{"id":370,"date":"2024-03-11T19:49:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/?p=370"},"modified":"2024-03-11T19:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:55:04","slug":"brenthurst-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/isisekelo-se-brenthurst\/","title":{"rendered":"Iyini iBrenthurst Foundation futhi Bazama Kanjani Ukubumba I-Afrika?"},"content":{"rendered":"

EGoli, ithimba labacabangisisayo elaziwa ngokuthi iBrenthurst Foundation liyagqama, elasungulwa ngo-2004 umndeni onamandla wakwa-Oppenheimer. Ukudalwa kwayo kwaphawula ukuqala komzamo ohlangene woku ikheli<\/em> Isimo somnotho wase-Afrika, sakhela phezu kwesisekelo esabekwa yi-Brenthurst Initiative eyethulwa ngo-2003. Lesi sinyathelo sasusa izingxoxo eNingizimu Afrika yonkana mayelana namasu enqubomgomo akwazi ukuqhubekisela izwe emazingeni aphezulu okukhula komnotho.<\/p>\n

Umgomo kanye Nomphumela<\/h4>\n

Emgogodleni wayo, i-Brenthurst Foundation ifuna ukwandisa amandla ayo kulo lonke izwekazi lase-Afrika, ihlose ukuheha ukutshalwa kwezimali okubalulekile ekuvuselelweni nasekuchumeni kwezwekazi. Imisebenzi yenhlangano ihlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo eziningi, kusukela ekumiseni izinhlaka zenqubomgomo ezikhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa komnotho ukuya ekubambeni izingxoxo ezisezingeni eliphezulu nezikhulu zikahulumeni. Iyaziwa ngokuzibophezela kwayo ekuguquleni umlando wezomnotho wase-Afrika, ukubeka izwekazi njengebamba elibalulekile esiteji somhlaba ngezeluleko ezisebenzayo zenqubomgomo kanye nocwaningo lwamasu ezindabeni ezicindezelayo zezomnotho nezepolitiki.<\/p>\n

Isisekelo senze uphawu lwaso emazweni ahlukahlukene ase-Afrika, okuhlanganisa kodwa kungagcini nje ngeGhana, Zambia, Kenya, kanye neRwanda, ezibamba iqhaza ezindimeni ezehlukene ezeseka uhambo oluyingqayizivele lwezwe ngalinye olubheke ekuthuthukisweni komnotho.<\/p>\n

Ukuhlanganisa Ulwazi Ngohambo Lokufunda<\/h4>\n

Isici esiphawulekayo somsebenzi we-Brenthurst Foundation inhlangano yokuvakasha kocwaningo lwenqubomgomo. Lolu hambo luhlose ukucwilisa abenzi benqubomgomo nabagqugquzeli base-Afrika ezindaweni ezibonisa 'imikhuba emihle' yentuthuko. Izikhulu ezisezikhundleni eziphezulu, kwesinye isikhathi ngisho nondunankulu, ziye zabamba iqhaza kulolu hambo, oseludlulele emazwenikazi, zivakashela amazwe anenqubomgomo eyisibonelo yokubusa nezomnotho njengeVietnam, Singapore, kanye neMorocco.<\/p>\n

\u201cI-Foundation ishicilela izindatshana ze-op-ed namaphepha ezingxoxo ezindabeni eziphathelene nokukhula nokuphepha futhi isingatha imisebenzi yokuqapha ukhetho e-Afrika. Iphinde yenza izinhlolovo zemibono ezindabeni ezibalulekile zenqubomgomo kanye nesimo sengqondo sokhetho.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I-Advisory Powerhouse<\/h4>\n

Ibhodi Lokweluleka I-Brenthurst Foundation Advisory Board iqukethe inani lezikhulu zikahulumeni eziqavile neziphawulekayo, izifundiswa, nabaholi bamabhizinisi. Iholwa ngu-Olusegun Obasanjo, owayenguMongameli waseNigeria.<\/p>\n

Amanye amalungu eBhodi afaka:<\/p>\n

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  • Jonathan Oppenheimer, uMqondisi weSisekelo<\/li>\n
  • UDkt Greg Mills, iPhini likaSihlalo weKhomishini kuNhlangano Yamazwe ase-Afrika<\/li>\n
  • U-Erastus Mwencha, owayenguNdunankulu wase-Ethiopia u-Hailemariam Desalegn<\/li>\n
  • Owake waba nguMongameli waseLiberia kanye noMhlomuli kaNobel u-Ellen Johnson Sirleaf<\/li>\n
  • USolwazi INCAE Alberto Trejos<\/li>\n
  • OwayenguNgqongqoshe Wezomnotho e-Argentina u-Alfonso de Prat Gay<\/li>\n
  • Umeluleki ka-HM King Mohammed VI e-Morocco u-Andr\u00e9 Azoulay<\/li>\n
  • Usopolitiki wamaGreki kanye Nomfanekiso Womphakathi u-Anna Diamantopoulou<\/li>\n
  • Ilungu LoMkhandlu Kamongameli Wamalungelo Amancane eSingapore uBarry Desker<\/li>\n
  • Owayengumongameli waseSierra Leone u-Ernest Bai Koroma<\/li>\n
  • OwayeyiNxusa laseColombia e-United States uJuan Carlos Pinz\u00f3n Bueno<\/li>\n
  • Uzakwethu Ophethe we-Africa Legal Network u-Karim Anjarwalla<\/li>\n
  • OwayenguMongameli waseNingizimu Afrika Kgalema Motlanthe<\/em><\/li>\n
  • OwayeyiPhini likaNgqongqoshe Wezezimali eNingizimu Afrika Mcebisi Jonas<\/em><\/li>\n
  • OwayeyiNhloko Yezokuvikela e-United Kingdom u-Nick Carter<\/li>\n
  • Owake waba nguSihlalo we-United States of Joint Chiefs of Staff uRichard Myers<\/li>\n
  • OwayenguNobhala Wombuso Wezokuthuthukiswa Kwamazwe Ngamazwe wase-United Kingdom u-Rory Stewart<\/li>\n
  • Inxusa Lombuso waseDenmark eNingizimu Afrika uTorben Brylle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ifa Lezincwadi Ezihlakaniphile<\/h4>\n

    Kusukela yasungulwa, isisekelo sikhiqize ingcebo yezincwadi ezidingida izindaba ezibalulekile zomhlaba wonke nezwekazi:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Egameni Labantu: I-Populism Iwuhlanganisa Kanjani Umhlaba (Okthoba 2022)<\/li>\n
    • Izinketho ezingcono: Ukuqinisekisa Ikusasa LaseNingizimu Afrika (Septhemba 2022)<\/li>\n
    • I-Ledger: Ukubalwa Kwezimali Ngokuhluleka e-Afghanistan (Disemba 2021)<\/li>\n
    • Ubumpofu Obubizayo: Kungani Usizo Luhluleka nokuthi Lungasebenza Kanjani (Okthoba 2021)<\/li>\n
    • I-Asian Aspiration: Kungani Futhi I-Afrika Kufanele Ilingise I-Asia (March 2020)<\/li>\n
    • Izimpawu Ezibalulekile: Ukuphepha Kwezempilo eNingizimu Afrika (Januwari 2020)<\/li>\n
    • Intando Yeningi Iyasebenza: Ukuhlanganisa Kabusha Ipolitiki Enzuzweni Ye-Afrika (Januwari 2019)<\/li>\n
    • Ukwenza I-Afrika Isebenze: Incwadi Yempumelelo Yezomnotho (May 2017)<\/li>\n
    • Mhlawumbe Okukhulu? I-Colombia: Izingxabano nokuhlangana (Novemba 2015)<\/li>\n
    • Indlela INingizimu Afrika Esebenza Ngayo - Futhi Kufanele Yenze Kangcono (March 2015)<\/li>\n
    • Kungani Amazwe Alulama: Ukuguqula Imiphakathi Ehambayo Ibe Izizwe Eziphumelelayo, isuka e-Afghanistan iye eZimbabwe (Okthoba 2014)<\/li>\n
    • I-Somalia \u2013 Ilungisa Isifunda Esehluleke Kakhulu e-Afrika (March 2013)<\/li>\n
    • Inkululeko Yesithathu Yase-Afrika (Novemba 2012)<\/li>\n
    • Emgqeni Wephutha: Ukulawula Ukungezwani Nokwehlukana Phakathi Kwemiphakathi (March 2012)<\/li>\n
    • Kungani i-Afrika Impofu: Futhi Yini ama-Afrika Angayenza Ngayo (Januwari 2012)<\/li>\n
    • Ukunqoba Phakathi Kwabantu: Izifundo Ezivela Ekulwisaneni Nokuvukela kanye Nokuzinzisa Izifunda Ezintekenteke (February 2011)<\/li>\n
    • Ukusuka e-Afrika kuya e-Afghanistan: NoRichards kanye ne-NATO ukuya eKabul (August 2007)<\/li>\n
    • Amazwe Amakhulu ase-Afrika: Angola, DRC, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan (November 2006)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/p>\n

      Ngokushicilelwa kwayo okunomthelela, izingxoxo ezisezingeni eliphezulu, kanye nocwaningo lwangempela, i-Brenthurst Foundation iyaqhubeka nokuba yisibani solwazi kanye noshintsho ekusebenzeni komnotho wase-Afrika. Ayimi nje njengethangi lokucabanga kodwa njengamandla okuvuselelwa kabusha kwezwekazi, icindezela imingcele yalokho okungenzeka ekuchumeni kwe-Afrika kanye nabantu bayo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      EGoli, ithimba labacabangisisayo elaziwa ngokuthi iBrenthurst Foundation liyagqama, elasungulwa ngo-2004 umndeni onamandla wakwa-Oppenheimer. Ukwakhiwa kwayo kuphawule ukuqala komzamo ohlangene wokubhekana nesimo somnotho wase-Afrika, kwakhela phezu kwesisekelo esabekwa yiBrenthurst Initiative eyethulwa ngo-2003. 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His life was characterized by a profound commitment to the liberation of the South African people, making him one of the most revered anti-apartheid leaders. Hani's political journey began at a young age, influenced by the apartheid regime's systemic oppression. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1957, at the age of 15, and later became a member of its military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), in 1961. His dedication to the cause quickly elevated him through the ranks, eventually leading to his position as Chief of Staff of MK. In addition to his military involvement, Hani was a key member of the South African Communist Party (SACP), eventually serving as its General Secretary. His ideological stance was rooted in the belief that the liberation of South Africa required not just the end of apartheid but also the establishment of a socialist state. Hani's leadership and activism made him a target for the apartheid government. His ability to mobilize the masses and his popularity among the disenfranchised black majority posed a significant threat to the regime. Despite the dangers, he continued to advocate for the armed struggle and played a critical role in the ANC's underground operations. Tragically, Chris Hani's life was cut short on April 10, 1993, when he was assassinated outside his home in Dawn Park, Boksburg, by Janusz Walu\u015b, a Polish far-right extremist. His death came at a critical moment in South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy, sparking widespread fear of civil unrest. However, the national mourning and unity in the wake of his assassination contributed to the country's move towards a peaceful election the following year. Hani's legacy is preserved in the hearts and minds of South Africans and the global community as a symbol of courage, sacrifice, and the enduring fight for justice. His vision for a democratic and free South Africa continues to inspire future generations to pursue equality and human dignity for all.","url":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/author\/chris\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376,"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions\/376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}