Makgato Machaba
Nelson Mandela promised the people of South Africa that when he comes out of the prison, the nationalisation of mines will be a doctrine core in implementing a fastest growing economy in our country. The freedom charter even states that
"The national wealth of our country, the
heritage of South Africans, shall be restored to
the people; the mineral wealth beneath the soil;
the banks and monopoly industries shall be
transferred to the ownership of the people as a
whole; all other industries and trade shall be
controlled to assist the well-being of the
people," the charter states.
South africa was a black people's country, they was no white men within this country until the arrival of Jan Van Riebeck in 6 april 1652.
Jan van Riebeeck established a
refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope, at
what would become Cape Town, the dutch continue spreading this country after Jan van Riebeck approached companies and started importing slaves from countries like india and indonesia, thats how the indians also came to South Africa, as he went to south west, He met the Xhosa people in white river.
Jan Van riebeck started taking their livestock and land, the fight started and a lot of black xhosa people was killed by colonists.
In 1838 the colonists reached the zululand, after the numerous occasions where they felt mistreated and abused by white people, zulus attacked their camp, with the help of their zulu king shaka, they expanded their territory into mfecane.
White people continued with their inhuman behavior and attacked the ndebele people, under their king mzilikaze, this has expanded into a serious war, every people in the country became affected by colonist, people was taken away their righteous lands, livestock and became slaves of a white man.
Woman was raped and their men became a punching back of a white man. In 1867, a diamond was discovered in South Africa. And later in 1884 then gold was also discovered, mineral companies started operating, a man who benefited here was only white, and black men will dig up the diamond and gold to make their master richer.
The anglo-zulu war was fought to make peace in the land, to make a white man give back what is rightfully owned by a black man, His countries assets. This was not going to happen according to white man. Sanction and racial seggregations rose and starting fuming up hate and disguize in a black man conscience.
Zulu people defeated british men under isandlwana, but white boer later resisted the fight using guerilla tactics. Later in the early 1913, South African black person was restricted the ownership of land in his own country "Native Land Act".
White people shown a black man the real cruelty of the world, later 10 to 15 years, a law was passed that states that, a white man reserve a use and standards of higher life than a black man, using signs such as " whites only".
This shown how racist a white man is, black people survived under the power of a white man, even bible was introduced to black people by a white man. A black person was disadvantaged, having up to only 17% to 20% of states use.
The African National Congress was also taking parts in making negotiations with post apartheid government, seeking basic needs and life expectancy common needed such as Education, Health and standards of living.
The resistance movement, or the so called opressors resisted this change, they jailed the bright leaders of this Nation, people like Utata Nelson Madiba, kathrada,sisulu and many.
See where it started giving a white man a benefit of doubts, the civil rights, international sanctions and divestment of holding by investors unrest growing of opression in South Africa. They produced minerals but the foreign countries stated that, if the apartheid does not end, they will no longer invest or participate in economical partnership with SA.
Now that you have a clear picture of the history and how it all started, lets see how the people of South africa fought, what exactly where they fighting for, it is clear that, with the blood that has shed in the streets of SA, the demand was worth it. South African people wanted their land back, they wanted peace, they wanted equality, and freedom. People made clear of what they want, they wanted a free South Africa like it was before the arrival of Jan Van Riebeck. Did we get it in 1994? We was restricted to own a land in our own country, white benefited largely from our country, and they still dominate the larger market and benefits in this country.
This is all happening because we have been following a wrong programme of this democratic government. This is not the government that Steve Biko fought for, it is not by chance a government Mr Walter Sisulu died for. Oliver Tambo did not know that when he said we need our resources back to us he meant this way. This is dismantled and possesive liberation of ANC under the parasites leaders. The corrupt and anti black.
The genuine leaders who fought for this nation are known as our grand forefathers, they wanted our land back to us, the righteous inheritant. We was once restricted and given just 7% of a land, we cannot ghost this matter and act on it. The truth is that! White supremacy has led this country into the darkness, black people are poor and still oprressed. People are still not free, they are trapped like shadows. Apartheid is not an issue of forgiveness, we cannot grieve it and forget it. Because it is still alive even today.
Nelson Mandela is wrongly credited, he was in jail for 27 years when our grand fathers was killed, those people died for us believing one day we will own South Africa again. But Mandela happened, he chose freedom over victory. White people are not even quater of the people in our country. We was suppose to righfully take back what is ours. Europeans are owning minerals, large companies and dominate the corporate industries in SA.
I have never seen such a taboo, white people are calling us flops, they sits in mansions and watch us in views celebrating the death of our grandfathers, we are weeping on the ground, lost and confused, our sisters and brothers have allerged to unethic morals in this society. Hunger, i am talking about a real poverty where the only key to surviving is having an alternative. And therefore, white people label us as thiefs.
I know that my government will call me anti black, they will resist this truth, locating your inner sense will help you gain access to common sense, it does not need you to be an amazing intelect to digest this ideology, but a use of sense will rectify your arogancy and let the right path before you. It is most saddening to see how we been sold out. The monopoly of ingovernance, leaders who uses authors ethics to address the parliament. Reading dictionaries to define freedom. I am an african, a true african. And therefore,i will not use a western book to define my true colors.
I therefore stand here not satisfied, i still feel the pain of yesterday, it is not accomplished, the current president of South Africa Mr Jacob Zuma hasnt said a word about our resources, our land. The biggest bank that generates most revenue in South Africa the Reserve Bank is owned by white people. I am not being racist, i am a young South African who wants what best for this country. We should nationalize our resources. Control our products and benefit all our people.
This article should not be in contradiction with the national anthem of South Africa that appeal to everybody to unite. However, it should be a tool that triggers the youth of this nation to be objective and subjective on politics, we need a fresh perculated ideas in our government, we must restore and honor our grandfathers by following a right mandate of their wishes. our government has failed to do so, it is up to the youth of this nation to nationalise this program and make it a movement of change.
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