The SA constitution is made for political parties’ “prosperity” (that is why it is so difficult to hold anyone to account), not for effective accountable governance of the country.
Being imbued with a sense of fairness and justice would empower the youth and children of Africa to seek truth about themselves, their history, and about anyone purporting to have the wherewithal to run the affairs of their country.
A country is in trouble when even the educated make the remark, “But who else can we vote for?”. The implication of such a statement is that not even one person among the 55 million people in SA can do better than the incumbent.
The tendency is to define for Africans what their “rights” are. It does not include their right to be compensated for what was done to them. Reparations are not for them.
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe’s final instructions to African people on the eve of implementation of the comprehensive anti-pass campaign on March 21 1960 read as follows: “Sons and daughters of the soil, remember Africa. Very soon now, we shall be launching.