The so-called integration in South Africa has given blacks a false sense of hope and belonging which led us to misdiagnose the cause of their plight. Black folk's problem is still chiefly the potency of whiteness.
Whites are still content and comfortable with their ill-gotten gains, and use the argument of gradualism, as opposed to radical change, as an excuse for their unwillingness to share ownership of the means of production and drastically changing former white-only spaces. This ignorant and callous behaviour of the white folk is the most tragic expression of man's inhumanity to man. The white community has lost its moral prestige.
On the other hand the black masses are awakening; they realise that their dream of a reawakened and rejuvenated Africa remains still a dream while they continue to live in despair without any sign of positive change. The black masses are beginning, rightfully so, to reject participation in these colonial institutions which oppose their emancipation. They show this rejection through vandalising infrastructure as a form of protest, participation in strikes and in demanding accountability from those who call themselves their leaders. Their energy needs to be captured and organized to gain momentum that will lead to real, progressive change.
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