'The anti-black government has banned our movement as part of the campaign to destroy the pro-black revolutionary moment,' BLF leader Andile Mngxitama wrote.
Black First Land First on Friday staged a sit-in at the Zondo Commission demanding the immediate suspension of the secretary of the commission, Dr Khotso de Wee. In the photo, BLF leader Andile Mngxitama raises his fist and is seated on the 3rd floor of Hillside House, where the Zondo Commission is sitting, 18 January 2019. Picture: Supplied by BLF
This comes on the back of numerous losses in its bid to remain a legitimate political party in South Africa.In July, the Electoral Commission of SA announced that it would deregister the party. This after the Freedom Front Plus had lodged a case against the BLF after finding out its constitution only allowed black people to join.
“The anti-black government has banned our movement as part of the campaign to destroy the pro-black revolutionary moment,” wrote the organisation’s leader, Andile Mngxitama, in the president section of its discussion documents. “This option is historically triggered when the democratic space for participation is shut down,” explained the movement.“Taking up arms shall mean that the BLF is dissolved as an above-ground political organisation, goes underground and forms a people’s army,” continued the document.
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