Following the advent of Nelson Mandela as the first democratically elected president of the Republic of South Africa—not Azania—in 1994, something has dramatically changed in the character of the youth, especially from the black community. Now that the world is their oyster, they are told they can be anything they want to be. Or so …
When Tunzi, Noah and Kolisi become the Yardstick for Black Success Read More »
Thokozani N. Mhlambi In previous entries, we have seen (1)[1] the detrimental effects of a constitutional culture: how a culture of upholding the constitution has offered our white compatriots a moral basis for undermining the continued relevance of the liberation struggle; and (2) that increasingly the black middle-class has mired itself into an already flawed …
White Inhabitants and the Spirit of Disaffection Read More »
By Thokozani Mhlambi When Mandela and Tutu declared ‘Let us forgive one another!’ These words struck at the very foundation of white supremacy. Inherent in them was the central vision of the South Africa that was still-to-be-born. Reconciliation stood as a chief force which we, as black South Africans, would teach the world. Indeed after …
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” Thabo Mbeki (2006)