Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi speaking to us about Black Consciousness in the modern era

Today marks the 40th anniversary since the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Bantu Biko. He was at the forefront of mobilising black opposition to white minority rule and sought to create a new black person who stood proud, and confident in his or her integrity equal to anybody else with no fear of the oppressor. We were joined by Dr. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, to talk more about Black Consciousness and if the narrative still stands in the modern era

[@ndumisozungu4497]

This guy is a rare breed

[@iambongani]

Dr Ndlozi must write a book.

[@ashiraimtirikwimawere5764]

Richard Bongani Phala a doctor with books?

[@gersonemanuels1776]

I'd agree. Check Dr Tibane for instance. Their mindset should be recorded in print

[@lxmedia2809]

Ndlozi you are a rare breed with superior logic. Just stay humble. Don't be proud. You are a president in making.

[@bhekimchunu9349]

I respect and admire Ndlozi's clarity of mind and the absence of anger and victimhood in his reasoning and articulation. You represent me well, Sir. I truly respect not only your erudition but your humility, confidence and being comfortable in your skin. Peace.

[@moloveni55]

Not to mention his pleasing personal style!

[@Malaika4Africa]

well spoken...I share your thoughts exactly

[@proudafricanamerican7586]

Totally agree with you my brother. Arms only with the sense of black pride. Powerful words. ✊🏿 much respect from the United States .

[@marcelpatrick3840]

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[@allanjeremias6060]

@Marcel Patrick Instablaster ;)

[@craigmandaza3650]

It’s the calmness that does it for me ,he doesn’t overpower or dominate the conversation,he just eloquently puts his point across calmly

[@inter-generationalthatober4578]

I hear Ndlozi so so well! My identity is a combination of my history, culture, language, politics and control over my destiny and is thus NOT dependant on 'otherised' contrived-creation. I am African and Black because, as Biko said, The Creator made me a child of the soil. I am not Black because YOU are white, I'm not NON-white, NON-European, non-ANYTHING, I am Black because I AM BLACK and AFRICAN. This is why as BCM people our stand was NOT ANTI-apartheid or ANTI-Anyone, but PRO-Afrika and Our Nation as both Prof Sobukwe and Biko said, hence 'integration' and 'assimilation' into the edges of whiteness as 'the exempted/amazemtiti' was NOT our Mantra. If you're assimilated you definitely are dead as AN AFRICAN coz you're a sad 'duplicate' of whoever you think is The Standard or The Norm. Rolling in that ANTI-apartheid yearning may very well explain why our 'Black' governments LIVE the luxurious lives that were reserved for Whites, and being totally unaccountable to African people whose votes they negate the same way Apartheid governance denied Africans citizenship and Voting. Black people's Votes do not seem to mean anything or responsibility to Black governments other than Statistics which justify their being in Parliament. So who are We? Re bo mang hantle-ntle / singobani kakuhle-'kakhle'? The 'hair protests' illustrated exactly that independent reality of NOT being a subhuman that is amenable to being forced to model the hair and identity as per european school principals' nostalgia for the history that made them the determinants of Who is What and the measurement-scale or indicator which accorded THEM the position of THE STANDARD or THE NORM by which all others will be measured for 'imitation-success' thereof! As a member of the clan of Bafokeng, I am NOT Mofokeng because I am NOT a Motaung... I AM because I AM!! The 'Hair Protests' were so painful and yet a critical Cosciousness Sign-Post on The March To Freedom, because as some of the alumni from those schools reminded us, they went thru the intense identity-oppression and thus they came to join the march coz it reminded them of THEIR pain. As Ndlozi points out these colonial trappings have been pointed out by #RMF, #FMF change drivers including Identity conscious educators like Prof #Xolela Mangcu who continue, in 2017, to fight bo Mr Price for Afrocentred Curricula and systems. These institutions and systems are in an African country, in much the same way German, Swiss, British, China, Asia education systems reflect THEIR IDENTITY AND REPRESENTATION. Monghadi Dr Ndlozi let's keep these conversations as conversational as the 'Hair Protestors' did... It's not over until it's over! We thank the ancestors for The Freedom Road Sign-Holders like you!!

[@matthewnaidoo3383]

Comrade, I salute you !

[@SunkerLawFirm]

Thank you. I was radicalized by the BCM and joined AZAPO when it was not popular to do so. My Comrades were the likes of Strini Saths, Asha Moodley , Peter Jones. We were driven by pride in our philosophy as defined by Biko. Everything I did after my work as an activist can be attributed to the discipline and pride we learned as members. Today I still conduct myself daily with fearless discipline. The ANC missed this part of their political education …hence the corruption, greed, lack of knowledge about Socialism and how it works.

[@khutsomawela8440]

DR NDLOZI IS SMART YHOOOOO.I CANT RECALLL LISTENING TO HIM WITHOUT LEARNING ANYTHING

[@connygarus-oas4569]

I was a student myself when the system killed him. His talks always fascinated me. He really was a brave son of the African sole.....from.windhoek, Namibia. May his soul rest in eternal power... hambakale.....

[@maokawilly5404]

we thank Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi for changes that he made in South Africa for bringing the dignity of blacks together with their consciousness. We salute you Dr. keep inspiring the youth of South Africa.

[@samueltabuni107]

Proud of you Dr Ndlozi. God bless you. Greetings from Papua- Indonesia.

[@thokozanilaurance2895]

This guy is gonna be a very powerful leader.

[@solomonntsanwisi7784]

Superior logic all the way, Viva Dr Ndlovu and EFF viva!!! ✊✊✊

[@rebotilemokwena262]

I take pride in black consciousness. Thank you!! Listening to you is just eye opening

[@samueltabuni107]

Proud of you Dr Ndlozi. God bless you. Greetings from Papua- Indonesia. 2019

[@sihlezwane1]

wow I wish I could be so articulate like this young man, but only few could poses certain skills and attributes, we ought to give respect and support these great minds. you are the most inspiring man of our generation Dr Ndlozi

[@sanelisetafa3498]

Siphe, you also sound him.

[@amogelangtshegogill1655]

Dr Ndlozi, proud of you!

[@connygarus-oas4569]

Dr Ndlozi, you are our African President.... intelligent, well- spoken, well-written, extremely smart. God bless you son. I love Steve so much for his braveness, very intelligent too and smart, well-spoken. The system, the system took him out very brutally, but as Dr Ndlozi rightfully said, his spirit lives on....

[@AndileLamula-zc2ii]

I wish this guy was my history teacher

[@alpheuschuene3394]

Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, great mind!

[@bobbye.wright4424]

Very intelligent and eloquent young brotha an excellent example of what brotha biko stood for

[@aa2manhique276]

This Guy is an expert he is must be the EFF Leader! Is very educated.

[@domcamilo7352]

He is one of us, speak always for all Africans. Obrigado Dr Ndlozi

[@Jean-yt1lu]

Viva Dr Ndlozi, viva. A luta continua.

[@edisonnyasulu9568]

This guy is like pro Lumumba man of wisdom

[@mphelamonene9775]

I must put it on the record that being able to articulate makes the life of us the africans less problematic. it once again reflect the greatest potential in us. #I write what I like (Dr Ndlozi is my role model)

[@mojakidintle1710]

How can we tell ourself that we free whereas we are not even free to speak our own mind," free the mind free the lands' the land is still in hands of minority the rich becomes more richer & the poor became more poorer and the poor are still marginalized [Proudly black, beautiful woman]

[@mojakidintle1710]

Be proud of who you are, let's fight poverty, GBV and stand against who treat us because of colour of our skin

[@mphelamonene9775]

mojaki dintle, Look I fully agree with you. Guys like fano, dr ndlozi are there representing us in order for us to never feel that what we have to say is less important. what we can do is to eradicate injustice wherever it shows its head

[@julatehmulbah]

wow, Steve, I heard of him through a movie and I was really touched by his story and I appreciate that his legacy lives on.

[@lindamkhungo6383]

These things must be talked about more often so that Black consciousness would spread to all spheres

[@CHEAFRO]

Torch bearer of our black consciousness movement.

[@hebertmakua3704]

Black consciousness. ❤️❤️❤️✔️✔️

[@latehfombin814]

So, I have this immense crush on Dr Ndlozi! lol I call it a revolutionary crush lol Thank you for leading us out through the struggle!

[@krball56]

Sjem..he is gay mos..

[@Mo91100]

This guy is very presidential.

[@jacquesntabagara3682]

H.I.M Rasta Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi,the young Gave of our time. May Jah guide you

[@zwelihlezungu5867]

He really earned his PhD it's quite obvious now

[@Bhudiza1]

What do you its obvious NOW? What did you think, you think WITS just hands out degrees just nje for the sake of it?

[@johannesmatthews6778]

One of my favorite speakers of the EFF.FORWARD EFF.FROM CAPE TOWN(COLOURED TO BRUIN MENS)

[@SakkieUmalambule]

If ever vote EFF the reason for that would be Ndlozi ... Him getting a PHD really kinda gave us a bit of a twisted look towards the EFF

[@lindaLinda-xg6lo]

True son of Africa

[@unstoppablestudiossafilmst5394]

Future leadership #Ndlozi

[@percymabasa1161]

We failed to drive out canninates in our land. We now serving as slaves in our mother land.

[@kusasaeducation3380]

Proud of this guy's clarity of mind. Surely Steve Biko lives in the minds of these firebrands

[@cuthymaswera51]

Black power

[@shadotearzshadotearz5594]

Thanks EFF .. leadership.. Viva Pres Malema

[@gilberthmpahleni7804]

Viva Dr. Ndlozi Viva! Aluta Continua'Victoria e'Certa! Amandla!!!

[@gilberthmpahleni7804]

Viva Ndlozi Viva! Aluta Continua'Victoria e Certain!

[@malebesesemelane2822]

AM INSPIRED TO TAKE MY YOUNG BOY TO SCHOOL. THANK YOU SUNRISE& DR NDLOZI

[@earthgoddess4779]

Sis they won't teach him about Dr.Ndlozi or Steve Biko. Definitely about French revolution and European philanthropy. As Africans,I've found we not taught to love ourselves or our leaders. Definitely to love and glorify others such as Westerners and Europeans.

[@abdouliejallow5487]

Salute Sir my love and honour you deserve

[@tumisomakhubela4092]

black consciousness...... this is good nd I love that they called ndlozi to talk on it...

[@stephenpheratsetse2703]

EFF has the best African Excellence who are NON equal to their peers in the field of politics in SA and in Africa, we pride and have the best intellectually inclined scholars of our time and critical thinkers and logical analysts to date.

[@livefluid4302]

This is one very alert comrade. Yeah, alert is the word to describe it.

[@kagisomathe2500]

The good Doctor Ndlozi

[@leahclairenjoki3566]

watched this in 2021. i think that what happened to many african countries after independence was a mere exchange of skins and not of mentality. thus people continue experiencing many problems that were present during colonial times. it is time for people to change their mentality as well

[@ndimlo2906]

Just for this guy, i would so easily vote for EFF...#justSaying

[@simbongileblaai8930]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@annabecker7217]

Ndim Lo What you didn't understand is that other than Steve Biko the EFF puts race against race. As the video just mentioned Steve fought for liberation and equality for all races. The EFF however is reckless and promotes the killing of white landowners! please do not vote for such a brutal and radical party

[@kennethvolwana7799]

@@annabecker7217 you are mislead and don't understand Blackness. Shut up and learn, Novice.

[@shadotearzshadotearz5594]

Please you are welcome join us Sir ☺️

[@rasekgantshomatsabu2573]

Evaton has given birth to this future SA President. We are proud of you homeboy.

[@abdoukabirrdaffeh4339]

Dr Ndlozi great

[@ronaldkelebeng5183]

black is beautiful

[@CheyennefromTaos]

The film CRY FREEDOM is what got me from my home in US to S Africa for a year. 2006. MOST PROFOUND EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. Denzel Washington played Steve Bikko BEAUTIFUL. (Preview in KZbin) THANK YOU ❤️

[@sammykofiamofa9782]

We need intelligent people like that guy Ndlozi.God bless you my brother.

[@dumisanemahlangu8392]

great interview "aluta continua"

[@nqobilemnisi9561]

The future President of our country. i see Mandela in this guy.

[@desirenhlaka7569]

Mbuyiseni is his own man

[@keitumetsekaphiwa9224]

@@mariusjacobs83 are you a white South African?

[@anim8ta611]

Black conciousness should be taught to all south Africans, black, white, coloureds, Indians and so on. Because it's that lack of understanding that make people ignorant. We are human and we are citizens of the same country, live in peace and show love to each other

[@gracemkandawire8769]

A great African young man with great leadership skill

[@alex0007849]

One of our own

[@SifisoMaxwellMahlangu]

Please live on EFF .. where’s there’s hope there’s grace

[@phiwaimphilomabusela6203]

Future leader Doctor mbuyiseni Ndlozi

[@gucciboyandbuddy5739]

Though we agree with a lot of socialist ideas, I can not truly back the idea that we are true socialist... I think we also have to analyse and compile our own governing philosophy with relation to how we can make it work for ourselves, I think that's an important part of our black consciousness thinking. We can't keep on Living under activism and reaction that's mental slavery, we should build on the base of activity rather.

[@GrumpyTinashe]

Agreed. Radicalism also needs tampered with pragmatic policies. Populism should be avoided

[@MambaAfrica]

Good stuff.

[@nomfundozondi5369]

Profound

[@londinkosi5492]

My leader ✊

[@asserchiefdosniigas6623]

My Nigga you are a great role model of our generation, wish u all the best and we wanna have you in Namibia as soon!

[@tawandag.mudadi3382]

This msg is relevant beyond the borders of RSA

[@sbusisomolosi]

Truly speaking is intelligent 🤓, he can explain

[@sizwexaba1910]

There are records to prove that the 1976 SOWETO uprising was organized by Zeph Mthopeng. He was arrested for organizing the march and served time in Robben Island alongside other well known political figures. Zeph grew up in the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) of Anton Lembede, and moved out of the ANC with the Africanist faction to form the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). At the time he organized the march he was an executive member of the PAC. He later became the president of the PAC. This does not take away Steve Biko's contribution to the struggle. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi came across as the reincarnation of Steve Biko.

[@baderafrica7851]

✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@SifisoMaxwellMahlangu]

Expropriation of land without compensation, Nationalize banks, Nationalize mines and also please we don’t need coke fanta and sprite can we reduce foreign investment to allow black entrepreneurs to serve these markets.. lastly we need to eradicate the number of grades to grade 10 and spoon feed scholars for their degrees .. and also let’s train our non metriculants with agricultural skills when we win our mines , and land back .. the argument about whites not investing in black talent is potent .. 0 angel investors 0 venture capitalists for blacks .. the original sin must be dealt and changes must be made to elevate both the majority of whites and blacks once equal .. for me glabal competitiveness with massive innovations and inventions .. for this to happen chose a University and fill it with stars only but have a vision and strategy .. I wish I was the president SA would realize that from birth it was the richest county in the world .. let’s give EFF that responsibility #voteEFF

[@ngomapandutarcisse1240]

tyhanks to sun rise and the deputy

[@zakariasuso9295]

Madam I know this is long ago but I want one thing, that is I want to meet Dr. Ndlozi I admire him. Please if I can get in touch with him?

[@tozganyizo5740]

EFF is full of brains and wen they r given a podium they dominate with facts

[@franklinbrown5625]

ANC not capable of self correction. The voters must take the ANC out of its self inflicted misery.

[@melisamandisa8146]

Malema makasuk eshlalwen. Angene uNdlozi. He's the best. He even inspires us as the youth mostly he's educated

[@MOSIMA.]

Malema is also educated. All of the E.F.F members are educated.

[@Dalailama3674]

Malema is a natural leader, with or without degrees & the other thing he is a graduate himself and as lam typing this, he is busy furthering his studies. Ndlozi expresses himself like a poet not a politician, though smart intellect.

[@hlumelozwide71]

Not yet cic remains Dr time is camming

[@simbongileblaai8930]

EFF always win to its ideas amandla EFF

[@johnmpandaguta3289]

Why Is the interviewer talking over him its irritating hey..

[@elizmarossouw863]

Ohhh i dont like apartheid it is something of the past

[@elizmarossouw863]

No differents between JEW AND GREEK

[@Rhobhyville]

imagine having a president who doesn't comb his hair

[@17media16]

Goofy 👀

[@Dalailama3674]

Ndlozi is smart but lacks muscle to lead a party with an unpopular manifesto and policies that threaten the lifestyles and privileges of the society's most high thugs. He needs to up his skill of confrontation to a more aggressive one if he is to inherit the office from Malema one of the days. He is more like a poet or a literature man than a politician. There is more to politics than a degree or good english, we need real images not lecturers, we bow to fighters and we follow leaders not lecturers.

[@lit-rature6247]

Dr. Ndlozi should not thrive to be Malema. He is a man of his own and proves a point that we have such diverse and intellectual leaders. Biko himself was not too load but had greater consciousness

[@okumhlophe]

Brute force may win battles, but ideologies win wars. Once the philosophy and vision become common tongue, it doesn't take much influence to gain loyal supporters, because they already live the story of the revolution. If you want to get your message off the ground through violence, you will groom extremists who cannot negotiate to save their lives - either it's their way or bloodshed. So much for a democracy when there's no dialogue between parties of opposing views. Give that a couple of years to manifest and see if a country barely stands on the other side of the turmoil. People do not bow to fighters in your context, they bow to problem solvers... because problems cause them suffering. Any sign of alleviating those problems brings the possibility of less exposure to unnecessary pain/suffering. I don't know about you, but his views on African transformations contain powerful solutions to me. Whether that will remain to be the case in the future can't be determined, but as it stands, we're looking at a true leader.

[@tilyenjislim483]

This guy is a professor.No longer a doctor

[@unconformingtruther5496]

What makes him a dr.....he no doctor

[@TM-hs3hg]

He got his PHD at Wits

[@amandamethula1948]

He worked hard for it, uyifundele mfondini.

[@amandamethula1948]

Did you listen to the interview? He was congratulated at the end

[@hadasayisrael4905]

Unconforming Truther wtf are you talking about?

[@onelysikota3784]

my first born Is ndlozi . I love Mr ndlozi . continue with the same spirit speaking for the black majority in Africa. may the Lord bless you mum?

[@diamond_drilling]

Man... That trashy self absorbed thing in the room Just takes all the Oxygen in there

[@diamond_drilling]

@Deathb4dishonor What are you butt-hurt about??

[@samueltabuni107]

Proud of you Dr Ndlozi. God bless you. Greetings from Papua- Indonesia.