Bhekisisa Mncube
Bhekisisa Mncube is an author and columnist for The Witness and a guest columnist for News24. Additionally, he is a content creator and occasionally serves as a political commentator on ENCA and 702.
He is a recipient of the prestigious Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung scholarship.
Mncube is a finalist in the 2024 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards. He was the regional winner of the 2020 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards. His latest work, The Ramaphosa chronicles, provides a compelling narrative on South Africa’s political dynamics and is now available for purchase at https://www.madeindurban.co.za/.
He is married with two adult children.
Zuma: Messiah or populist?
2024-06-19"Put differently, Zuma revived Buthelezi’s pre-1994 messaging in 2023 with a blend of false pro-black advocacy, myopic rule-by-chiefs nonsense, and promises to wannabe politicians and tenderpreneurs of a return to rent-seeking practices reminiscent of the Gupta era."
Journey from apartheid to freedom
2024-05-01"Despite our country facing challenges such as crime, corruption and energy insecurity, our democracy is worth defending through our vote."
The contested legacy of Mangosuthu Buthelezi
2023-09-11"Truth be told, I was introduced to political propaganda and speech writing through Buthelezi’s speeches. He was indeed a gifted writer, crafting statements that could move masses. My father, an Inkatha member, often brought home Buthelezi’s speeches in Zulu and English."
His Majesty King Zwelithini is dead. Long live the King!
2021-03-17"Wena wendlovu! Bayede! The sun has set at midday in the Republic of South Africa as the nation mourns one of its finest monarchs, His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini Ka BhekuZulu."